Vergil, Aeneid, BOOK 1
Lines 1–209
Lines 418–440
Lines 494–578
Students read Book 1 in English.
Caesar,DBG,BOOKS 1 AND 6
Book 1, Chapters 1–7
Book 6, Chapters 13–20
Students read Book 1 in English
Vergil, Aeneid, BOOK 2
Lines 40–56
Lines 201–249
Lines 268–297
Lines 559–620
Students read Book 2 in English.
Caesar, DBG, BOOK 4
Book 4, Chapters 24–35,
First sentence of Chapter 36
Vergil, Aeneid, BOOK 4
Lines 160–218
Lines 259–361
Lines 659–705
Students read Book 4 in English
Caesar, DBG , BOOK 5 PART I
Book 5, Chapters 24–37
Caesar, Gallic War, BOOK 5 PART II, BOOK 6, AND BOOK 7
Book 5, Chapters 38–48
Students read Books 6 and 7 in English.
Vergil, Aeneid, BOOKS 6, 8, AND 12
Book 6, lines 295–332
Book 6, lines 384–425
Book 6, lines 450–476
Book 6, lines 847–899
Students read Books 6, 8, and 12 in English.
The required syllabus lists the minimum number of readings that students need to study in Latin and in English. Encourage students who work quickly to read beyond the minimum for each language. Offer students many opportunities to develop the ability to read Latin poetry and prose at sight.
Vergil, Aeneid
Book 1: Lines 1-209, 418-440, 494-578
Book 2: Lines 40-56, 201-249, 268-297, 559-620
Book 4: Lines 160-218, 259-361, 659-705
Book 6: Lines 295-332, 384-425, 450-476, 847-899
Caesar, Gallic War
Book 1: Chapters 1-7
Book 4: Chapters 24-35 and the first sentence of Chapter 36
(Eodem die legati . . . venerunt.)
Book 5: Chapters 24-48
Book 6: Chapters 13-20
Vergil, Aeneid : Books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12
Caesar, Gallic War : Books 1, 6, 7
The required syllabus includes readings in Latin and English from Vergil's Aeneid and Caesar’s Gallic War. Reading in English helps students identify significant themes, central characters, and key ideas in the Latin passages.
To develop students' ability to read Latin at sight, choose texts with relatively common vocabulary and straightforward grammar and syntax. Recommended prose authors include Nepos, Cicero (but not his letters), Livy, Pliny the Younger, and Seneca the Younger rather than Tacitus or Sallust. Recommended verse authors include Ovid, Martial, Tibullus, and Catullus, rather than Horace, Juvenal, or Lucan. We also recommend portions of the works of Vergil and Caesar that are outside the required reading. Teachers may use the works listed here to develop at-sight reading skills in preparation for the exam. The list is neither exclusive nor exhaustive.