You may be interested in this article from the Guardian. Professor Eleanor Dickey (Reading University) has produced a collection of phrases books for Greek (?) learners of Latin in the 2nd to 6th century.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/10/ancient-greek-manuscripts-reveal-life-lessons-from-the-roman-empire
For the those who crave the revival of the ancient way of learning languages this looks like it fits the bill: