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Hey all, I have begun work on Comenius' Orbis Sensualium Pictus. The project goals and aims are similar to my Vestibulum project.

Here is the document so far. I'm through about 14 or so chapters. Feel free to provide any corrections, feedback, criticism, etc.

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As Ben-Hur and his small company of friends stood stunned and horrified by the side of the road, the dread procession slowly wound its way up the hard and tortuous hill.

Dum Benhur et pauci qui circa eum erant stupefacti secundum viam stabant, horribile visu, illi procedentes circuibant lente in collem asprum ac tortuosum.

Τοῦ Βενὼρ καὶ τῶν ὀλίγων ἀμφὶ αὐτὸν ἐκπεπληγμένων καὶ κατὰ ...

- ὅρος ἐμός γε τε καὶ κανών τοὺ ἀνθρώπου τὸ δύνασθαι πρὸς πειρασμὸν λογίζεσθαι καὶ ἐπέχειν.
- My definition, at any rate, of humanity is the ability, in the face of temptation, to exercise reason while refraining oneself.

- ὅστις ἔτι καὶ ἂν οὐ ἔχῃ, οὐ δεῖ ὀνομάζεσθαι ἄνθρωπος.
- Whoever, furthermore, would not be able, he ought not be called Human.

- ὅστις ἂν ἔχῃ λόγον ἀλλά οὐ κόλασιν οὐ ἄνθρωπος ἐστὶν ἀλλὰ δυστυχὴς ...

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Then he was taken before Caiphas, the high priest, who asked him: “I adjure thee by the living God to tell us if thou art the Christ, the Son of God”
Then Jesus answered: “Thou hast said it, I am”
Then the high priest rent his garment, saying: “ He has blasphemed! What need have we more witnesses?”

Deinde ductus est ad Caipham principem ...

The fruit of many hours of labor is now complete. I have finished transcribing and retranslating Comenius' Vestibulum. Why have I done this?

First, the early-modern script is not easy on the eyes, and so my new transcription provides an easier read. Moreover, I have also included the macrons, indicating the quantity of every vowel. This is especially useful for beginners in their pronunciation and being able to identify where the accent ought fall.

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Near daybreak the next morning, two officers of Ben-Hurs’ secret army bring a startling report of what has happened to Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane.

Prope lucem sequente mane, duo præfecti clandestini exercitus Benhuris terribilem relatum referunt de quibus Jesu in villa Gethsemani contigerint.

Πρὸς ἡμέραν τὴν ὑστέραν, δύο ἄρχοντες τοῦ κρυφίοῦ στρατιοῦ τοῦ Βενὼρ φοβερὰν ἀπαγγελίαν ἀπαγγέλλουσι περὶ ὧν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ ...

I would like to look for books with ample exercises in continuous Latin prose composition as well as a corresponding answer key which would suit the use of more advanced students who have completed Bradley's Arnold. Could anyone provide me with good suggestions?

There are many threads on Textkit concerning the subject, and indeed I have discovered many valuable Latin composition books published a century ago on Google. However, the choice becomes difficult when many ...

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Five days after the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem, Simonides tells Ben-hur news of a sudden turn in events.

Die autem sexto post quam Christus Jerosolyma gloriose introivit, Simonides Benhuri nuntium narrat de quadam repentina commutatione.

Τῇ δὲ ἕκτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἐπειδὴ ὁ Χριστὸς τὰ Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐνδόξως εἰσἦλθεν, ὁ Σιμωνίδης τῷ Βενὼρ ἀγγελίαν διηγεῖται περί τινος αἰφνιδίου μεταβολῆς.

The Christ has not fulfilled our ...

Here is my document

The original document (Latin-English).

Here is the original document (Polish/German/Latin)

Edit: I am now basing my Vestibulum mostly after the Polish/German/Latin edition as it is in many ways superior.

I am writing an Ancient Greek version of computer game I played 40 years ago - in those input and output was text which is what I want as the point is to practice Greek.

The player is in the role of despot who assigns the peasants to various tasks. If the orders work out well the peasants continue to obey if not they rebel.

I am working on the first page in which the ...