Tools
These are some of the apps, websites, and other things that I have used or use in my research and teaching.
For more resources, see also: recommended books for beginners and intermediate learners. If you want to see what I have in my library (editions, stylistics, etc.) go here.
Apps
Here are some apps that I’ve used to learn Latin, and organize my reading and writing.
Flashcards deluxe
Flashcards is one of the best ways to learn vocabulary and phrases. This app spaces out the repetition to ensure maximum retention of vocabulary. I used this app to learn hundreds of phrases which I still know instictively today. This is especially useful for Latin, where certain words and phrases might only occur a few times in classical literature.
Logeion Dictionary
This is my go-to app dictionary as it has not only Lewis & Short, but also other dictionaries rolled into one. The website version is however much better with many more dictionaries.
Notion
We use Notion to organize all our work from academic research and video recording, to writing easy stories. The app is very flexible and can be adapted to the needs of the user. I’ve built databases with expressions and words that I find interesting. It’s a great way to keep track of everything you read and excerpt.
Things 3
Without this todo-list app we would not be able to keep track and work on all of our Latinitium projects. Use it to remember to read or listen to Latin every day. I always love checking things off a list. Valde placet.
Websites
Thanks to modern technology, we can now have access to a vast number of books which were before only available in certain libraries.
SEARCH ENGINES FOR BOOKS IN PDF
Google Books
Google has scanned countless Latin books which are freely available for download.
Archive.org
Large overlap with Google books but some works are only available on archive.org
Europeana Collections
Large collection of digitized European artwork and older books.
ONLINE LIBRARIES OF LATIN TEXTS
Bibliotheca Augustana
Digital versions of mostly medieval and renaissance Latin authors.
Lacus Curtius
Digital versions of less commonly read authors such as Apicius, Vitruvius, Quintus Curtius and many more.
Dickinson College Commentaries
Latin and Greek texts, with notes, vocabulary, and more.
The Latin Library
Digital versions of most major classical Latin authors.
TEXT CORPORA
Packard Humanities Institute (PHI)
Search for single words or combinations of words in the classical Latin literature.
Corpus corporum
Search through classical as well as later Latin literature.
ONLINE Latin DICTIONARIES
Forcellini’s Lexicon totius latinitatis
A searchable version of the best Latin-Latin dictionary out there. It Gives Detailed explanations of definitions of words with examples.
Wagner’s Lexicon Latinum Wagner’s Lexicon Latinum is a classic with not only synonyms but also examples of usages. All in Latin.
Lewis & Short
A new and improved digital version of the classic Latin-English dictionary. Regarding vowel quantity in Lewis & Short, beware that there are quite a number of errors. It is highly recommended to use the more modern Oxford Latin Dictionary instead.
DuCange’s Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis
A digital dictionary of medieval Latin.
Notebooks
I usually write on a computer, but when I really enjoy a text, I place it in an old-style notebook. It makes reading and re-reading the text much more enjoyable. I prefer the Paperblanks books, which have covers based on actual historical books.
