Scholae Latinae
Anno 2026
Anno 2026 cursus de litteris latinis ope retis omnium gentium in auditorio zoomico, ut aiunt, Thomas Bórri (Tommaso vulgo italorum) et Lucia Lanzillotta (Lee vulgo anglorum) praebebimus. Iam scholis autumnalibus nomina dare licet.
Post singulas scholas pelliculam discipulis mittemus.
Si plura scire cupis, scribas, sodes, ad Luciam: leelanzillotta@gmail.com
In 2026 we, i.e. Tommaso Bórri and Lee “Lucia” Lanzillotta, will offer courses on Latin literature through Zoom. It is now possible to sign up for our autumn classes.
After the classes, we will send a video recording to the students.
If you wish to know more, please email Lee: leelanzillotta@gmail.com.
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Hoc in cursu, Lucia, quae ipsa carmina inter alia ope artis memoriae ediscere solet, locos qui non modo ad hanc artem, verum etiam ad memoriam apud antiquos et recentiores pertinent, cum discipulis leget. Opera auctoris ad Herennium, Ciceronis, Augustini, inter alios, tractabimus.
Pretium solvendum: €100 discipulis universitatis vel lycei / €150 ceteris.
Quando: Diebus Martis hora octava cum dimidia, ab die sexto mensis octobris 2026 usque ad diem octavum mensis decembris.
Modo decem discipuli accipientur.
In this course, Lee, who herself is accustomed to memorizing poems and other material using the Art of Memory (also called Memory Palaces in English, for example on the television series Sherlock), will read with the students passages from Latin books not only relating to the Art of Memory but also to memory more generally in antiquity and more recent times. We will discuss works by the author of the ad Herennium, Cicero, Augustine, among others.
Price: €100 for high school or university students / €150 for everyone else.
When: Tuesdays at 8:30 CET, from the 6th of October 2026 to the 8th of December.
No more than ten students will be accepted.
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Hac in schola, librum secundum Tusculanarum legere incipiemus. Ea quae autumno, hieme, vereque praeteritis lēgimus tractare pergemus, sed etiam discipuli qui praeteritis scholis non interfuerint accipientur. Latine omnia fient, sed etiam linguis vernaculis (anglice, italice, gallice, hispanice) spinosiora explicare poterimus.
Quando: singulis diebus Saturni, ab hora 17:30 ad horam 18:45 in Italia, a die III mensis octobris usque ad diem V mensis decembris.
Pretium solvendum: €100 discipulis universitatis vel lycei / €150 ceteris.
Modo decem discipuli accipientur.
EN: Tommaso Francesco Bórri will teach passages from second book of Cicero’s “Tusculanae disputationes”. We will continue reading what we read in the previous courses (fall 2025, winter 2026, and spring 2026); however, all are welcome. The course will be taught in Latin, but more difficult matters may be explained in the vernacular languages (English, Italian, French, or Spanish) if the students wish.
When: Every Saturday, 17:30-18:45 in Italy, from the 3rd of October to the 5th of December.
Price: €100 for high school or university students / €150 for everyone else.
Only ten students will be accepted - sign up early!
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Ciceronis orationem pro Archia poeta perlegemus, et nonnulla exercitia, de syntaxi et de stilo, in scholis ipsis perficiemus. Haec oratio est laus carminum, poetarum, ipsius humanitatis, ex qua non solum eloquentiam summam, verum etiam sapientiam discere poterimus.
Quando: Diebus lunae, hora octava cum dimidia in Italia, ab die quinto mensis octobris 2026 usque ad diem septimum mensis decembris.
Pretium solvendum: €100 discipulis universitatis vel lycei / €150 ceteris.
Modo decem discipuli accipientur.
We will read Ciceros’s oration on behalf of the poet Archias and complete some exercises, which pertain to grammar and style, in the classes themselves. This oration is in praise of poetry, poets, and humanitas itself. Whence we will be able to learn not only eloquence, but also wisdom.
When: Mondays at 20:30 CET from the 5th of October to the 7th of December.
Price: €100 for students / €150 for everyone else.
No more than ten students will be accepted.
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Hoc autumno Thomas Borri, qui inter auctores libri qui Athenaze inscribitur est, prima capitula tirones docebit. Latine schola habebitur, sed nonnulla exercitia graece faciemus. De variis rebus linguis hodiernis, i.e. italice, anglice, hispanice, gallice, interrogare etiam licebit.
Quando: diebus Lunae et Iovis, ab hora septima usque ad horam octavam in Italia, ab die quinto mensis octobris 2026 usque ad diem decimum mensis decembris.
Pretium solvendum: €215 discipulis universitatis vel lycei / €250 ceteris.
Modo decem discipuli accipientur.
This autumn, Tommasso Borri, who is among the authors of the book Athenaze, will teach the first chapters of this book to beginners. The course will be held in Latin, but we will complete exercises together in Greek. It will also be possible to ask questions in Italian, English, Spanish, and French.
When: Mondays and Thursdays, from 19:00 to 20:00 in Italy, from the 5th of October to the 10th of December.
No more than ten students will be accepted.
normae scholarum (anglice scriptae) / rules of the course (in English)
Exemplum scholarum Luciae.
Exemplum scholarum nostrarum
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