Latin Literature
Poetry and prose, from classical, and medieval authors of Latin literature. and information on classical literature.
Books about Roman Satire
Books about Roman Satire, especially Roman verse satire written by Horace, Juvenal, Persius, but also including Menippean satire like the Satyricon, by Petronius.
Books about Roman Satire, especially Roman verse satire written by Horace, Juvenal, Persius, but also including Menippean satire like the Satyricon, by Petronius.
Latin Literature, by J. W. Mackail Etext of "Latin Literature"
An etext of Latin Literature, by J. W. Mackail.
An etext of Latin Literature, by J. W. Mackail.
Latin Satire Books Top Picks
Books about Roman Satire, especially Roman verse satire written by Horace, Juvenal, Persius, but also including Menippean satire like the Satyricon, by Petronius.
Books about Roman Satire, especially Roman verse satire written by Horace, Juvenal, Persius, but also including Menippean satire like the Satyricon, by Petronius.
Classical Writers Directory - Ancient Greek and Roman Writers
A directory of genres and the major Greek and Roman writers.
A directory of genres and the major Greek and Roman writers.
Roman Authors Timeline
A timeline showing the dates of the leading writers of the ancient language of the Romans.
A timeline showing the dates of the leading writers of the ancient language of the Romans.
Maecenas - Patron of Poets
Information on Maecenas, the Augustan patron of Vergil and Horace, among others.
Information on Maecenas, the Augustan patron of Vergil and Horace, among others.
Sources for Vulgar Latin
The word "vulgar" comes from a Latin word for "the crowd / common people." Vulgar Latin was what the people spoke. It was different from the Classical Latin we know from literature, but provides a bridge from the literary language to the modern Romance languages. Find out how we know about the language the people spoke.
The word "vulgar" comes from a Latin word for "the crowd / common people." Vulgar Latin was what the people spoke. It was different from the Classical Latin we know from literature, but provides a bridge from the literary language to the modern Romance languages. Find out how we know about the language the people spoke.
Golden Age of Roman Drama
An annotated timeline of drama in ancient Rome.
An annotated timeline of drama in ancient Rome.
Essays on Latin Authors
A series of essays on such popular Roman authors as Apuleius, Julius Caesar, Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Ovid, Juvenal, Livy, Suetonius, Tacitus, Lucretius, and Petronius.
A series of essays on such popular Roman authors as Apuleius, Julius Caesar, Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Ovid, Juvenal, Livy, Suetonius, Tacitus, Lucretius, and Petronius.
Types of Latin Literature - The Major Periods
Comedy, Classical, Christian, Technical, Prose, Histories, Astrology, by William Harris.
Comedy, Classical, Christian, Technical, Prose, Histories, Astrology, by William Harris.