Titus Livius, known also as Livy, was one of the greatest historians of Ancient Rome. His account of the imperial city, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Founding of the City), begins with the earliest legends – of Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, the rape of the Sabines – and continues chronologically well into the reign of Augustus. While large sections of the work were lost, much still remains, from the very beginning of the work, through the monarchy, and well into the early Republic at the time of the Third Samnite War. The other surviving section of Ab Urbe Condita then picks up again at the time of the Second Punic War and continues to the conquest of Macedon.
In this course, we’ll be reading a student’s edition of Livy prepared by the renowned Latin teachers and scholars Milena Minkova and Terence Tunberg, which contains both selections from Ab Urbe Condita as well as excellent Latin paraphrases, which help students read and understand whatever portions of Livy they find difficult. We’ll be practicing reading Latin prose extensively as well as discussing it in Latin.
Course details:
- Sessions last 1.5 hours
- 1 session per week
- Course lasts 14 weeks
- Term runs May 3, 2026 – Aug. 8, 2026
How ALI courses work:
- ALI courses are live, online classes run by ALI Latin professors. Learn Latin from anywhere.
- Classes run on a trimester basis.
- Fall: September – December
- Spring: January – April
- Summer: May – August
- We want to make sure you’re completely satisfied. If you don’t love your first Latin class, we guarantee a 100% refund. After that, in weeks 2 – 4, refunds will be made on a pro rata basis, based on however many class sessions you’ve attended. We cannot issue refunds after the fourth week of classes.
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