Wheelock's Latin, officially titled Latin is a comprehensive, beginning Latin grammar. Chapters introduce related grammatical topics and assume little or no prior knowledge of grammar and language. At the end of each chapter are a collection of translation exercises created specifically for the book or taken directly from ancient sources. Those coming from the ancients (called "Sententiae Antiquae" -- lit., "old sentences or statements") may be either direct quotes or may be a paraphrase from the original document. Also interspersed in the text are introductions to Ancient Roman culture. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... A typical Barnes & Noble bookstore. ... Collins was a Scottish printing company founded by a schoolmaster, William Collins, in Glasgow in 1819. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Grammar is the study of rules governing the use of language. ... Look up quote in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Paraphrase is a statement or remark explained in other words or another way, so as to simplify or clarify its meaning. ... Area under Roman control  Roman Republic  Roman Empire  Western Empire  Eastern Empire Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a city-state founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...