--- product_id: 247027350 title: "Fabulae Ab Urbe Condita: Latin Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary" price: "€ 22.30" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/247027350-fabulae-ab-urbe-condita-latin-text-with-facing-vocabulary-commentary store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Fabulae Ab Urbe Condita: Latin Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary **Price:** € 22.30 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Fabulae Ab Urbe Condita: Latin Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary - **How much does it cost?** € 22.30 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/247027350-fabulae-ab-urbe-condita-latin-text-with-facing-vocabulary-commentary) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description This book is a graded reader for intermediate level Latin students who have completed their initial study of grammar but desire additional practice before reading authentic Latin authors. The first half of the volume includes heavily adapted passages from Livy's Ab Urbe Condita Books I, II, and V, while the second half contains short biographies of major Roman figures including Caesar and Cicero adapted from Lhomond's Urbis Viri Illustres. Below every 10 lines of Latin prose is a single page of all corresponding vocabulary and grammatical commentary. Once readers have memorized the core vocabulary list, they will be able to read the Latin text and consult all relevant vocabulary and notes without turning a page. Review: The result is an excellent, accessible - Dr Steadman, a high school Latin teacher in Ohio, presents what he describes as "heavily adapted" Livy (from Books 1 and 2) and further adaptations from the 18th century French philologoist Charles Lhomond, originally published in one text at the beginning of the 20th Century. The result is an excellent, accessible, GCSE-level [ages 15 - 16, assuming the reader started Latin aged 11] Latin reader. Steadman expresses his hope in his introduction that it is the sort of book that students might "keep a copy by their bedsides," and to his credit, he has produced an accessible volume which the enthusiastic student might just keep as he suggests. His "house style" of a core vocabulary (at front and back), supplemented with additionally vocabulary and grammar commentary at the foot of a page of just 10 lines or so of text presents the student with a perfect learning environment: a manageable amount of text, and just enough help to enable continuous reading, but without spoon-feeding the reader. Dr Steadman gives proper credit for the readily accessible Latin to Sanford and Scott, but he deserves equal credit for the student-friendly presentation and extremely affordable format. The subject matter is as interesting as any Latin reader could be and I devoured this book on my daily commute by train; it paid no small part in re-building both my Latin vocabulary and my confidence to read something more challenging. Background to the Review: By way of background: I am now in my late 30s, hurtling towards 40. As my new year’s resolution in 2018, I resolved to improve my Latin to the level at which it had been when I was 18, before I went to University. I studied Latin between the ages of 11 and 18, up to and including A-Level (the academic pre-University exams in England and Wales). After a couple of months of relentlessly drilling noun, pronoun, adjective and verb endings, recommitting “hic, haec, hoc” and the imperfect subjunctive to memory, I started casting around for things to read. I knew I wasn’t ready for an Oxford Classical Text, but happily, there are far more accessible Latin textbooks, far more readily available than there were in 1998. These reviews deal with what I discovered, and what I thought of what I discovered. Review: Consolidate your Latin - This is a famous text for intermediate level Latin learners. Buy it, read it ten times, and your Latin will dramatically improve! This is a super book. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 137,984 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 63 Reviews | ## Images ![Fabulae Ab Urbe Condita: Latin Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71CmsKcmyML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The result is an excellent, accessible *by G***3 on 17 June 2018* Dr Steadman, a high school Latin teacher in Ohio, presents what he describes as "heavily adapted" Livy (from Books 1 and 2) and further adaptations from the 18th century French philologoist Charles Lhomond, originally published in one text at the beginning of the 20th Century. The result is an excellent, accessible, GCSE-level [ages 15 - 16, assuming the reader started Latin aged 11] Latin reader. Steadman expresses his hope in his introduction that it is the sort of book that students might "keep a copy by their bedsides," and to his credit, he has produced an accessible volume which the enthusiastic student might just keep as he suggests. His "house style" of a core vocabulary (at front and back), supplemented with additionally vocabulary and grammar commentary at the foot of a page of just 10 lines or so of text presents the student with a perfect learning environment: a manageable amount of text, and just enough help to enable continuous reading, but without spoon-feeding the reader. Dr Steadman gives proper credit for the readily accessible Latin to Sanford and Scott, but he deserves equal credit for the student-friendly presentation and extremely affordable format. The subject matter is as interesting as any Latin reader could be and I devoured this book on my daily commute by train; it paid no small part in re-building both my Latin vocabulary and my confidence to read something more challenging. Background to the Review: By way of background: I am now in my late 30s, hurtling towards 40. As my new year’s resolution in 2018, I resolved to improve my Latin to the level at which it had been when I was 18, before I went to University. I studied Latin between the ages of 11 and 18, up to and including A-Level (the academic pre-University exams in England and Wales). After a couple of months of relentlessly drilling noun, pronoun, adjective and verb endings, recommitting “hic, haec, hoc” and the imperfect subjunctive to memory, I started casting around for things to read. I knew I wasn’t ready for an Oxford Classical Text, but happily, there are far more accessible Latin textbooks, far more readily available than there were in 1998. These reviews deal with what I discovered, and what I thought of what I discovered. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Consolidate your Latin *by D***V on 25 June 2022* This is a famous text for intermediate level Latin learners. Buy it, read it ten times, and your Latin will dramatically improve! This is a super book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by A***R on 17 September 2017* very pleased ## Frequently Bought Together - Fabulae Ab Urbe Condita: Latin Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary - College Vergil: Latin Text with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/247027350-fabulae-ab-urbe-condita-latin-text-with-facing-vocabulary-commentary](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/247027350-fabulae-ab-urbe-condita-latin-text-with-facing-vocabulary-commentary) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-08-21*