Friday, February 28, 2014

Updated: Latin III Fourth Quarter Syllabus of Readings


LATIN III:  De Bello Gallico 4th Quarter Schedule of Readings
CLASS
WEEK
LESSON
LESSON TITLE
CHAPTERS
LINES

ONE

Ritchie 21 Hercules’ 1st Labor:  Nemean Lion


1
T 3/11
13
2 CLASSES OF NOBILITY:  DRUIDS AND KNIGHTS
6:  13.1-13.8
18
2
W 3/12
14
THE DRUIDS:  PRIVILEGES, EDUCATION, BELIEFS
6:  13.9-14
23
3
TH 3/13
14
Wheelock 25 Infinitives; Indirect Statement

41

TWO

Ritchie 22 2nd Labor:  Lernean Hydra


4
T 3/18
15
THE KNIGHTS AND HUMAN SACRIFICE
6:  15-17.1
21

W 3/19

No Class.  St. Joseph's Day


5
TH 3/20
16
GODS AND GODDESSES AMONG THE GAULS
Wheelock 26 Comparison of Adjectives; Ablative of Comparison
6:  17.2-18
16
6
F 3/21
17
MARRIAGES, FUNERALS, AND RUMOURS
Ritchie 23  3rd  Labor:  Cerynean Stag
6:  19-20
20
57

THREE

Ritchie 24 4th Labor:  Erymanthian Boar


7
T 3/25
18
ROMAN WINTER-QUARTERS AMONG GAULS
5:  24
17
8
W 3/26
19
TASGETIUS IS KILLED AND AMBIORIX REVOLTS
5:  25-26.3
19
9
TH 3/27

Wheelock 27 Irregular Comparison of Adjectives

36

FOUR

Ritchie 28 5th Labor:  Augean Stables


10
T 4/1
20
AMBIORIX ADVISES SABINUS TO LEAVE CAMP
5:  26.4-27.6
20
11
W 4/2
21
SABINUS' OFFICERS ADVISE AGAINST LEAVING
5:  27.7-28
23
12
TH 4/3
22
SABINUS ARGUES IN FAVOR OF LEAVING CAMP
5:  29
16
13
F 4/4

Wheelock 28 Subjunctive; Ritchie 28 6th Labor:  Stymphalian Birds

56

FIVE

Ritchie 29 7th Labor:  Cretan Bull


14
T 4/8
23
COTTA ARGUES AGAINST, BUT ROMANS DEPART
5:   30-31
19
15
W 4/9
24
ROMANS AMBUSHED; SABINUS DESPONDENT
5:   32-33.4
18
16
TH 4/10

Wheelock 29 Imperfect Subjunctive; Result Clauses

37

SIX

Ritchie 31 8th Labor:  Man-Eating Horses of Diomede


17
T 4/29
25
COTTA TAKES COMMAND AS ROMANS SURROUNDED
5:  33.5-35.2
18
18
W 4/30
26
COTTA WOUNDED; SABINUS SEEKS OUT AMBIORIX
5:  35.3-36
20
19
TH 5/1
27
AMBIORIX KILLS SABINUS AND INCITES THE NERVII
Wheelock 30 Perfect and Pluperfect Subjunctive
5:   37-38
23
20
F 5/2
28
NERVII AND OTHER GAULS ATTACK CICERO'S CAMP
Ritchie 32 9th Labor:  Girdle of Hippolyte
5:   39-40.4
18
79

SEVEN

Ritchie 38 10th Labor:  Oxen of Geryon


21
T 5/6
29
CICERO RESISTS AS NERVII ADVISE DEPARTURE
5:  40.5-41.6
17
22
W 5/7
30
NERVII CONTINUE SIEGE, SET FIRE TO CICERO'S CAMP
5:  41.7-43.2
18
23
TH 5/8
31
CICERO'S MEN RESIST AMID THE FLAMES
Wheelock 31 Cum Clauses; Fero
5:  43.3-43.7
15
50

EIGHT

Ritchie 32 11th Labor:  Golden Apples of the Hesperides


24
T 5/13
32
THE STORY OF VORENUS AND POLLO
5:  44
23
25
W 5/14
33
CAESAR IS INFORMED AND ACTS DECISIVELY
5:  45-46
18
26
TH 5/15
34
CAESAR SENDS ORDERS TO CRASSUS AND LABIENUS
Wheelock 32 Comparison of Adverbs
5:  47
13
27
F 5/16

Ritchie 49 12th Labor:  Cerberus the Three-Headed Dog

54

NINE

Ritchie 55, 56:  The Poisoned Robe; The Death of Hercules


28
T 5/20
35
CAESAR SENDS WORD OF HIS ARRIVAL TO CICERO
5:  48
15
29
W 5/21

REVIEW


30
TH 5/22

REVIEW

15