--- product_id: 407209679 title: "Learning Latin the Ancient Way" price: "COP 398831" currency: COP in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.co/products/407209679-learning-latin-the-ancient-way store_origin: CO region: Colombia --- # Beginner-friendly classical learning Authentic ancient Latin texts Insights into Roman daily life Learning Latin the Ancient Way **Price:** COP 398831 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🏛️ Unlock the secrets of ancient Rome—learn Latin the way the ancients did! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Learning Latin the Ancient Way - **How much does it cost?** COP 398831 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co](https://www.desertcart.co/products/407209679-learning-latin-the-ancient-way) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Expert Commentary:** Dr. Eleanor Dickey’s illuminating discussions make ancient texts accessible and engaging. - • **Dual-Language Format:** Side-by-side Latin with English or Greek translations to boost comprehension and retention. - • **Step into Ancient Rome:** Experience Latin as it was truly learned by Romans and Greeks 2000 years ago. - • **Authentic Learning Materials:** Includes original vignettes on shopping, banking, and social life for immersive context. - • **Perfect Complement to Modern Textbooks:** Enrich your Latin studies with rare, historically accurate resources from Cambridge University Press. ## Overview Published by Cambridge University Press, 'Learning Latin the Ancient Way' revives authentic Latin learning materials used by Greek speakers in the Roman Empire. Featuring beginner-friendly texts, original dialogues about daily Roman life, and expert commentary, this book offers a unique, immersive approach to mastering Latin while gaining priceless historical insights. ## Description What did Greek speakers in the Roman empire do when they wanted to learn Latin? They used Latin-learning materials containing authentic, enjoyable vignettes about daily life in the ancient world - shopping, banking, going to the baths, having fights, being scolded, making excuses - very much like the dialogues in some of today's foreign-language textbooks. These stories provide priceless insight into daily life in the Roman empire, as well as into how Latin was learned at that period, and they were all written by Romans in Latin that was designed to be easy for beginners to understand. Learners also used special beginners' versions of great Latin authors including Virgil and Cicero, and dictionaries, grammars, texts in Greek transliteration, etc. All these materials are now available for the first time to today's students, in a book designed to complement modern textbooks and enrich the Latin-learning experience. Review: Soddisfatta - Ordinato su richiesta . Arrivato.qualche giorno più tardi rispetto i tempi stabiti ma la cosa non ha compromesso l esito.dell'acquisto Review: Watch her YouTube talk on this work. I believe it is a great book, if this is what interests you. - This is a book that shows a large number of texts that were used to teach latin and greek to speak one of those languages to ancients who spoke the other natively. The texts generally have a latin column and either Dr Dickey's English translation, or in some cases just a Greek column, or all three. It is surprising how many of these school texts survived from antiquity. I find it to be an important record of life in the Roman Empire as well as a nice adjunct to my study of latin and greek, but as these texts were designed to help people who lived 2000 years ago, one should not expect them to be 100% directed toward modern students. Dr Dickey's discussion of each text is illuminating and fun to read. And although the book is a bit pricey, I feel that it is worth it, if your goal is to learn how languages were taught 2000 years ago. If you aren't sure what this is all about, you can search Eleanor Dickey on YouTube and you'll at least one talk that isn't related to this book, as well as a 1 hrs or so talk that is about the work in this book. I was sold after listening to that talk and have not been let down in any way. If you are looking for a book that will teach you latin using some of the insights from these ancient manuscripts, I would recommend that you pre-order her upcoming book that is actually going to be a latin textbook with lots of nice features, like dialogs, readings, grammar discussions, vocabularies, etc ## Features - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 109 Reviews | ## Images ![Learning Latin the Ancient Way - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71uKmHIvp1L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Soddisfatta *by E***A on 4 January 2019* Ordinato su richiesta . Arrivato.qualche giorno più tardi rispetto i tempi stabiti ma la cosa non ha compromesso l esito.dell'acquisto ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Watch her YouTube talk on this work. I believe it is a great book, if this is what interests you. *by A***R on 31 January 2017* This is a book that shows a large number of texts that were used to teach latin and greek to speak one of those languages to ancients who spoke the other natively. The texts generally have a latin column and either Dr Dickey's English translation, or in some cases just a Greek column, or all three. It is surprising how many of these school texts survived from antiquity. I find it to be an important record of life in the Roman Empire as well as a nice adjunct to my study of latin and greek, but as these texts were designed to help people who lived 2000 years ago, one should not expect them to be 100% directed toward modern students. Dr Dickey's discussion of each text is illuminating and fun to read. And although the book is a bit pricey, I feel that it is worth it, if your goal is to learn how languages were taught 2000 years ago. If you aren't sure what this is all about, you can search Eleanor Dickey on YouTube and you'll at least one talk that isn't related to this book, as well as a 1 hrs or so talk that is about the work in this book. I was sold after listening to that talk and have not been let down in any way. If you are looking for a book that will teach you latin using some of the insights from these ancient manuscripts, I would recommend that you pre-order her upcoming book that is actually going to be a latin textbook with lots of nice features, like dialogs, readings, grammar discussions, vocabularies, etc ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good for those wishing to speak Latin *by A***R on 13 March 2017* The book has a little of everything. One thing I really liked was that the first 50 pages (pp. 10-60) had lots of everyday words like esurio - I am hungry. Now these words are in dictionaries and no doubt in phrase books, but the nice thing is that one does not have to worry about authenticity, i.e. whether the phrases are some modern writer's own simple translation or something extracted from surviving texts. The Latin grammar in these phrases is also of a lower level, which means that students who have not finished grammar can read and use them. The later examples of Latin in the book, while more advanced, are also less strenuous examples and could still be used easily for teaching. (As opposed to the Asterix series where gerunds, gerundives, and other advanced forms are freely found throughout the text. I love reading Asterix, but it does take a bit of work to reach that level of grammar.) Each Latin text is accompanied by explanations of the language, the content, and/or the context. Thus even someone who's Latin was too weak to read the passages could enjoy reading just the commentary if they were were interested in everyday Roman life. In conclusion, this is a good book for someone who wants to learn how to speak Latin and to better understand daily life. But for those who have their hearts set on reading the classics like Cicero and Horace, the level of the Latin is going to be too low and the explanations will probably not enhance the reading of such authors. ## Frequently Bought Together - Learning Latin the Ancient Way: Latin Textbooks from the Ancient World - Learn Latin from the Romans: A Complete Introductory Course Using Textbooks from the Roman Empire - Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition: Comprehensive Latin Language Textbook (The Wheelock's Latin Series) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co/products/407209679-learning-latin-the-ancient-way](https://www.desertcart.co/products/407209679-learning-latin-the-ancient-way) --- *Product available on Desertcart Colombia* *Store origin: CO* *Last updated: 2026-07-10*