Germany Jahrgangsstufe 11 Latin

1. Texts and their cultural context

Roman politics in crisis: Sallust and Cicero · Ovid's Metamorphoses: myth and transformation · Ancient philosophy in Latin texts

• Mythology: Gods, Heroes and Stories That Still Shape Us – Myths are very old traditional stories about gods, heroes and how the world began. Greek and Roman myths show powerful but flawed gods, heroes tested on long journeys, hard questions about justice, and magical changes of shape. Similar story patterns appear in cultures across the world, and classical myths still live on in our words, art, science names and films.
• Ethics: How to Decide What Is Right – Ethics (moral philosophy) asks what we ought to do and why. Values such as honesty, kindness, fairness and respect guide choices. Three main theories help: consequences (utilitarianism, Bentham and Mill: most good for most people), duty (Kant: act on rules you could want everyone to follow; treat people as ends, never only as means) and virtue (Aristotle: build good character; virtue is the mean between extremes). Conscience is our inner sense of right and wrong. Freedom brings responsibility. Meta-ethics asks what "good" means and whether values are universal or relative. Applied ethics deals with the environment, animals, work, friendship and peace.

2. Language basics

Latin vocabulary for reading authors · Latin forms and syntax in original texts

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3. Methods

Latin translation methods

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