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

Introduction A note on translation A timeline of Julius Caesar and the Roman Emperors 1. Writing on the Wall - Latin graffiti, from Pompeii's brothel to Herculaneum's tavernas 2. Ruling Britannia - Roman Britain, from 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 Jokes and Insults 6. Latin for Gardeners 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 Vade Mecum - the Latin-English Glossary Roman Numerals Conclusion Acknowledgements Picture credits