Minimus

Minimus is a beginner Latin course built around a comic‑style textbook about a real Roman family living at Vindolanda in Britain. Short, humorous episodes introduce basic vocabulary and grammar, with sidebars on Roman history, artifacts, and daily life. Parents of younger or language‑shy students like that it feels more like reading a graphic novel than slogging through verb charts. The program works best as a light first year of Latin or as a classical‑culture elective rather than a full multi‑year sequence. Texts and teacher guides are mid‑range in price, and because lessons are flexible, families can stretch the content over one or two years to maximize value.