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''Lingua Latina per se Illustrata''[[note]]"The Latin language, explained through itself"[[/note]] is a series of Latin textbooks by Hans Ørberg. Aside from the copyright pages and the author's name, every word in ''Exercitia Latina'', ''Familia Romana'', ''Colloquia Personarum'', ''Fabellae Latinae'', ''Fabulae Syrae'', and ''Roma Aeterna'' is in Latin. There is no English text at all in the main books (the series does include a few English supplements). The first few chapters are written very, very simply, with plenty of pictures to illustrate various words. Students are expected to learn Latin by reading Latin.

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''Lingua Latina per se Illustrata''[[note]]"The Latin language, explained through itself"[[/note]] is a series of Latin textbooks by Hans Ørberg. Aside from the copyright pages and the author's name, every word in ''Exercitia Latina'', ''Familia Romana'', ''Colloquia Personarum'', ''Fabellae Latinae'', Latinae'',[[note]]A free supplement, available as of this writing [[https://www.hackettpublishing.com/lingua_latina_vocabulary_file_downloads here]].[[/note]] ''Fabulae Syrae'', and ''Roma Aeterna'' is in Latin. There is no English text at all in the main books (the series does include a few English supplements). The first few chapters are written very, very simply, with plenty of pictures to illustrate various words. Students are expected to learn Latin by reading Latin.
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** The shepherd's name.

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** The shepherd's name.and doctor's names.



* Arcadia: Iulius enjoys his time at his villa in the countryside very, very much. Subverted by his ''coloni'' (tenant farmers), who work hard, pay rent, and are afraid of being thrown off their land.

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* Arcadia: {{Arcadia}}: Iulius enjoys his time at his villa in the countryside very, very much. Subverted by his ''coloni'' (tenant farmers), who work hard, pay rent, and are afraid of being thrown off their land.



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The protagonist of Chapter 9, who briefly reappears in Chapter 27, is referred to only as ''pastor'' (shepherd). [[note]]In ''Colloquia Personarum'', we find out his name. It's Faustinus.[[/note]]

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: We never find out the name of the ''ianitor'' (doorkeeper). The protagonist of Chapter 9, who briefly reappears in Chapter 27, is referred to only as ''pastor'' (shepherd). [[note]]In ''Colloquia (shepherd) and ''medicus'' (doctor) have names given in ''Colloquiua Personarum'', we find out his name. It's Faustinus.[[/note]]
but in ''Familia Romana'' are just ''pastor'' and ''medicus''.



* HappinessInSlavery: Syra's job is to help Aemilia take care of her kids. All evidence indicates that Syra loves those children as much as Aemilia does.

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* HappinessInSlavery: Syra's job is to help Aemilia take care of her kids. All evidence indicates that Syra loves those children as much as Aemilia does.
very, very much.



* ShowWithinAShow: Various characters tell various stories from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek and Roman mythology]] at appropriate times. Two entire chapters are devoted, respectively, to Theseus and the Minotaur and to Icarus, but shorter stories (Arion, Polycrates, Midas) appear here and there. Lydia also reads excerpts from [[Literature/TheBible the Bible]].

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* ShowWithinAShow: Various characters tell various stories from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek and Roman mythology]] at appropriate times. Two entire chapters are devoted, respectively, to Theseus and the Minotaur and to Daedalus and Icarus, but shorter stories (Arion, Polycrates, Midas) appear here and there. Lydia also reads excerpts from [[Literature/TheBible the Bible]].
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The protagonist of Chapter 9, who briefly reappears in Chapter 27, is referred to only as ''pastor'' (shepherd). [[note]]In ''Colloquia Personarum'', we find out his name. It's Rufus.[[/note]]

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The protagonist of Chapter 9, who briefly reappears in Chapter 27, is referred to only as ''pastor'' (shepherd). [[note]]In ''Colloquia Personarum'', we find out his name. It's Rufus.Faustinus.[[/note]]
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--> -- '''Opening lines of Lingua Latina per se Illustrata Pars I: Familia Romana'''

''Lingua Latina per se Illustrata''[[note]]The Latin language, explained by itself[[/note]] is a series of Latin textbooks by Hans Ørberg.
Aside from the copyright pages, every word in ''Exercitia Latina'', ''Familia Romana'', ''Colloquia Personarum'', ''Fabellae Latinae'', ''Fabulae Syrae'', and ''Roma Aeterna'' is in Latin. There is no English text at all in the main books (the series does include a few English supplements). The first few chapters are written very, very simply, with plenty of pictures to illustrate various words. Students are expected to learn Latin by reading Latin.

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--> -- '''Opening lines of Lingua ''Lingua Latina per se Illustrata Pars I: Familia Romana'''

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''Lingua Latina per se Illustrata''[[note]]The Illustrata''[[note]]"The Latin language, explained by itself[[/note]] through itself"[[/note]] is a series of Latin textbooks by Hans Ørberg.
Ørberg. Aside from the copyright pages, pages and the author's name, every word in ''Exercitia Latina'', ''Familia Romana'', ''Colloquia Personarum'', ''Fabellae Latinae'', ''Fabulae Syrae'', and ''Roma Aeterna'' is in Latin. There is no English text at all in the main books (the series does include a few English supplements). The first few chapters are written very, very simply, with plenty of pictures to illustrate various words. Students are expected to learn Latin by reading Latin.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The ''familia''.]]
->''"Roma in Italia est. Italia in Europa est. Graecia in Europa est. Italia et Graecia in Europa sunt. Hispania quoque in Europa est. Hispania et Italia et Graecia in Europa sunt."''[[note]]"Rome is in Italy. Italy is in Europe. Greece is in Europe. Italy and Greece are in Europe. Spain is also in Europe. Spain and Italy and Greece are in Europe."[[/note]]
--> -- '''Opening lines of Lingua Latina per se Illustrata Pars I: Familia Romana'''

''Lingua Latina per se Illustrata''[[note]]The Latin language, explained by itself[[/note]] is a series of Latin textbooks by Hans Ørberg.
Aside from the copyright pages, every word in ''Exercitia Latina'', ''Familia Romana'', ''Colloquia Personarum'', ''Fabellae Latinae'', ''Fabulae Syrae'', and ''Roma Aeterna'' is in Latin. There is no English text at all in the main books (the series does include a few English supplements). The first few chapters are written very, very simply, with plenty of pictures to illustrate various words. Students are expected to learn Latin by reading Latin.

The main textbook of ''Pars I'', ''Familia Romana'', tells the story of a Roman family living in Italy in the early second century CE. The series also contains the books ''Colloquia Personarum'' and ''Fabellae Latinae'', which contain extra stories about the same characters.

The main textbook of ''Pars II'', ''Roma Aeterna'', consists mainly of excerpts from [[Literature/TheAeneid Virgil]], Livy, [[Creator/{{Ovid}} Ovid]], and other classical authors, with supporting marginal notes and illustrations.

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!!Familia Romana, Colloquia Personarum, and Fabellae Latinae provide examples of:

*AllThereInTheManual: ''Colloquia Personarum'' and ''Fabellae Latinae'' are strictly supplemental works, but they do tell us such things as:
**The shepherd's name.
**Why Marcus and Sextus fought on the way home from school.
**How Davus was MadeASlave.
**When Aemilia tells Iulius that she's expecting, he's overjoyed at the prospect of another son. When Aemilia complains that men only want boys, Iulius insists that she misunderstood him and that of course he'd be just as happy with another daughter. In ''Fabellae Latinae'', we find out that Aemilia was right.

*Arcadia: Iulius enjoys his time at his villa in the countryside very, very much. Subverted by his ''coloni'' (tenant farmers), who work hard, pay rent, and are afraid of being thrown off their land.

*CallBack: Medus runs away in Chapter 6; Cornelius mentions having seen him in Chapter 31. The shepherd is the protagonist of Chapter 9, and reappears briefly in Chapter 27.

*EmergencyCargoDump: A merchant is quite distressed when his goods are thrown overboard during a storm. Later the merchant squabbles with the helmsman who gave the order, with the helmsman arguing that the lives of those aboard, including the merchant, are more valuable than the merchandise, and the merchant feeling that, without his fortune, his life is no longer worth living.

*EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The protagonist of Chapter 9, who briefly reappears in Chapter 27, is referred to only as ''pastor'' (shepherd). [[note]]In ''Colloquia Personarum'', we find out his name. It's Rufus.[[/note]]

*ExtremelyShortTimespan: The story takes two days, from the characters' point of view. This can produce a very WebcomicTime-like effect, since someone learning Latin from the book probably spends ''months'' reading it.

*HappinessInSlavery: Syra's job is to help Aemilia take care of her kids. All evidence indicates that Syra loves those children as much as Aemilia does.

*MadeASlave: Medus tells Lydia and the helmsman how he was sold into slavery because he couldn't repay a debt.

*SayYourPrayers: Lydia and Medus, while traveling to Greece, find themselves on a ship in a storm. Lydia, who is Christian, spends the whole storm praying for safety. Later, she has the same reaction to an approaching pirate ship.

*ShowWithinAShow: Various characters tell various stories from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek and Roman mythology]] at appropriate times. Two entire chapters are devoted, respectively, to Theseus and the Minotaur and to Icarus, but shorter stories (Arion, Polycrates, Midas) appear here and there. Lydia also reads excerpts from [[Literature/TheBible the Bible]].

*SpinOff: At least one author is working on a Greek textbook (''[[https://thepatrologist.com/2019/09/02/introducing-lgpsi-a-guide-for-the-uncertain/ Lingua Graeca per se Illustrata]]'') in the same style.

*TooImportantToWalk: Iulius does not walk home from Tusculum. Davus and Ursus carry him home in a ''lectica'' (litter).

*UnreliableNarrator: Marcus comes home from school having fought with his classmate Sextus. Why did he fight with Sextus, asks Iulius? No reason! Sextus just started hitting him! [[note]]We see the fight in ''Colloquia Personarum''. It started with Marcus making unkind remarks about [[YourMom Sextus's mother.]][[/note]]

*WorstAid: When Quintus falls out of a tree and sprains his ankle, the doctor Iulius summons treats him by bloodletting.
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