CAPSULA LIBRORUMCarolus et MariaMary Fay
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Carolus et Maria
Highly repetitive Level 1 prose about two children, their family, and their world.
FamilySchoolGraded Level 1
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CAPSULA LIBRORUMCornēliaMima Maxey
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Cornēlia
A continuous Level 1 reader that builds a small, familiar world through controlled repetition.
FamilyDaily lifeGraded Level 1
CAPSULA LIBRORUMInitiumR. B. Appleton
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Initium
A Level 1 sequence of tiny classroom dialogues with macrons preserved from the source.
DialogueSchoolGraded Level 1
CAPSULA LIBRORUMBreviarium · Book IEutropius
LiteratureAuthentic literature
Breviarium · Book I
The complete first book: Rome's kings, the birth of the Republic, and its early struggles through Camillus.
Roman historyKingsEarly RepublicTarget text
CAPSULA LIBRORUMEpistulae MoralesLucius Annaeus Seneca
LiteratureAuthentic literature
Epistulae Morales
Letters on time, friendship, fear, virtue, and the good life.
StoicismLetters
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CAPSULA LIBRORUMŌra MaritimaE. A. Sonnenschein
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Ōra Maritima
A complete maritime and historical reader, including Caesar's expeditions to Britain.
TravelMilitaryRoman culture
CAPSULA LIBRORUMPrō PatriāE. A. Sonnenschein
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Prō Patriā
A complete sustained historical reader especially useful for war, government, and Roman Britain.
MilitaryHistoryRoman culture
CAPSULA LIBRORUMPuer RōmānusR. B. Appleton and W. H. S. Jones
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Puer Rōmānus
A complete, varied reader of Roman stories, daily life, history, and culture.
Daily lifeHistoryRoman culture
CAPSULA LIBRORUMP. Cornēlius LentulusBenjamin L. D'Ooge
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P. Cornēlius Lentulus
The complete story of a Roman boy, retained for extensive reading and pathway support.
FamilySchoolMilitary
CAPSULA LIBRORUMColloquium HarleianumHermeneumata Pseudodositheana
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Colloquium Harleianum
The most extensive of the Dickey colloquia: daily school routines, marketplace interactions, and domestic life.
Daily lifeConversationSchoolRoman culture
CAPSULA LIBRORUMColloquium Monacensia–EinsidlensiaHermeneumata Pseudodositheana
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Colloquium Monacensia–Einsidlensia
A sophisticated colloquium combining two manuscript traditions, featuring conversation patterns and philosophical exchanges.
Daily lifeConversationSchoolRoman culture
CAPSULA LIBRORUMColloquia Stephani et Leidense–StephaniHermeneumata Pseudodositheana
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Colloquia Stephani et Leidense–Stephani
Two distinct colloquia preserved in a single manuscript tradition: a connected narrative and an eclectic miscellany.
Daily lifeConversationSchoolRoman culture
CAPSULA LIBRORUMColloquia Montepessulanum et CeltisHermeneumata Pseudodositheana
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Colloquia Montepessulanum et Celtis
Two colloquia combined: a brief, highly structured colloquium and a substantial miscellany of dialogue passages.
Daily lifeConversationSchoolRoman culture