Magister Yeats
Tutoring Links
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VOCABULARY TOOLS AND DICTIONARIES
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DO NOT USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE! It does a terrible job. No, seriously, there are much better, more reliable options.
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Latin is Simple: A free online dictionary I know most students prefer.
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Whitaker's Words: My personal choice for grammar breakdowns with a downloadable program for PC and Mac.
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SPQR: User-friendly Latin dictionary for smartphones and tablets. It's not free, but contains built-in games and resources to make it highly recommendable, especially for advanced students.
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Orbilius Glossa: An advanced dictionary that offers detailed analysis and references. Requires nominative forms and first person present forms of Latin. No English entry.
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The vocab tester in the digital textbook is excellent. That said, Quizlet has a large collection of Cambridge vocab lists already made by users.
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GRAMMAR MATERIALS
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Latin Tutorial: A reliable go-to for beginners to advanced grammar. The channel has a whole playlist specifically for Cambridge Latin.
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Allen and Greenough's Latin Grammar: A complete searchable textbook on Latin grammar.
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CULTURE MATERIALS
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MYTH
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Theoi Project: A massive project using translations of original mythological stories serving as an encyclopedia of Greco-Roman myth. It's dense, but if you want to be a myth guru, this is the place.
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Myths and Legends Podcast: A podcast covering a variety of mythological topics, including numerous episodes on the Greeks.
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History
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A Timeline of Rome: A solid, though certainly not complete, timeline of Roman history. It's detailed, but there is always more to explore when it's 1000 years of history!
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The History of Rome Podcast: An award-winning history podcast covering the history of the Romans from 753 BCE to the 476 CE. It will definitely give you a solid background in much of Roman history.
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Culture
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URNV: A fantastic collection of articles along with a forum discussing Roman daily life and culture.
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities: A less flashy, but certainly more in-depth discussion of elements of Roman life.
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