You can’t get prepared for our Advanced-level Latin sequence without being able to read Latin poetry. That’s what this course is designed to do. Intermediate Latin II is a crash course in Latin poetry. We will read verse from a wide variety of poets, including Ovid, Catullus, Phaedrus, and Martial. In doing so, we will closely examine the elements of Latin prosody, and learn how to read and recite the poetry we are studying, with particular attention paid to some of the most important meters found in Latin verse: dactylic hexameter, elegiac couplets, and iambic senarius.
Course details:
- Sessions last 1.5 hours
- 1 session per week
- Course lasts 14 weeks
- Term runs Jan. 4, 2026 – Apr. 11, 2026
How ALI courses work:
- ALI courses are live, online classes run by ALI Latin professors. Learn Latin from anywhere.
- Classes run on a trimester basis.
- Fall: September – December
- Spring: January – April
- Summer: May – August
- We want to make sure you’re completely satisfied. If you don’t love your first Latin class, we guarantee a 100% refund. After that, in weeks 2 – 4, refunds will be made on a pro rata basis, based on however many class sessions you’ve attended. We cannot issue refunds after the fourth week of classes.
- Read more on our FAQ page and check out our academic calendar page to see a more detailed schedule
