Audientes Fortuna Iuvat

Good Fortune Helps Those Who Listen

Here you will find recordings of the texts in Appendix 1 of Classical Latin, as well as many readings from various Latin authors. Spending a few minutes every day listening to these recordings will help you with your pronunciation of Latin.

You will find recordings of the vocabulary introduced in each chapter on the Exercitationes page. Listening to those recordings may help you memorise the new words before beginning the exercises.

Verba Romanorum 1 and 2 contain short quotations from Latin poets and prose writers. You may wish to begin by listening to Verba Romanorum 1, which gives you an opportunity to repeat each sentence after you have heard it. The text appears on the screen, but do not be distracted by trying to work out the meaning.

Verba Romanorum 1

Verba Romanorum 2


Turba Scriptorum

This is a small anthology of famous passages of Latin poetry and prose. Before listening to them, you may wish to read through the English translation, to get a general idea of the content.

Cicero

Caesar

Catullus 3

Catullus 5

Catullus 8

Catullus 70

Catullus 76

Catullus 82

Catullus 85

Catullus 101

Varro

Sallust

Livy

Virgil

Horace, Carmina 1

Horace, Carmina 3

Horace, Carmina 4

Ovid, Amores

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Phaedrus

Seneca

Pliny

Martial

Tacitus, Agricola

Tacitus, Annales

Florus

Hadrian