Latin Lovers

"Why are we learning Latin?" It’s the perennial question we Latin teachers face. It’s sensible to ask regarding a dead language, and students wouldn’t be wrong to think of complaining about Latin as participating in a hallowed tradition. The newest response to those age-old complaints comes from British classicists Harry Mount and John Davie in Et tu, Brute?: The Best Latin Lines Ever. The subtitle has a straightforward promise: the ultimate goal is to show Latin is worth the effort.