• ISSN Print: 2059-5743
• ISSN Digital: 2059-5751

OBP and Dickinson College have partnered to create books that offer enhanced key texts in Latin in Open Access format. Our joint Series appears as both free web resources hosted on the DCC website and as interactive texts released in a variety of formats: free to read, digital and printed. Including embedded audio files of the original text read aloud, these editions also contain commentary, notes and full vocabulary. Both entertaining and thought-provoking, they are an invaluable aid to students of Latin and general readers alike.

• Classics
• Classics: Latin Textbooks
• Textbooks and Learning Guides

Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal: Latin Text, Notes, Maps, Illustrations and Vocabulary

• Bret Mulligan

Although most of Nepos' works have been lost, we are fortunate to have his biography of Hannibal. Nepos offers a surprisingly balanced portrayal of a man that most Roman authors vilified as the most monstrous foe that Rome had ever faced. Nepos' straightforward style and his preference for common vocabulary make Life of Hannibal accessible for those who are just beginning to read continuous Latin prose, while the historical interest of the subject make it compelling for readers of every ability.

• Classics
• Classics: Latin Textbooks
• Textbooks and Learning Guides

Ovid, Amores (Book 1)

• William Turpin

Although influenced by poets such as Catullus, Ovid demonstrates a much greater awareness of the funny side of love than any of his predecessors. The Amores is a collection of romantic poems centered on the poet’s own complicated love life. This edition of the first book of the collection contains the complete Latin text of Book 1, along with commentary, notes, full vocabulary and embedded audio files of the original text read aloud by Aleksandra Szypowska.