This
commentary is written for Hans H. Ørberg’s Roma
Aeterna published in 1990. Because this text is still under copyright,
I have provided only the commentary, not the text itself. Roma
Aeterna is the second book in Ørberg’s Lingua
Latina series, which teaches Latin as a spoken language. Therefore the
notes given the book itself are scanty, since the student is expected to have thoroughly
mastered the grammar and large amount of vocabulary in such a way that only comes from daily,
active use of the language or years of study. However Chapter 37, “TROIA CAPTA” is a
marvelous story (the end of the Trojan War), derived directly from Vergil with some of
his easier verses still in the original. Verigilan idioms and vocabulary are
integrated throughout, which makes this and the following chapters and ideal way to prepare students for reading
Vergil himself. Because there is no text provided with the commentary, you will
have to buy the book Roma Aeterna
(ISBN 978-1585103140), which is well worth the small investment.Important: These Commentaries are meant to be used in conjunction with The 200, a list of the two hundred most common Latin words as found at Dickinson College Commentaries.
Troia Capta
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