Resources
Dictionaries & reference
When you're stuck on a word or a form, these get you unstuck fast.
- Whitaker's WordsDictionary
Type any Latin word and get every form, meaning, and part of speech. The fastest first stop when you're stuck on a word.
- LogeionDictionary
Lewis & Short and the Elementary Lewis in one clean search — the University of Chicago's lexicon tool.
- Perseus Digital LibraryTexts + tools
Full classical texts with word-by-word parsing and dictionary links. Read Caesar or Vergil with help one click away.
Graded readers & texts
Fluency comes from reading a lot of Latin you can understand. These build you up to the real authors.
- Lingua Latina per se IllustrataReader
Hans Ørberg's classic natural-method reader — Latin taught entirely in Latin through comprehensible story.
- LegoniumNovellas + comics
Illustrated easy-Latin stories built for acquisition, plus free classroom activities.
- Dickinson College CommentariesAnnotated texts
Free, beautifully annotated core texts with vocabulary, notes, and audio — perfect for the jump to authentic authors.
Listening & spoken Latin
Hear Latin as a living voice, not a code. A few minutes of listening a day trains the ear.
- LatinitiumAudio + articles
Spoken Latin recordings, a podcast (Sermones Raeda), and a dictionary — Latin as a language you hear.
- Scorpio MartianusVideo
Luke Ranieri's spoken-Latin (and Ancient Greek) videos, from beginner listening to poetry read aloud.
- Satura LanxPodcast
Slow, clear spoken Latin for learners — easy listening that builds the ear over time.
Culture, geography & practice
Place the language inside the world that spoke it — and test yourself along the way.
- National Latin ExamPractice
Past exams and syllabi by level — great low-stakes practice and a milestone many of our students aim for.
- ToposTextMaps + texts
Ancient places mapped to the texts that mention them — see the Roman world the language lived in.
- PleiadesGeography
A gazetteer of the ancient world for placing every city, road, and region on the map.
Looking for something specific?
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