On Line Resources for Studying Classics

Newest 

Scratch Latin Role Playing Game (play a gladiator)

Latin Dictionaries
On-Line
Whitaker's Words On-Line
Latin Lexicon
Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aids (Notre Dame)
Perseus L & S Latin Dictionary
LATdict
Neolatin Dictionary New (Modern) Latin Dictionary (definitions in Latin)
Glossa Lewis & Short On-line 


Downloadable 
Whitaker's Words For Download 
Latin Dictionary App on iTunes
Latin Dictionaries for Mobile Devices

Online Courses
Advanced Latin (a free online course in Advanced Medieval Latin, learn the Latin of Kings!!)
Linney's Latin (a free online introductory Latin course using an old textbook, but with downloadable grammar lessons in mp3 format)

Drills, E-Quizzes, and Other Practice Aids
http://www.latintests.net

Latin Texts (Books, Essays, Poetry, etc.)
Perseus Greek and Roman Collections texts, translations, other resources
Bibliotheca Augustana Latina (chrono) Chronological list of texts
Bibliotheca Augustana Latina (alpha) Alphabetical list of texts
The Latin Library  

Reading Aids/Environments
Perseus Linked Text of Caesar's Civil War
Vinciator
NoDictionaries interlinear definitions
Lector Latinus (PC program, a free Latin library and reading environment with dictionary and grammar)

Auxilia (Aids)
Wikitionary LatinTranslation notes, declensions, conjugations 
Aids at Bibliotheca Augustana
Declensions. Conjugations, and Other Grammar Aids

Audio
Classical (Greek and Roman) Podcasts Podcasts/Sound files for Greek/Latin
Poeta Ex Machina machine reads Latin poetry
Nunc Loquamur Recorded Modern Latin Conversations
Linney's Latin (a free online introductory Latin course using an old textbook, but with downloadable grammar lessons in mp3 format)

Video Songs
Goofy Song to Remember all 5 Declensions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLwcxlIYcSw
Three Songs for First Three Declensions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGxekxDcW8c
Come on, baby, do the first declension
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQw149v5Cho
Rap Your Demonstratives (Hic, Haec, Hoc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u9OPl5yQ5w
Present Tense Verb Endings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=ILGAtxl1pd0
Present Tense Endings and Conjugated Verbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWt13FwigCk


Et Cetera
Latin Crosswords
Aenigmata Latine Latin riddles/puzzles
Latin Manga
Skyrim Menus in Latin! Drop this file in the Data folder in your main Skyrim folder.
Scratch Latin Role Playing Game (play a gladiator)

Social Groups/News  
Schola (The Latin Facebook)
VROMA
Ephemeris Latin World News

Culture  
Roman Board Games  
Roman Calendar  Today's Date in Roman Style
Tempus Romanum computes time where you are and lists the Roman hora or vigilia
Roman Chariot Racing

Latin Recorded Minilessons

!!!NEWEST!!! (NOVISSIMA)

Recitation of the beginning of Caesar's Gallic Wars
http://www.screencast.com/t/mH3cI5schB0e

PAST LESSONS

BASICS

Pronouncing Latin

Pronunciation 1 http://youtu.be/dcW2FJHLMA0

Pronunciation 2 http://youtu.be/VSlgl_EvrPA

Pronunciation Words 1 http://youtu.be/Bqualyd2ZDI

Pronunciation Words 2 http://youtu.be/wmZ3gILCoyo

Pronunciation Words 3 http://youtu.be/hJDsFNBkmFk

Pronunciation Diphthongs http://youtu.be/VKWBaZ3Br0o

Recitation of the beginning of Caesar's Gallic Wars
http://www.screencast.com/t/mH3cI5schB0e  Battle of Latin vs. English (a comparison and introduction)

LATINvsENGLISH
LATINvsENGLISH2
LATINvsENGLISH3
LATINvsENGLISH4

Common Mistakes in Learning Latin

1 http://www.screencast.com/t/Ge2aGyyVqiPe

2 http://www.screencast.com/t/mZYB5R8an9O0

3 http://www.screencast.com/t/taUHqtu7d

NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES

Declensions and Declining Latin Nouns
Lesson1
1st Declension
2nd m. Declension
2nd n. Declension
Lesson 2
3rd m./f. Declension
3rd n. Declension
3rd i-stem Declension
Lesson 3
4th m./f. Declension
4th n. Declension
5th Declension

Nominative Case Overview

nominative1
nominative2
nominative3

Genitive Case Overview

genitive1
genitive2
genitive3
genitive4

Dative Case Overview

1 http://www.screencast.com/t/zIW6y2QF
2 http://www.screencast.com/t/smz8dyhy
3 http://www.screencast.com/t/QNt88W4fI
4 http://www.screencast.com/t/dS9RvGGfTuD

Accusative Case Overview

accusative1
accusative2
accusative3
accusative4

Ablative Case Overview

ablative1
ablative2
ablative3
ablative4

How to Decline Adjectives

Adjective Declensions Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3uZxwIj7Fw

Adjective Declensions Part2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InrJdIvoGKQ

Declining Noun-Adjective Pairs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzqJEJSJfC4

VERBS

Basics of Conjugating and Translating Active and Passive Verbs

Present and Imperfect Active and Passive Indicative
Conjugation1
Conjugation2
Conjugation3
Conjugation4

Future Active and Passive Indicative Verbs

future_tense1
future_tense2
future_tense3

Perfect Active System Indicative Verbs
perfect active system 1
perfect active system 2
perfect active system 3
perfect active system 4


Perfect Passive System Indicative Verbs
Perfect Passive System 1
Perfect Passive System 2
Perfect Passive System 3

Practicing Latin Translation Skills

Using Perseus to help you build up translation skills

 http://www.screencast.com/t/qQsSGv79LOy
 http://www.screencast.com/t/DNspBULCRDRL

Using Vinciator to help you build up translation skills 
 http://www.screencast.com/t/j6FTxxpFeb

Using Lector Latinus for Grammar and Vocabulary Review
 http://www.screencast.com/t/GC09WTukUGO
 http://www.screencast.com/t/2xb2l5EKCSDr
 http://www.screencast.com/t/6wdePQye1Cx
Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jrywczo53rdt3li/LL_1.0.1_Installer.exe

English to Latin

Set of lessons on translating English to Latin-  I discuss strategies and resources and step through several example sentences to show you how.

http://www.screencast.com/t/N78aWUN4tfVq

http://www.screencast.com/t/elf90sVc

http://www.screencast.com/t/g7Ux0Izv

http://www.screencast.com/t/tJw8Qs1g

http://www.screencast.com/t/94og2swn

ROMAN CULTURE


Roman Architecture


Free college course on Roman architecture with video and audio

Roman Chariot Racing

http://www.screencast.com/t/ci6TE1g7
http://www.screencast.com/t/NCFDuNw0Rc
http://www.screencast.com/t/X5tb1eWT

Technical Recorded Minilessons

!!!Newest!!!


Some helpful videos by Ms. Berman:

 

How to set your scheduler: http://screencast.com/t/ZUw28mFYgzqQ

 

How to submit an assignment: http://screencast.com/t/kvgeJY1C

 

How to use the discussion board: http://screencast.com/t/dQdd3bvTo5

 

How to log in to Aventa:	http://screencast.com/t/wiQTnKC5e
How to find your first assignment:	http://screencast.com/t/MDz9I0Txtq

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Blackboard 9.1 Features- My Overview

http://aventa.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=null&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_19376899_1%26url%3D

Viewing Feedback on Graded Assignments

http://www.screencast.com/t/7WnF3cg1pj6

Submitting Assignments

http://aventa.blackboard.com/webapps/BB-ElluminateLive!-bb_bb60/links/buildRecordingJNLP.jsp?recordingId=2959279&course_id=_19378019_1&environment=communication&roles=instructor&name=DR.+RING%27S+VIRTUAL+OFFICE+HOURS&filter=recorded&startDateReq=134059680

Intro to My Grades

http://www.screencast.com/t/1RrxgbEZu

Intro to Downloading OpenOffice FREE productivity suite

http://www.screencast.com/t/sCuUiIlq

Intro OpenOffice Writer, Saving File Types, Adding Pictures in Text

http://www.screencast.com/t/ZQ6TuAvOQZS

Latin Translations and Originals of Christmas Songs

These translations used to be hosted on my Geocities site but are now posted here because Geocities is going to be shut down.

Jingle Bells

Nives, glacies, nox pueritia!
Risus decet nunc, decent carmina!
Laetos iuvat nos, ire per agros,
Traha fert velociter, et cachinnemus nos!
Tinniat, tinniat, tintinnabulum!
Labimur in glacie post mulum curtum!

O Come All Ye Faithful (The Latin is the original version of this song.)

Adeste, Fideles
Laeti triumphantes
Venite, venite
In Bethlehem!
Natum videte
Regem angelorum.
Venite, adoremus!
Venite, adoremus!
Venite, adoremus
Dominum!

Silent Night

Silens nox, sancta nox
Placida, lucida,
Virginem et puerum,
Dulcem atque tenerum,
Somno opprime,
Somno opprime.

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O Bethlehem in collibus
Quam tacite dormis,
Et spectant alta sidera
De caeruleis caelis!
Sed in obscuris viis
Tu hodie tenes,
Aeterna luce fulgente,
Annorum omnes spes!

Joy to the World

Laetissimus
Accipiat
Iam mundus Dominum
Dum omnia
In corda nos
Accipimus illum!
Accipimus illum!
Accip-, Accip- imus
Illum!

We Three Kings

Orientis reges tres
Procul dona portantes
Per campos et montes imus
Stellam illam sequentes.
O stella potens et mira,
Stella regalis pulcra,
Semper movens ad occasum
Duc nos ad claram lucem.

Hark the Herald Angels

En canentes angeli:
"Gloria Regi infanti;
Pax in terra, et Deus
Concors cum mortalibus."
Laeti, omnes populi,
Cum caelestibus iuncti,
Praedicate, "Nunc Christus
Est in Bethlehem natus."
En canentes angeli:
"Gloria Regi infanti."


Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
(Original Latin, words from traditional 8th century antiphons)

1. Veni, O Sapientia,
Quae hic disponis omnia,
Veni, viam prudentiae
Ut doceas et gloriae. Refrain

Refrain:
Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.

2. Veni, Veni Adonai!
Qui populo in Sinai
Legem dedisti vertice,
In Majestate gloriae. Refrain

3. Veni, O Jesse virgula,
Ex hostis tuos ungula,
De specu tuos tartari
Educ et antro barathri. Refrain

4. Veni, Clavis Davidica,
Regna reclude caelica,
Fac iter tutum superum,
Et claude vias inferum. Refrain

5. Veni, Veni O Oriens!
Solare nos adveniens,
Noctis depelle nebulas,
Dirasque noctis tenebras. Refrain

6. Veni, Veni, Rex gentium,
veni, Redemptor omnium,
Ut salvas tuos famulos
Peccati sibi conscios. Refrain

7. Veni, Veni Emmanuel!
Captivum solve Israel!
Qui gemit in exsilio,
Privatus Dei Filio.

Latin Translations of English Children's Songs

These translations used to be hosted on my Geocities site but are now posted here because Geocities is going to be shut down.


Mica, Mica, Parva Stella ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")

Mica, mica, parva stella
Miror quaenam sis tam bella
Splendens eminus in illo
Alba velut gemma caelo.

I, I In Lintre ("Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
This one is my own translation.

I, i in lintre
Lente sub flumen
Laete, laete, laete, laete
Vita (e)st somnium.


I, II, III Barbari ("1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Indians")

Unus duo tres barbari
Quattour quinque sex barbari
Septem octo novem barbari
Et decem barbari

Nonne Dormis? ("Are You Sleeping?")

Nonne dormis, nonne dormis?
Frater mi, frater mi.
Sona matutinas, sona matutinas
Ding dong ding
Ding dong ding

Agricola Habet Fundum ("Old Macdonald Had a Farm")

Agricola habet fundum.
I-AE-I-AE-O
In hoc fundo est ____
I-AE-I-AE-O
Cum ____ ____ hic
______ _____ illic
Hic ____ illic______
Ubique _____ _____
Agricola habet fundum.
I-AE-I-AE-O
pig/porcus(sus)- oenc, oenc
donkey/asinus- i au, i au
cow/vacca(bos)- mu, mu
horse/equus- ne, ne
dog/canis- wuf, wuf
chicken/gallina- cluc, cluc
cat/feles- miau, miau
duck/anas- quec, quec
goose/anser- haunc, haunc
got/caper- maa, maa



Iac et Iill ("Jack and Jill")

Iac et Iill quaerentes fontem
Ascendebat parvum montem.
Ille, cadens, fregit frontem
Trahens secum hanc insontem.

Tres Caeci Mures ("Three Blind Mice")

Mures tres, mures tres
Caeci currunt, caeci currunt
Sequuntur sponsam agricolae
Ab ea abscissae sunt caudulae
Est plenius nihil stultitiae
Quam mures tres, mures tres.

Felix Dies ("Happy Birthday")

Felix dies tibi
Felix dies tibi
Felix dies, ____
Felix dies tibi

Attis, Catullus 63

This translation used to be hosted on my Geocities site but has been reposted here because Geocities is going to be shut down.


"Attis" Poem 63 of Catullus
copyright by Abram Ring (April 2005)

The square brackets [] around alternate translations indicate places where the correct text is subject to scholarly debate.

Over the deep sea, Attis, sped in a swift ship,
has just touched the Phrygian grove with quickened foot
and to the dark, wood-crowned haunts of the goddess flown—
he, driven there by maddening rage, wand'rer of mind,
hacked off the groin's burden with sharp flint,
and just then felt the remnant limbs are not a man's,
and, while yet spotting the ground with fresh blood,
quickened she snatches the light drum in white hand,
Your light drum, Cybebe, Your sacriments, Mother.
Shaking the hollow hide of young bull in hand
she trembling begins her song with her company,
"Come, fly to Cybebe's high groves, Gallae, now!
Now fly you errant flocks of the Dindym Mistress
seeking strange places just as exiles wandering
Following my cult, my comrades, by my lead,
you've come cross the crashing deep thru storm,
you've unmanned yourself for great hate of Love.
Cheer your heart, ladies, with quickened wand'ring.
Leave off delay, go now, follow on with me
to the Phrygian home of Cybebe, and to her groves
where sounds the noise of the cymbal and drums
where blows the Phrygian flute and its slender reed
where Maenad heads ivy-bound toss madly about,
and they sing the sacred rites with the harsh "ululu",
where her errant band so often dances quick--
here must we run in our quickened rompings."
As Attis bastard woman sings to her comrades,
the band fast ululates with quivering tongue;
The light drum resounds; the cymbal crashes;
The quick band races to green Ida in a run.
Raging, gasping, erring she goes, taking breath,
Attis, leader, through the dark grove with drum
like an untrained heifer shirking weight of yoke,
and swift Gallae follow their fast-footed leader
and so tired now come at last to Cybebe's home
and take rest without bread from too much labor.
Lazy sleep covers their eyes with weariness.
The crazy madness of mind leaves in soft rest,
but as the golden face of the Sun with his rays
takes sacred trip thru sky over earth 'nd wild sea
and drives out shades of night on stallions sped.
So now sleep fast fleeing leaves Attis awoken,
from Pasithea's quivering breast recovered.
Here thru easy rest, now without quick craze,
Attis fast now self-takes his [or "her"] acts to heart
and with liquid mind sees what's lost for him [or "her"].
Mind pulsing, still back he [or "she"] raced to the shore;
there scanning the sea's expanse with teary eyes,
he [or "she"] sad addressed his [or "her"] land with wailing calls
"O my father, my mother, my source, my land,
I am fugitive as house-slaves are who choose
to flee their master; I took foot to Ida's groves
so to be among snow and cold beast-haunts
and to come maddening to their dark caves.
Yet now where, whither am I to think you lie;
my very eye stretches to find you for itself.
Still for a brief span mind is free of mad rage.
Am I truly traveled to groves faraway from home?
Will I always miss country, friends, and kin?
Will I not see forum, gym, or stadium again?
Ah me, poor soul, tears must fall still more-
for what kind of form have I never enjoyed-
I've been woman [or "young man"], youth, lad, and boy;
I once was flower of the gym, star of the games.
Doors were packed; steps were warm for me.
Houses were blossom-wreathed by my admirers.
And then when sun rose I still had my bedrooms.
Now shall I be called the gods' maid, Cybebe's slave?
I, a maenad, half-myself, shall I be a gelded man?
Shall I cherish green Ida's cold slopes dressed in snow?
Shall I spend life under the Phrygian's lofty peaks,
where wood-dwelling stag, and tree-roving boar now live?
Just now feeling pain I've inflicted, now I wish else..."
And there the sound quick left from the ruby lips
bearing its weird words to the ears of the gods,
Thence Cybele freeing her cats from their chains
goading the cruel foe of flock she commanded:
"Leave-- Fly, beast, to make him know my rage,
to drive back his step to my grove with your fury--
he who too freely seeks to flee my own commands.
Go beat your back with tail, bear your own lashes!
Make all this land resound with your pained roar;
Toss, my beast, your golden mane on muscled neck!"
So, in threat, spoke Cybebe and loosed bonds from hand.
The very beast drives himself to craze, raging in spirit...
He stalks, he roars, and breaks twigs 'neath errant foot.
Yet, when come to watery stretches of glistening shore
with soft [m. or f.] Attis sighted near the marbled plain of sea--
he attacks. Then mad he [or "she"] flees to those wild groves;
There ever as slave she stays for the span of life.

Great goddess, god Cybebe, god Lady of Dindym,
May your rage ever be far my home, Mistress,
Drive others to fury; Drive others to madness.

April 29, Paper Due Date and Maeve's and Jordann's Day

Ah Romance!