{"product_id":"roma-aeterna-by-hans-h-rberg-9781585108633","title":"Roma Aeterna","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoma Aeterna\u003c\/i\u003e (the main book of Pars II of the \u003ci\u003eLingua Latina per se illustrata\u003c\/i\u003e series) introduces some of the most celebrated authors of Roman antiquity through the lens of Roman literature and mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA vivid description of the city's monuments precedes a prose retelling of the first four books of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, with many of the most famous passages in their original verse form, followed by Book One of Livy's engaging mythical history of Rome's foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe prose selections are judiciously chosen and, in the first few chapters, gently adapted to provide students with a text that is authentically Latin and yet not difficult. The unadapted selections, which make up the majority of the text, are taken from Aulus Gellius, Ovid, Nepos, Sallust, and Horace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese annotated selections make \u003ci\u003eRoma Aeterna\u003c\/i\u003e useful both as the next step after \u003ci\u003eFamilia Romana\u003c\/i\u003e and as a survey of Latin literature in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000730665196,"sku":"9781585108633","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9792253482752.jpg?v=1763301053","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/roma-aeterna-by-hans-h-rberg-9781585108633","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}