Like Latin 201, this course pairs poetry and prose and aims to develop students' fluency in reading Latin while acquainting them with a vitally important period in Roman history. More than Latin 202, however, this course attends to the development of students' analytic and interpretive skills. We will read selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses and from such early imperial prose as Livy's account of the early republic or Petronius' Satyricon. Format: recitation/discussion. Evaluation will be based on preparation for each class, classroom performance, quizzes, a midterm and a final exam. Several oral presentations and short essays may be required as well. Prerequisite: Latin 201 or permission of the instructor; some first-year students may be advised to enroll in Latin 202 rather than Latin 201: consult the department. Enrollment limit: 12 (expected: 6-10).