Readings for the Course

This requited syllabus of course readings outlines the minimum amount that students are to study in Latin and in English in order to be well prepared for a successful performance on the AP Exam. Students who can progress faster through the Latin should be encouraged to read more of the required works in Latin and in English. All students should spend time throughout the year developing their ability to read Latin at sight. The length of the Latin readings in the current AP Latin: Vergil required syllabus has been reduced while still presenting complete passages that represent crucial scenes from Books 1, 2, 4, and 6 of the Aeneid. Similarly, the required Latin prose readings from Caesar’s Gallic War are complete episodes that represent important passages from that work.

Required Syllabus

Required Readings in Latin

Vergil, Aeneid

Book 1: Lines 1-209,418-440,494-578
Book 2: Lines 40-56, 201-249,268-297,599-620
Book 4: Lines 160-218, 259-361,659-705
Book 6: Lines 295-332,384-425,450-476,847-899

Caesar, Gallic War

Book 1: Chapters 1-7
Book 4: Chapters 24-35 and the first sentence of Chapter 36 (Eodem die legati... venerunt.)
Book 5: Chapters 24-48
Book 6: Chapters 13-20

Required Readings in English

Vergil, Aeneid: Books, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12

Caesar, Gallic War: Books 1, 6, 7