LATIN PROSE - ECE*

Latin Prose is a full year course offered in alternate years. It continues the development of the basic skills and reviews material acquired in Latin I and II. The students will acquire historical, political and economic background concerning the last days of the Roman Republic before reading Cicero’s Orations and other speeches and essays. The students will increase their proficiency through these selections and works by such authors as Sallust, Pliny and Apuleius. In addition, students will explore Roman rhetorical and grammatical figures of speech and their influence on world literature. *Students enrolled in their 4th year of Latin will have the opportunity to earn ECE credit for this course through UConn.  Target level of Proficiency: Intermediate-Mid