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Latinum Institute

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The Latinum Institute is a separate College of the Universitas Scholarium. It was founded in 2005 to provide students worldwide with the tools to teach themselves Latin through audio.

Now two decades later, it has grown into one of the most extensive audio language programmes ever assembled — thousands of hours of recordings, graded from absolute beginner to advanced, covering Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Akkadian, and more, all personally voice recorded by Molendinarius.

Nota Bene: The text-only reading courses from the Latinum Press are part of the Universitas Scholarium. You can read all of those for free here on this website. You would need a separate Universitas Scholarium subscription if you wanted to download PDF and EPUB files from the Latinum Press or the Centaurus Press, or to converse with the simulacra. Just reading these online does not require a separate subscription.

☞ The human-made audio courses listed on these pages are hosted on Patreon and require a separate Patreon subscription.

The Latinum Institute audio library is not included in a Universitas Scholarium membership. Access requires a separate monthly subscription at patreon.com/latinum. Two tiers are available:

Streaming Catalogue (USD 8/month) — Full streaming access to the complete audio library: all courses, all levels, all languages.
Download Catalogue (USD 15/month) — Everything in the streaming catalogue, plus downloadable audio files for selected courses and supplementary materials.

The text-based reading courses from the Latinum Press are part of the Universitas and do not require a Patreon subscription.

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How It Works

The Institute’s method is built on immersion through listening. Students work through graded human-made audio courses that draw on multiple historical methods — Adler, Comenius, Prendergast, D’Ooge — each offering a different path into the language. The interlinear and shadowing techniques develop fluency through repetition and active listening. Students progress from serial drills through graded readings to advanced literary texts.

The audio is supplemented by downloadable textbooks, vocabulary lists, and reading companions. The course is designed to work as a standalone programme for self-study, or as a supplement to school or university courses.

The Audio Catalogue

The core offering is Latin, with courses spanning five levels from beginner to advanced. Beyond Latin, the Institute provides audio materials for Ancient and Koine Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic, Akkadian, Middle English, and Music (Solfeggio). The full audio catalogue — accumulated and recorded by Molendinarius since 2005 — is hosted at Patreon across two tiers: the Streaming Catalogue (USD 8/month) gives full listening access to every course; the Download Catalogue (USD 15/month) adds downloadable audio files for selected courses and supplementary materials. The catalogue is indexed across the pages below, with direct links to each course and resource.

Latin AudioFive levels from absolute beginner to advanced — Adler, Comenius, Prendergast, D’Ooge, graded audiobooks, and full original texts. The complete Latin audio programme.Core programme · Patreon Greek AudioAncient and Koine Greek human-made audio courses and readings.Audio · Patreon Hebrew & AramaicBiblical Hebrew and Aramaic audio materials.Audio · Patreon Historical EnglishMiddle English and historical English audio.Audio · Patreon Vernacular AudioClassical texts in English translation — Caesar, Virgil, Lucretius.Audio · Patreon Resources & MethodMethodology, supplementary materials, and study guides.Patreon

Free Text-Based Courses from the Latinum Press

Alongside the audio programme, the Latinum Press publishes text-based reading courses for ancient and classical languages. These courses are free to read. To download their PDF or EPUB files you would need a separate Universitas Scholarium subscription.

History

The Latinum Institute began in 2005 as a one-person project to make Latin audio instruction freely available online. Over the following years, it grew through sustained recording work into a comprehensive resource used by thousands of students worldwide — from university professors to family learners. In 2026, the Institute joined the Universitas Scholarium, bringing its audio catalogue alongside the reading courses of the Latinum Press.