Helpful Latin Sites

Helpful Latin Websites

These links are for the students to get a better grasp of Latin vocabulary, Roman mythology, and various concepts in Roman art, archaeology, and culture. Please use these resources often and freely!

www.athirdway.com/glossa

A comprehensive Latin dictionary compiled by scholars that can be downloaded to your computer! Io, technology!

www.forumromanum.org

An excellent resource: Illustrated; dictionary; genealogical chart; name meanings; links to Roman history & life; virtual tour of Rome

http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/mytholog.htm

A great resource for kids of any age with links to pages about Greek and Roman mythology compiled by a teacher.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientromemaps.htm

What better way to learn about Roman geography than to see maps throughout its history!

http://rome.mrdonn.org/lessonplans/dailylife.html

This is a cute website about daily life in Ancient Rome. We will be doing some projects using resources on this page. It is just right for middle schoolers.

http://www.brainhoney.com

This site will be used outside Latin class as an assessment tool. Here, Magistra Travis will post homework and vocabulary practice once school is in full swing. This allows her to learn what you have learned and helps her to see where you need more practice.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu

A compendium of texts in Latin and English by various ancient authors along with a large image database of items from Greece and Rome

The Digital Roman Forum

The Digital Roman Forum is especially useful for Latin history and geography. It is an adventure in virtual reality that should not be missed!

Google Earth Ancient Rome 3D

This is my new favorite site on the geography of Ancient Rome. Take a virtual reality tour in 3D of Rome in all of her glory! It does require a download to your computer, but well worth the space. Check out The Colosseum for starters. I hope to enjoy this site more and more as I learn to use it properly.

Winged Sandals

This website is chocked full of anything and everything germane to Classical Mythology including games, stories, projects, and histories.

Quizlet

This is a wonderful site for practicing vocabulary. Simply find the profile "MagistraTravis" to find each stage and its vocabulary. I suggest using this site weekly to prepare for vocabulary quizzes.

VRoma

A virtual community for the teachers and students of the Classics. Here you can seek help, practice, and commiserate with students studying the same ways that you are.

Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar

This is a downloadable version of the grammar book which is my "go to source" for anything regarding grammar, syntax, and prosody.

William Whitaker's Words

My new favorite app for Android phones! This app is a Latin to English dictionary and a parsing devise. Plus, it is free!

Symbaloo

Symbaloo is a bookmarking tool. It allows you to mark your favorite or most used websites and keep them all in one place. This symballoo page called Latinae Paginae is one that I created with all of the links on this website. Use it, learn it, love it!

Yaggy's Latin

This site is compiled by a colleague of Magistra Travis who teaches Latin. Mr. Yaggy offers a comprehensive list of helpful sites by content. Use this site frequently for help understanding a topic that you might not otherwise have in your grasp.

Theoi

A wonderful site for Greek mythology including photos, Ancient works of literature, and mythological family trees.

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