Oxford Latin Course: Part 2 Chapter 19 Translations and Answers

Exercise 19.6

1 Aeneas was born at Troy. 2 When the Greeks conquered Troy, he led his comrades to Sicily. 3 The Trojans were sailing to Italy when a storm drove them to Libya. 4 Aeneas stayed a long time with Dido at Carthage. 5 At last Jupiter ordered him to sail to Italy. 6 And so he left Carthage and led his comrades to Puteoli.

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1 At last the journey was finished; Quintus and his father had entered Rome. 2 The next day they walked to the forum; Quintus had never seen such splendid buildings. 3 At last Flaccus said to him, 'You have looked at everything now; come to the school of Orbilius.' 4 Quintus had not looked at everything, but his father led him out of the forum.

Exercise 19.5

1 Capuae 2 Cūmās 3 Cūmīs 4 Cūmīs 5 Antiī 6 Rōmam

Exercise 19.7

1 Flaccus Quīntusque domō discessērunt, sed Scintilla et Horātia Venusiae mānsērunt. 2 pater fīliusque Rōmam contendērunt; decem diēbus ad urbem pervēnērunt. 3 iter longum fuerat et difficile. 4 Rōmae septem annōs mānsērunt; deinde Flaccus domum redīre cōnstituit. 5 Flaccus Venusiam rediit; Quīntus ab Italiā discessit Athēnāsque nāvigāvit. 6 Quīntus Athēnīs diū manēbat.

Exercise 19.4

1 Flaccus was standing on the top of a hill when he saw the walls of Rome. 2 Night had already come when Flaccus led Quintus into the city. 3 When they came to the middle of the city, they stayed a long time in the forum; they had never seen such splendid buildings. 4 Flaccus was looking for a postman; he had written a letter to Scintilla. 5 Scintilla was happy; at last Flaccus had sent a letter. 6 Mother called Horatia, who had gone out into the garden.

Exercise 19.1

1 we are washing 2 we washed 3 he/she came 4 he/she is coming 5 you bought 6 they leave 7 they left 8 we see 9 we saw 10 we were sitting 11 we sat 12 we are sitting 13 you conquered 14 I read (past) 15 I am reading 16 they took 17 you threw 18 he/she fled 19 we are fleeing 20 I made

Quintus finds a new home

At last Flaccus entered a block of flats of which the door was open and looked for the doorkeeper. He found him sleeping in the courtyard. He was drunk. Flaccus woke him and said, 'My son and I are looking for a home. Have you a lodging vacant?' He did not get up but answered Flaccus: Tve got no lodging vacant. Go away.' So he spoke; he closed his eyes and went to sleep again. Father and son had gone out sad(ly) into the street, when someone called them back. A woman hurried out of the door, old and wrinkled, who said, 'Wait; my husband is a blockhead and always drunk. He was wrong. We have one garret empty. Come.' Panting she led them to the top storey. There was a garret, small and dirty. The doorkeeper's wife said, 'Look! do you want to rent this garret? I am asking only five denarii.' Flaccus was angry; 'You are asking too much,' he said; 'the garret is small and dirty. I'm willing to give you three denarii.' 'You say three denarii,' she said, 'thief! Give me four denarii, if you want to rent the garret.' Flaccus unwilling(ly) gave in and handed over four denarii to her. Away went the woman to the doorkeeper. Quintus looked at his new home sad(ly).

Rome

While Scintilla and Horatia waited anxiously at Venusia, Quintus and his father had now marched for nine days towards Rome; they had crossed mountains and rivers; the journey had been long and difficult. At last they were not far from Rome. Quintus was very tired, but his father said, 'Don't despair, Quintus; the journey is nearly finished. We are not far from Rome.' The next day they caught sight of the walls of the city and hurried to the gates. Night had already come when they entered the city. They found a little inn; they dined and after dinner went to sleep at once. At dawn Flaccus woke Quintus and said, 'Come, Quintus; we must look for the school of Orbilius.' They proceeded slowly through the streets of the city. At last they were walking in the Sacred Way and had soon come to the forum. Neither Quintus nor his father had ever seen such splendid buildings. They stood for a long time astonished; then they began to look at everything. Here was the temple of Vesta, where the Vestal Virgins looked after the ever-burning fire; there was the Aemilian Basilica, where the magistrates dispensed justice; here were the Rostra, where the magistrates used to make speeches to the people. There had stood the senate house; now it lay in ruins, burnt in a riot. In front was the Capitoline Mount, where stood the huge temple of Jupiter. They had looked at everything for a long time when Flaccus said, 'Come, my son, we will stay in Rome for a long time; you will often see all this.' They left the forum and climbed a hill; soon they had arrived at the school of Orbilius. They could hear the boyS reciting and Orbilius correcting them; but they did not go in. Flaccus said, 'Come, Quintus; we must find a lodging and buy new clothes.' Quintus and his father left the middle of the city and proceeded to the Subura, where the poor lived. There there were no great houses, but high blocks of flats, in which many families lived. The streets were dirty and narrow. Many people were running this way and that; everywhere (was) shouting and uproar. Soon they came to a clothes shop; Flaccus bought Quintus a toga with a purple border and a white tunic; Quintus, who had never had such splendid clothes, thanked his father. Then they went on into the Subura and looked for a lodging.

Exercise 19.2

dīxeram, I had said etc.

Exercise 19.3

they had bought, we conquered, promise!, we had read, he/she departed, to be away, he/she was weeping, he/she left, he/she is entering, we studied, he/she entered, you broke, we did, you had shut, he is leaving