Libellus Exercitiōrum – Ancus Mārcius

Description

This is the workbook for the fourth novella in a new series of readers composed according to the principles of Comprehensible Input language acquisition. The story is about Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, known for his balance of piety and success in war, and the expansion of Rome during his rule. Under the rule of Ancus Marcius, Rome acquired land down to the sea, founded the colony Ostia, began to use salt fields, incorporated additional hills and people, constructed its first bridge, and built its first prison. This version of the story is adapted from the account of Titus Livius, also called Livy, in his history, Ab Urbe Condita.

The vocabulary of the story pertains to war, religion, building, destruction, emotions, and law and order. The morphology and syntax of the reader incorporate significant review of tenses of verbs and nouns and adjectives introduced in previous volumes in the series. Personal pronouns are introduced in the final chapters. The novella and workbook therefore together offer the opportunity to the reader to prepare for reading authentic texts of Roman history.