Two short readings

by Marina Garanin
from Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Medea and Polyphemus

Online Latin courses – January 2026 

Study the Latin of ancient writers, with the historical context

10 weeks, one evening a week, starting in January 2026

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Includes a look at Latin’s influence on English

Ovid once again feels the cold wind of the east

Verba Shadow Theatre’s presentation of stories from the Metamorphoses has been suspended due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine

The voice of Latin

The poems of Virgil, Ovid and others are best heard

Poemi Conviviali

by Giovanni Pascoli

An ancient language for a modern soul

Callum Armstrong plays

‘The Frogs’

on an aulos

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Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Martial and more

The Complete Latin Course

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Beginners’ Latin (2024); Get Started in Latin (2014)

Translation of the story, answers to exercises, the story continues …