This is the new Latin course that you have long been waiting for! An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it also develops English literacy skills through derivation tasks and two-way translation exercises, which promote the understanding of English as well as Latin. Cultural topics, supported by background notes, and primary sources, included for study and analysis, enable students to engage with authentic Roman history and acquire a broad understanding on which to build in future study. - Language learning is split between Core and Additional to ensure effective differentiation and flexible timetabling. - Fun and varied exercises include word identification, word manipulation, vocab acquisition / consolidation, and translation from English into Latin. - 30 words of new vocabulary in each chapter build towards a total of 360. - Vocabulary is consistently and constantly consolidated to give an unshakeable grounding for GCSE. - Clear and systematic explanations of grammar encourage steady progress. - Early use of Latin stories rather than isolated sentences build student confidence from the start. In this first volume students meet the gods and heroes of the Roman world, introduced through stories from Chapter 1 onwards, so that students can immediately read passages of Latin. From myths about the gods to stories about religious customs and festivals, this is the perfect way to learn about the religious framework of Roman daily life. The final chapter on prophecy, ending with stories of historical figures such as Caesar interpreting messages from the gods, prepares for the transition in the second volume to the world of men - and women - of ancient Rome. FOR A LINK TO THE ONLINE RESOURCES, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN
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The Romans worshipped many different gods and goddesses. As discussed here, Rome was a city founded a very long time ago. We do not know much about very early Roman religion, but we do know that over time Roman culture was influenced by the culture of the Ancient Greeks. By the middle of the 2nd century BC the Romans had conquered Greece and absorbed much of its literature and religion. It became the Roman practice to match up their own major gods with the Greek gods, and many of the stories the Greeks had told about their gods started to appear in Roman literature too.
The most famous gods worshipped by the Romans are known as the Olympian gods. They have this name because they were paired with the major gods whom the Greeks had believed lived on Mount Olympus. Here is a list of the Olympian gods with both their Roman and their Greek names. You will see that the Romans believed that each god was associated with different things.
FIGURE 1.1 The summit of Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus is a mountain in Greece and it has one of the highest peaks in Europe. Its summit is often shrouded in cloud, and it is no surprise therefore that it seemed like a natural home for the gods.
Roman name
Greek name
Jupiter
Zeus
king of the gods
Neptune
Poseidon
god of the sea
Pluto
Hades
god of the underworld, the region inhabited by souls of the dead
Juno
Hera
queen of the gods, goddess of marriage
Venus
Aphrodite
goddess of love
Apollo
Apollo
god of music, prophecy, music, archery and disease
Mars
Ares
god of war
Diana
Artemis
goddess of hunting, childbirth and young women
Minerva
Athena
goddess of wisdom, weaving, and war
Ceres
Demeter
goddess of agriculture
Bacchus
Dionysus
god of wine, fertility and frenzy
Vulcan
Hephaestus
the blacksmith god of fire
Mercury
Hermes
the messenger of the gods and the god of travellers and thieves
Vesta
Hestia
goddess of the hearth and home
FIGURE 1.2 Bust of Jupiter
The shoulders and bare chest in this statue show Jupiter’s strength. Jupiter’s face has been carved with his characteristic beard. This bust dates from the 2nd century AD and is now part of the collection at The British Museum.
The Greeks, and then the Romans, told many stories about these gods. This chapter focuses on the stories. You may know some of these stories already because many of them are ...
