Study Resources

Though there are many resources available for the study of Latin, this page aims to compile those more accessible into one place so that they may be readily reached. Our selections are divided into two categories based on medium: Physical and Digital. Paid services for the study of Latin are not listed, except in cases where the providers offer materials outside said services.

Physical Resources

The Physical Resources page includes print media which handle the subject of learning Latin. It is therefore divided into three subsections: Dictionaries, Textbooks, and Readers (books designed for the practice of a language through passages of text). Below are the Amazon links to the selected materials, except in cases where they are only available elsewhere:

Dictionaries

  1. The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary
  2. Cassell’s Latin Dictionary
  3. Collins Latin Dictionary and Grammar
  4. Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary
  5. Oxford Latin Desk Dictionary

Textbooks

  1. WHEELOCK’S LATIN:
  2. LINGVA LATINA PER SE ILLVSTRATA:
  3. CAMBRIDGE LATIN COVRSE
  4. ECCE ROMANI
  5. Classical Latin: An Introductory Course (On Hackett Publishing’s Site)
Latin textbooks, from left to right: Wheelock’s Latin, 7th Edition; Lingua Latina per se Illustrata, Pars I: Familia Romana; Pars II: Roma Aeterna.

Readers

  1. Fābulae Syrae
  2. Epitome Historiae Sacrae
  3. Fabulae Faciles
  4. Fabulae Gallicae
  5. Ad Alpēs
  6. Pugio Bruti
  7. LINGVA LATINA
Cover of Epitome Historiae Sacrae.

Digital Resources

Although not enjoying the same attention as other vernaculars online, there are a multitude of online outlets dealing with the subject of Latin. While the Perseus Digital and Latin libraries host a plentiful array of texts from Classical authors, online personalities such as latintutorial, Scorpio Martianus, and Satura Lanx work to produce more contemporary media for Latin. Vidē īnfrā:

  1. The Latin Library
  2. Dickinson’s College Commentaries – Latin Texts
  3. Cogitatorium
  4. PERSEVS DIGITAL LIBRARY
  5. LATIN TVTORIAL
  6. SCORPIO MARTIANVS
  7. SATVRA LANX
  8. LATINITAS ANIMI CAUSA
  9. Logeion
  10. Wiktionary
Cicero’s Pro Roscio Amerino, with the Latin Library entry on the left and the Perseus Tufts’ on the right.

A last bit of advice for Latin learners: As with any other language, Latin requires repeated study and effort. Make it a point to study daily regardless of whichever materials you are using, and always remember your purpose for it. Stick to it, and you will see results.

If there are any other materials whose mention has been neglected here, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would love to see your suggestions and include them here, should they prove useful in the study of Latin.

All images on this page were taken with the help of the Learning Commons at Miami Dade College, North Campus.