Latin Study Guide Stage 10

University:
Amherst College
Course:
CLAS 111 | An Introduction to Latin Language and Literature
Academic year:

2021
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277

Pages:

3
Author:

Prince Sampson

Stage 10: Vocabulary: Grammar: Last stage we went over superlative forms, however in English we have phrases like “angrier” which we call comparatives. How would these work in Latin? To form the comparative, if it is a masculine or a feminine form, we can add -ior. If it is a neuter form, we can add -ius Right now, we know the pronouns for I and You. However, what about pronouns that address plurality. What is we and you (pl) like in Latin? Latin has pronouns for we and you (pl). They are nos and vos. So now, here are all of the pronouns 1st Singular: ego 2nd Singular: tu 1st Plural: nos 2nd Plural: vos Culture – Roman Schooling In Rome, parents were not obliged by law to send their children to school, however many parents chose to do so because they learned how to read and write. Most Roman children started to attend school when they were 7 years old. It would have been a small school with about 30 people in his class. They would be taken to school by a slave who would be there to make sure they were alright and out of harm’s way. Roman children did not write using papers and pencils but they would right on a wax tablet and they would write on it with a stick called a stilius. The word stylus is derived from stilius. 🡪A wax tablet that was used in Roman schools Most children ended their schooling after the age of 11 to go learn a trade, however the wealthy students continued. They would go to a more advanced school run by a teacher who is called the Grammaticus. They would learn Greek and Latin and after that, they would be well prepared to join the workforce as a merchant or a businessman. Most students would end their schooling after that, at the age of 15 but a few more would continue to a teacher called a rhetor. The rhetoric would make sure that they were able to learn more advanced literature, teach them the art of public speaking, and prepare them for a life in public life. People who learned here were very prepared to lead a life in service for example working in courts and in elected offices. Despite the numerous discoveries in Science and Math made by the Ancient Romans and Greeks, the two subjects were not taught very often. People who wanted to learn those topics generally had to get a separate teacher.

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