Uncover the best books for learning Latin, from foundational grammar to original Roman texts. Ideal for classical language enthusiasts and linguistic purists
“Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata” by Hans Ørberg
A Living Latin Gateway There’s a strange beauty in opening a book written entirely in a language you don’t yet know — and yet finding yourself understanding it. That’s the initial enchantment of Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata (LLPSI). Ørberg doesn’t teach Latin. He invites you to live it. From the first sentence, “Roma in…
Wheelock’s Latin by Frederic M. Wheelock (Revised by Richard A. LaFleur)
A Scholar’s Latin: Grammar, Discipline, and Classical Power Tools A Textbook Built Like a Roman Road Wheelock’s Latin is not an easy stroll through a Roman garden. It’s more like walking the Via Appia — straight, solid, and unapologetically disciplined. It teaches Latin the old-school way: grammar-first, translation-heavy, and unapologetically rigorous. And for many learners…
“Antiquities of the Jews” by Flavius Josephus
Between Empire and Exodus: A Romanized Memory of Israel A Chronicler on the Cusp of Two Worlds Reading Antiquities of the Jews is like listening to a man narrate history while standing with one foot in Jerusalem and the other in Rome. Josephus, once a Jewish general and later a Roman citizen under Flavian patronage,…
