The study of the social and political aspects of the Republican period is approached though additional authors. Students will analyze the connection of modern society to antiquity. The Comprehensive Regents Examination in Latin is given in June. Students will read the poetry of Vergil, Catullus, Horace, Martial and Ovid in Latin and English. Metrical form, particularly the dactylic hexameter, the poetical devices and grammatical forms of poetry are recognized.
Emphasis is given to connecting the attributes of the Empire to other disciplines.
The curriculum is designed to be rotated each year so students are reading more of the authors their fifth year. Opportunity for an independent project is given to the fifth year student.