Welcome to Initium! This course is for everyone new to our community. If the concept of the "ablative absolute" or hearing someone talk about the "cursus honorum" gets you interested, you’re among good friends. In this 7-day journey, you’ll clarify your motivation, explore a learning path, share classical ideas, and craft your intro so we can all grow together. By Day 7, you’ll record a 20-second video sharing who you are, a book you bring, and how you’ll contribute to Colloquium.

Imperium Rōmānum (the Roman Empire) is the inaugural course in our immersive Latin series. It's designed for absolute beginners, and gets you on the path towards general fluency in Latin. Inspired by the legendary LLPSI course by Hans Ørberg, but making use of native-AI tools and powered by Immersio ([www.immersio.io](www.immersio.io)), you become immersed into a story about friends and families that take place in different parts of the empire around 117 AD when it was at its peak. Start here!