This second edition of the "Oxford Latin Course" combines the best features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching from first stages to GCSE. Completely revised and restructured in the light of a nationwide survey of Classics teachers, it provides an exciting, stimulating approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts. Parts I-III are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, based closely on historical sources, which helps students to develop an understanding of the times of Cicero and Augustus.

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1. Quintus Delphos visit; Delphi; 2. Quintus militat; The Roman army - 1; 3. Scintilla desperat; The Roman army - 2; 4. Philippi; Brutus and Cassius; 5. Quintus Athenas fugit; Octavian returns to Italy; 6. Quintus Venusiam revisit; The confiscations; 7. Quintus amico veteri occurrit; Latin poetry; 8. Quintus carmina facit; Horace; 9. Popeius ad patriam revenit; Books; 10. Quintus Maecenati commendatur; Maecenas; 11. Quintus iter Brundisium facit; Travel; 12. Quintus a molesto quodam vexatur; Patrons and clients; 13. Quintus rusticus fit; Houses; 14. Actium; Divorce; 15. Bellum Alexandrinum; Cleopatra; 16. Caesar Augustus; Caesar Augustus; 17. Augustus Quintum in amicitiam suam accipit; Vixi puellis; 18. Maecenas poetas fovet; The Roman empire; 19. Pax et princeps; Some glimpses of Augustus; 20. Quintus rusticus; The town mouse and the country mouse; 21. Indomita mors; Death; Appendix 1: Rome's imperial mission; Appendix 2: Continuous indirect speech; Appendix 3: Uses of the indicative and subjunctive; Reference grammar; Latin-English vocabulary; English-Latin vocabulary; Index of grammar