Summary:
To begin with, the first paragraphs of the book describe the location of various nations in terms of what continent they are located in. Then, it moves on to discuss three different rivers and a few other islands in Europe, specifically about their location and their size. Finally, the last geographic topic discussed is the number of major cities in the Roman Empire, such as Sparta and Rome. To sum up that section of the first chapter, the extent of the immense Roman Empire is shown.
The second half of the chapter is about letters and numbers, which are described first. Following that, different vocabulary words are shown in terms of the number of letters they contain and the number of syllables needed to say it. The chapter ends with a few more examples of all of these.
Vocabulary & Grammar:
This first chapter of Lingua Latina was fairly simple to read, as there were no vocabulary words that troubled me when reading. Also, the grammar was very basic as well, extending only to singular and plural nouns and a few interrogative words. Linking verbs and adjectives were also used, and basically, the chapter introduces the reader to basic noun-adjective agreement.
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