Part I: Getting started. You already know a little Latin

The nitty gritty: basic Latin grammar

Salve! Hello! Greetings and introductions

Part II: Latin in action. The Roman family and social structure

Food and housing in Roman life

The Roman calendar

The Roman Army

Roman entertainment and sports

Roman government

More lasting than bronze: Latin literature

Part III: Latin in the modern world

Keep it simple, silly

The decline and fall of Roman declensions

We all live in a yellow subordinate clause

Latin in zoology and botany

Translating and reading Latin

Mottoes, sayings, and quotes: cocktail party Latin

Part IV: The part of tens. More than ten loanwords from Latin

Ten (or so) false friends: common mistakes in Latin

Part 5: Appendices. Noun, adjective, and verb tables

Latin-English mini-dictionary

Answer key.