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Characters from the Cambridge Latin Course, Book One

New Cambridge Latin course reflects diversity of the Roman world

11 Jul 2022

The latest edition of the leading Latin course has been designed to more accurately depict the roles of women, minorities and enslaved people in the...

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Detail from the Cambridge Songs manuscript leaf that was stolen from and then recovered by Cambridge University Library.

First performance in 1,000 years: ‘lost’ songs from the Middle Ages are brought back to life

23 Apr 2016

An ancient song repertory will be heard for the first time in 1,000 years this week after being ‘reconstructed’ by a Cambridge researcher and a world...

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Childrens talk, English & Latin : divided into several clauses

Opinion: ‘Difficult’ Latin risks remaining a qualification for elite pupils

02 Nov 2015

Francesca Middleton (Faculty of Classics) discusses the reform of GCSEs and Latin's reputation as an academically demanding subject.

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