Description

With a 40 year history of development and revision, the Cambridge Latin Course (CLC) has established itself as the leading beginner’s course for Latin. Aims of the CLC to teach comprehension of the Latin language for reading purposes; to develop an understanding of the history and culture of Roman civilisation; to encourage a wide range of approaches to language learning through the use of high quality audio-visual resources.Book IWe’re travelling back almost 2000 years to AD 79, a time when the Romans controlled much of Europe. The magnificent Italian city of Rome is the centre of the Roman Empire and 125 miles to the south of the capital are the beautiful Bay of Naples, the slumbering volcano Mount Vesuvius, and the prosperous Roman town of Pompeii.Let’s explore Pompeii, meet some of its citizens and investigate the Roman world.