One of the two great classical languages of Europe, Latin today is largely the province of scholars, linguists and clergy. But even they begin their study somewhere. This book provides students with an enjoyable alternative to the more codified texts one finds in classrooms. The book's premise is "What if you travel back in time for a vacation in Ancient Rome?" It provides everything a traveller would have needed to know while in the city, including how to book a room, addressing the Emperor, and asking about the next gladiator match at the Coliseum. A favourite saying of novelist Henry Miller was, "This is better than reading Virgil!" The book doesn't make that claim, but Latin students should find it the best thing before getting there.