By Roman Hands Inscriptions and Graffiti for Students of Latin

By Roman Handstakes Latin out of the textbook and allows students to see and translate Latin as it actually appeared on Roman monuments, walls and tombs. The first collection of entirely authentic and un-adapted inscriptions and graffiti accessible to beginning and intermediate students of Latin, By Roman Handsunites the study of language and culture in a novel and compelling way and at a level that the Latin can be grasped and discussed by early Latin learners. Ranging from a love letter hastily scratched on a Pompeian wall to the proclamation of an emperor's achievements formally inscribed on a monumental arch, these carefully selected texts afford fascinating glimpses into the lives and minds of the Romans, even as they illustrate and reinforce the basic elements of the Latin language. This edition, revised to work in parallel with the second edition of Susan Shelmerdine' s Introduction to Latin or any standard beginning Latin text, includes more texts and illustrations, and an additional section of inscriptions for practice and review.

Matthew Hartnett is the Chair of the Classics Department and Barlow Chair at St. Mark\u2019s School in Southborough, Massachusetts, where he teaches all levels of Latin and Greek. He holds a B.A. in Classical Studies from the College of William and Mary and a Ph.D. in Classics from Columbia University. In 2006 he received the Matthew I. Wiencke Teaching Award from the Classical Association of New England.

Thematic Table of Contents, p. vii Preface, p. ix Introduction, p. xi Epigraphic Conventions, p. xv Abbreviations of Collections of Inscriptions, p. xvii Abbreviations of Grammatical Terms, p. xviii Inscriptions, p. 1 Part One: Nouns: The Uses of Cases, p. 1 Part Two: The Forms of the Verb, p. 27 Part Three: Miscellaneous Forms and Constructions, p. 41 Part Four: The Syntax of the Subjunctive Mood, p. 71 Suggestions for Further Reading, p. 99 Credits for Illustrations, p. viii Vocabulary, p. 101 Index of Selected Grammar, Syntax, and Figures, p. 109