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Why Study Latin?
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Other Latin Language Help
Roman Culture
Certamen Practice Questions
Advanced Placement Exams
SAT Exams in Latin
Just for Fun

Why Study Latin?

Why Study Latin? - Several excellent brochures, including one called "Harry Potter Knows Latin!" from the National Committee for Latin and Greek
Why Study Latin?
About.com's Reasons to Study Latin
- Make sure you scroll to the bottom for more links.
Why Study Classics?
Top XVIII Reasons to Study Latin - For a giggle.

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Dictionaries

Specialized vocabulary lists
Latin-English dictionary
Latin-English-Latin dictionary
Notre Dame's Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid

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Vocabulary Study Tools

PuzzleMaker - Use this internet site to create, print and play several types of puzzles, including crosswords, word searches and scrambled words. Make the puzzles for yourself or a friend to practice vocabulary!
Flash Card Internet Site - Make your own online flashcards and then practice with them or, if your teacher or a classmate has made a set of flashcards, you can practice with that set. You can also use flashcards that are already on the site. The site also has options for playing a matching, concentration or word search game with any set of flashcard words. Try it out!
Abney - A very useful website with massive amounts of information. Click on Ecce Romani or the Main Classics Page to access Latin tutorials and drills.

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Other Latin Language Help

Latin Language Links from About.com
Conjugate Latin Verbs
Latin Derivatives: English Words from Latin
Internet Workbook for Oxford Latin - Excellent resource for practice exercises, vocabulary drills, and learning games about Quintus and friends (for Books I-III of the Oxford Latin Course).
Oxford Latin Drills - More of the same. Includes links to other helpful websites.
Self-Help Quizzes for Oxford Latin
Study Guides for Oxford Latin
Scriba 1.0: Software to accompany the Oxford Latin Course, Part I
Tips for Learning Latin
Latin Grammar
The Latin Site

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Roman Culture

Bulfinch's Mythology - This site may load slowly.
UNRV Roman History - Links to information about history, culture, military, economy, government, etc.
Forum Romanum - Information about ancient Roman culture, as well as resources for classics students and teachers.
Clickable Map of the Roman Forum

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Certamen Practice Questions

Certamen Questions Database
National Latin Exam practice questions

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Advanced Placement Exams

AP Latin Exams - Link to College Board's AP Central site. You must register to access information.

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SAT Exams in Latin

General Information about the SAT Subject Tests
SAT II - Latin

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Just for Fun

Tongue twisters
Computerus romanus - a calculator that uses Roman numerals
(Please visit again soon for more links to Latin games and fun stuff.)

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