Greece and Rome in expert online translation.

Byline: Daniel Griffin

Greece and Rome in expert online translation

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The Lectrix literary portal is a compact application of online technology and educational materials fused with academic expertise in the study of ancient Greek and Latin texts. The texts include Plato's Ion, the philosopher's famous critique of poetry, and Cicero's In Catilinam I and II, where the orator addresses the Senate and the Roman people about Catiline's plot to overthrow the republic.

With the help of the weighty expertise from academics in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge and in partnership with Cambridge University Press, Lectrix provides scholars with a clickable guide to the meaning, translation and contextual outline to the site's ancient texts. Lectrix is intended for students who already have a basic knowledge of Greek and Latin grammar as well as some experience of reading ancient texts.

The Lectrix content consists of four Greek and four Latin key texts. Each passage is broken down into chapter and verse for bite-size analysis, in some cases word by word. What makes Lectrix formidable is the depth of interpretation and knowledge that accompanies each searchable phrase and word in the texts.

Whether you're a student online or a professor lecturing through an interactive whiteboard, you can open a passage in Lectrix for study. Users can click on and explore the meaning and translation of virtually every word in the texts. ...