44 William Blackwood & Sons' List. 



Now issued at Is. 6d. net to meet the requirements of the 

 Education Department for a Latin Translation Book suited to 

 pupils in the early stage of the subject. In its more expensive 

 form the volume has been extensively used by the greater Public 

 Schools, and is in its Twelfth Edition. A specimen copy will be 

 sent gratis to any teacher wishing to examine the book with 

 a view to introduction. 



TWELFTH EDITION. 



ADITUS FACILIORES. 



AN EASY LATIN CONSTRUING BOOK, 



WITH VOCABULARY. 



BY 



A. W. POTTS, M.A., LL.D., 



Late Head-Master of the Fettes College, Edinburgh, and sometime 

 Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge ; 



AND THE 



REV. C. DARNELL, M.A., 



Late Head-Master of Cargilfield Preparatory School, Edinburgh, 



and Scholar of Pembroke and Downing 



Colleges, Cambridge. 



Contents. 



PART I. Stories and Fables The Wolf on his Death-BedAlex- 

 ander and the Pirate Zeno's Teaching Ten Helpers The Swallow 

 and the Ants Discontent Pleasures of Country Life The Wolf and 

 the Lamb Simplicity of Farm Life in Ancient Italy The Conceited 

 Jackdaw The Ant and the Grasshopper The Hares contemplate 

 Suicide The Clever Parrot Simple Living The Human Hand The 

 Bear Value of Rivers Love of the Country Juno and the Peacock 

 The Camel The Swallow and the Birds The Boy and the Echo The 

 Stag and the Fountain The Cat's Device The Human Figure The 

 Silly Crow Abraham's Death- Bed The Frogs ask for a King The 

 Gods select severally a Favourite Tree Hear the Other Side. 



PART II. Historical Extracts THE STORY OF THE FABII : Histori- 

 cal Introduction The Story of the Fabii. THE CONQUEST OF VEII : 

 Historical Introduction The Conquest of Veii. THE SACRIFICE OF 

 DECIUS : Historical Introduction The Sacrifice of Decius. 



PART III. The First Roman Invasion of Britain Introduction 

 to Extracts from Caesar's Commentaries The First Roman Invasion of 

 Britain. 



PART IV. The Life of Alexander the Great -Historical Intro- 

 duction Life and Campaigns of Alexander the Great. 



APPENDIX. VOCABULARY. ADDENDA. 



Two Maps to Illustrate the First Roman Invasion of Britain and the 



Campaigns of Alexander the Great. 



