You'll review the fundamentals of reading Latin as you begin the transition to reading longer passages of Latin prose. Your teacher will choose the texts for this unit.

You'll read two of Pliny the Younger's letters about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE.

You'll read several of Pliny's letters on a variety of topics, including Romans' ideas about the supernatural and divine, and different types of Roman professional and personal relationships.

You'll be introduced to Latin poetry and to two key leaders in the Aeneid—Aeneas and Dido—as you read about the trials of the Trojans and the roles of other mortal and divine characters in this epic.

You'll read more about the doomed relationship between Queen Dido and Aeneas, Aeneas's trip to the underworld with his father Anchises, and meet the characters Turnus and Camilla in the conclusion of the epic.

You'll engage in a contextually informed exploration of the four course project passages, unique to that year of the course, and continue to develop your abilities to read and comprehend Latin poetry using texts chosen by your teacher.