Et tu, Brute? : The Best Latin Lines Ever (Hardcover)

Introduction A note on translation A timeline of Julius Caesar and the Roman Emperors 1. Writing on the wall - Latin graffiti, from Pompeii's brothels to Herculaneum's tavernas 2. Ruling Britannia - Roman Britain, from the Londinium's first bankers to freezing legionaries on Hadrian's Wall 3. Sex in Rome and the Rudest Poem in Latin 4. True Romance - the Great Latin Love Poets 5. Latin for Gardeners 6. Latin Jokes and Insults 7. Bathtime, Feasts and La Dolce Vita 8. Bread, circuses and gladiators 9. Plebs and patricians - the Roman Class System 10. Empire and Emperors 11. The Divine Family - Religion and the Gods 12. Christian conversion - how Christ went from Roman victim to Roman god 13. Vesuvius Erupts - Pliny Reports 14. What did you get for Saturnalia? Martial's Funny Festival Presents 15. Horace, the Sweetest Poet of All 16. Cicero on How to Grow Old Gracefully 17. Seneca's Stoic Guide to Life 18. Your Vademecum - the Latin-English Glossary 19. Conclusion 20. Acknowledgements