Ecce Romani

Ecce Romani

Author	Gilbert Lawall
Cover artist	Yao Zen Liu
Series	Ecce Romani
Set in	80 CE
Publisher	Prentice Hall
Publication date	1971
Media type	Textbook
ISBN	0-133-61089-6

Ecce Romani is a reading-based Latin program. The first two books feature the Cornelians, a rich family from Rome. The third book focuses on Roman stories and mythology. The title of the series translates to Look! The Romans! ^{[1] [2]}

Formatting

Each chapter in Ecce Romani features a story written in Latin. Under it is a list of new or unfamiliar words in the text, with translations and short descriptions about the word. This will be followed by a grammar lesson, relating to the passage, and grammar practice. The chapter will then end with either cultural information, historical information, or something similar. ^{[3] [4]}

Ecce Romani I

The first book opens introducing the reader to the Cornelian family: Gaius, a Roman senator, Aurelia, the mother of two children, Cornelia, the younger sister of Marcus, who is the eldest child of the family. They are caring for Sextus, a boy whose mother died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii, and whose father is away in the army, stationed in Asia Minor. ^[5]

Gaius is told that he must return to Rome immediately, due to a session of the Senate being called by the emperor. The carriage the family is traveling in crashes in a ditch, where they remain for a large duration of the story. After several chapters, the carriage is eventually fixed. The family eventually reaches Rome, where they are greeted by Titus, Gaius' father. ^[6]

References

1. Lawall, Gilbert. "Ecce Romani". Gilbert Lawall: Classics. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
2. Palma, Ronald B. (1984). "Ecce Romani: A Latin Reading Course". The Classical Outlook. 61 (3): 88–90. ISSN   0009-8361. JSTOR   43934828.
3. "Ecce Romani, 4th Edition". www.savvas.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
4. "Ecce Romani Level I - Textkit Greek and Latin Forums". www.textkit.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
5. "Ecce Romani Level 1-A". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
6. Lawall, Gilbert; Tafe, David; Carol Esler (1990). Ecce Romani : a Latin reading program. Internet Archive. White Plains, N.Y. : Longman. ISBN   978-0-8013-0439-2.