Students who wisely choose to study Latin will typically follow a three-year sequence (Latin 7, Latin 8, and Latin II in grades 7, 8, and 9, respectively) that introduces them to fundamental Latin grammar.  Using the new and acclaimed textbook Suburani, students will explore distinctive features of Latin: declensions, conjugations, case-usage, and "signature" constructions like the ablative absolute--and much, much more.  The study of language per se will be anchored in the broader context of Greco-Roman culture; the textbook introduces concepts via a running story, presented in the format of a graphic novel, about life in the Subura.  This neighborhood was almost within sight  of the glorious buildings of the Forum Romanum and Palatine Hill, but its residents were not exclusively toga-clad senators, much less members of the Imperial family; rather, students will meet a veritable melting pot of native Romans and immigrants, providing a view of the ancient world both broader and more nuanced than has typically been the case.