Used along side any Latin course, the Oxford Latin Reader will give students access to, and confidence with, a broad range of unadapted Latin texts.

• Helps make the transition from adapted Latin to unadapted texts
• Extracts are of a manageable length and a glossary of difficult vocabulary and usages aid students to approach the texts with confidence
• A historical timeline matches major events with the featured authors' lives
• The Teacher's Book provides full translations to save time as well as suggested questions and additional background information

This second edition of the Oxford Latin Course combines the best features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching. Completely revised and restructured in the light of a nationwide survey of Classics teachers, it provides an exciting, stimulating approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts. Parts I-III are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, based closely on historical sources, which helps students to develop an understanding of the times of Cicero and Augustus.

Cicero; 1. The young Cicero   

2. Consulship, exile and return;

3. Governor of Cilicia;

4. Civil war and death;

Caesar; 1. The first invasion of Britain;

2. The second invasion of Britain;

3. Revolt in Gaul 1: The ambush of Sabinus and Cotta;

4. Revolt in Gaul: 2: The siege of Cicero's camp;

Catullus; 1. Catullus and his friends;

2. Catullus in love;

3. The sequel; 

Virgil; 1. Aeneas arrives at Carthage;

2. The love of Dido and Aeneas;

3. The death of Dido; Livy;

1. Hannibal prepares to invade Italy;

2. Hannibal reaches the Alps;

3. Hannibal crosses the Alps;

Ovid; 1. Ovid tells the story of his life;

2. Ovid the lover;

3. Ovid in exile;

 Appendix 1: Select vocabulary;

Appendix 2: The metres of the poems of Catullus, Virgil and Ovid;

 General vocabulary