Oxford Latin Course: Part 1 Chapter 15 Translations and Answers

Exercise 15.2

1 Mercury himself orders Aeneas to sail to Italy. 2 He (Aeneas) is unwilling to do this. 3 But he cannot neglect the orders of the gods themselves. 4 He hurries to his comrades and tells them to prepare the ships. 5 On that very day (on that day itself) Dido learns this (these things). 6 She herself summons Aeneas and asks him about this (these things). 7 Aeneas makes this reply to her: 'Jupiter himself orders me to make for Italy.' 8 When the Trojans sail from Libya, Dido herself kills herself with her own hand.

Exercise 15.4

1 The enemy are surrounding us; we refuse to stay here; we must break out of the camp. 2 The consul himself is afraid of the enemy and refuses to lead the army against them. 3 No one can save us except Cincinnatus himself. And so summon him to the city. 4 'Cincinnatus, lead this army against the enemy and take help to the consul's legions.' 5 Cincinnatus leads the army against the enemy; he defeats the enemy in battle and saves both the consul himself and his legions.

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1 While Cincinnatus is cultivating (ploughing) his field, messengers approach and order him to come to the senate. 2 He tells his wife to bring out his toga and hurries to the senate. 3 When he approaches the city, the senators themselves come to meet him. 4 Cincinnatus takes off his toga and again cultivates his field.

Exercise 15.5

1: post cēnam Flaccus saepe vult fābulas puerīs nārrāre. 2: Quīntus semper cupit fābulās audīre dē bellīs mīlitibusque 3: hae fābulae Flaccō ipsī placent, quī eās bene nārrat. 4: Horātia nōn vult haec audīre; et Scintilla et ipsa fābulās audīre cupiunt dē fēminīs Rōmānīs. 5: ubi Flaccus Quīntusque absunt/nōn adsunt, Scintilla nōnnumquam fābulās nārrat dē fēminīs. 6: Horātia hās fābulās laeta audit.

Cincinnatus saves Rome

The next day Cincinnatus leads the army against the enemy. At midnight he draws near the camp of the enemy. Then he orders his soldiers to surround the enemy and raise loud shouts. Both the enemy and the consul's army hear the shouts. The consul says, 'Listen to those shouts, soldiers. The Romans are bringing help and already attacking the enemy. Break out of the camp and attack the enemy yourselves.' So he says, and leads his soldiers into battle.Now the Romans are attacking the enemy from both sides. They (the enemy) are terrified. They despair and soon surrender. They lay down their arms and depart to their own territory.Cincinnatus leads the Roman soldiers back to the city. The fathers lead him into the city in triumph. AU the citizens rejoice and hold a feast. So Cincinnatus saves the city. But he soon returns home, takes off his toga, and works again in his field. 1 When Cincinnatus approaches the enemy, he orders his men to surround them and raise loud shouts. 2 The besieged consul tells his men to break out of the camp and attack the enemy. 3 The enemy despair because they are being attacked from both sides. They surrender, lay down their arms and retire to their own territory. 4 The senators come out to meet him and lead him into the city in triumph. 5 Cincinnatus takes off his toga, returns to his farm and gets back to work. 6 The moral might be that in a crisis it is not riches and honours that count, but courage and patriotism, which are found even in poor men.

Cincinnatus

When Quintus and Horatia return from school and Flaccus from the field, they all rest. Soon Quintus says, 'Father, please (if you will) tell us a story.' He answers, 'What story do you want to hear, Quintus?' Quintus says, 'Tell me the story about Cincinnatus, father.' He replied, 'You've already heard that story often, Quintus, but if you want to hear it again, I am willing to tell it.' Cincinnatus is a brave man and experienced in war, but poor; he cultivates a small field himself across the Tiber. At that time Rome is a small city; it is always waging war with many enemies. Once the enemy lead their forces into Roman territory and pitch camp not far from the walls of the city. The Roman consul, an inexperienced and timid man, leads out his legions and tries to drive back the enemy. He pitches camp on a hill near the enemy but is afraid to attack them. They quickly surround the Roman camp and besiege the army. When the citizens learn this, they are very afraid. They gather at the senate house and tell the fathers (i.e. the senators) to save the city; they shout: 'The city is in great danger. Save our city, fathers. Drive back the enemy.' The consul says to the fathers, 'What should we do, fathers? How can we save the city?' The fathers answer, 'Cincinnatus alone can save us, for he is experienced in war and is a brave man, who loves his country and always defeats the enemy. We must appoint him dictator. Summon Cincinnatus to the city at once.' And so the fathers send messengers to Cincinnatus. They hurry across the Tiber and soon find Cincinnatus who is working in his field. The messengers approach him and say, 'Cincinnatus, the fathers bid you come to the senate at once.' He is very surprised but he cannot neglect the orders of the senate; he hurries home; he washes himself and tells his wife to bring out his toga. Then, dressed in his toga, he hurries with the messengers to the senate. When he approaches the city, the fathers come to meet him and lead him into the senate. There they say, 'You alone can save the city. And so we appoint you dictator. Lead the army against the enemy and save the city from great danger.'

Exercise 15.3

magnum mare magnī maris magnō marī magnum mare magnō mari pater ipse patris ipsīus patri ipsī patrem ipsum patre ipsō maritī tristēs maritōrum tristium marītīs trīstibus maritōs tristēs maritīs trīstibus haec puella huius puellae huic puellae hanc puellam hāc puellā ingentia saxa ingentium saxōrum ingentibus saxīs ingentia saxa ingentibus saxīs illī senēs illōrum senum illīs senibus illōs senēs illīs senibus