The ranatica is a resource to learn and study roman latin and especially the latin of roman comedy.
Each section has its own README file as well.
- Contains resources for games and activities to learn and rehearse latin.
- Contains resources about technical aspects of roman comedy (structure, meter)
- Contains resources about writing roman comedies
- Contains resources on latin grammar and language history.
- Has in part a construction-based approach to grammar.
- Also approaches grammatical constructions as communication strategies.
- Ex: QUESTIONS IN LATIN
- Contains resources on latin vocabulary, idioms and expressions.
- Ex: APUD SE ESSE
- Contains parallel Latin and Greek resources
- Also contains some resources about Greek Comedy
- Contains resources on about a simple sentence structure annotation system
- Also contains texts annotated using that system
- Contains resources on speaking about specific topics in latin.
- Ex: PREPARING FOOD
The general philosophy of the Ranatica is to provide different views of latin texts.
These present themselves as annotated texts or annotated collections of examples.
- Getting familiar with the grammar (RANATICA)
- Getting familiar with the word order and their impact (STRUCTURA UERBORUM)
- Getting familiar with the vocabulary and idioms (SCITIN FORO UTI)
- Getting familiar with speaking about various topics (UAE ME QUI RECENS IN FORUM SUM DELATUS)
- Getting proficient with actively producing latin (LUDI)
- Getting familiar with the art of comedy (LUDI SCAENICI)
- Exploring the Greek plays (SCRIPTA EXADUORSUM STATUTA)
The Ranatica aims at:
- Raw data accessibility and visibility
- Systematicity and regularity in the annotations
- Avoiding spurious ambiguities through careful design of annotations and guidelines
- Searchability
Help people enjoy and act Roman comedy
Pull requests are welcomed and will be reviewed.
You can also get in touch with us through the website and discord: