AVAILABLE TEXTS
 Sulpicius SeverusThe Life of Saint Martin of Tours An account of the life of a charismatic ascetic in fourth century AD Gaul, written by a classically trained Christian convert and acquaintance of Martin himself. This influential work reveals fascinating details of life and thought in late antique Gaul, sheds light on the process of conversation in the Gallic countryside, and gives a memorable portrait of a religious revolutionary. Notes by Christopher Francese |
 CaesarSelections from the Gallic War Selections from Julius Caesar's account of his own campaigns and conquests in Gaul. The selections are those included in the College Board's new Advanced Placement Latin course. Notes selected from various sources and edited by Christopher Francese. |
 OvidAmores Book 1 Ovid began in his late teens to write Amores (“Love Affairs”), many to a woman he calls Corinna. Originally collected in five books, he re-published them in the shorter, three-book edition we now have, sometime after 16 BC. The first book consists of fifteen poems plus a brief preface. These witty elegies established the young Ovid’s reputation as the leading Roman poet of love in the age of Augustus. Notes and essays by William Turpin |
 CallimachusAetia A collection of Greek elegies in four books that set the standard for witty, learned poetry on mythological, literary, and religious topics. It deals with the origin of individual cults and rites, and originally ran to between 4,000 and 6,000 verses. It now exists only in fragmentary form, preserved in papyrus, along with important ancient explanations or scholia. Forthcoming 2014 |
 Cornelius NeposLife of Hannibal Cornelius Nepos, a friend and correspondent of Catullus and Cicero, dedicated his Lives of the Illustrious Generals of Foreign Peoples to Cicero's friend Atticus. This collection includes a short biography of the great Carthaginian general Hannibal (247–183 BC). Forthcoming August 2013 |
 LucianTrue History True History or True Story (Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα) is a parody of travel tales, by the Greek-speaking Syrian author Lucian of Samosata, the earliest known fiction about travelling to outer space, alien life-forms and interplanetary warfare. The climax of the story is the visit to the Island of the Blessed, where many major figures from Greek literary history are presented with a mixture of humor and pride. Forthcoming 2013 |
