On Sensitivity Reading: the what, how, and why

What is a sensitivity reading, and how is it done? In this post, Pria Jackson reflects on her EDI work for the new edition of the Cambridge Latin Course, and on what the process can bring to our classrooms and our representations of the ancient world. Introducing Queen Catia, who has not only a name … Read more

First impressions of the new Book II

From accessible cultural background sections to more human stories, Elizabeth Hayes, Curriculum Lead Tutor at the University of Sussex, shares some first impressions of the new CLC 5th edition, Book II. An illustration accompanying the new story, Rōmānus vulnerātus, in Stage 13 of the UK 5th edition. My love of Book II of the Cambridge Latin Course was cemented in the … Read more

Working women – Clara

The artifex Clara will replace Celer in the new Cambridge Latin Course. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow describes the research that shaped Clara’s representation in the new UK and International edition and the evidence for working women in the ancient world. Clara paints a picture. The fresco is from the House of the Surgeon in Pompeii … Read more

It’s a girl! – Lucia

The household of Caecilius has gained a daughter in the new UK and International edition of the Cambridge Latin Course. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow introduces Lucia and explores the surviving evidence for the lives of girls like her in the Roman world. A new illustration of Lucia for the UK and International fifth edition … Read more