BRITANNICA LATINA

Book Description

2000 Years of British Latin. A collection of Anglo-Latin writings from Roman times to the present day. Latin was brought to Britain by the Roman legions, but it did not disappear when they withdrew. Latin literature occupied a central position in the cultural life of the British Isles for almost two thousand years. Beginning with what the Romans themselves had to say about far-flung Britain, this book presents Latin selections from British writers in the same user-friendly format as 'Annus Horribilis' and 'Annus Mirabilis'. Highlights include extracts from Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Venerable Bede, the Domesday Book, Magna Carta, Milton and Newton.