Oxford Latin Course: Part 1 Chapter 7 Translations and Answers

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1 Quintus leads his dog into the field and greets his father. 2 Father and son are returning home from the field with the dog. 3 On the way Quintus sees many comrades; they all greet him. 4 Father takes the dog home, but Quintus plays with his comrades.

Exercise 7.1

1 magnam urbem 1 bonō rēge 2 rēgem fortem 2 puerō fortl 3 nāvem longam 3 omnibus comitibus 4 mātrēs laetās 4 prīncipe triīstī 5 omnēs puellās 5 urbibus multīs

Exercise 7.4

1 nāvēs parātae sunt. Agamemnōn nāvigāre iam cupit. 2 cūr manēs (manētis)? ad nāvem celeriter (ad)īre dēbēmus. 3 nōn possum nāvem vidēre. cūr nōn adest? 4 ecce! nāvis iam ā terrā abit; in illā nāve nāvigāre nōn potes (potestis). 5 principēs tē iubent domum redīre. 6 crās in aliā nāve nāvigāre possumus.

Exercise 7.2

1 patrem. Quintus call his father. 2 filiumfortem. The father praises his brave son. 3 mūtre. Horatia returns home with her mother. 4 fessam. The mother helps her tired daughter. 5 urbem. The Trojans defend the city bravely. 6 nāvēs. The Greeks cannot defend their ships. 7 omnibus comitibus. Patroclus runs into battle with all his comrades. 8 omnēs; urbem. All the Trojans flee into the city. 9 urbem; Patroclum. Hector does not flee into the city but attacks Patroclus. 10 hastam; Patroclum. He throws his spear and kills Patroclus.

Exercise 7.3

1: I enter 2: we enter 3: to enter 4: you (s.) enter 5: they enter 6: you (s.) sit 7: you (pl.) sit 8: we sit 9: to sit 10: I sit 11: I go 12: we return 13: to go away 14: they go in 15: you (s.) approach 16: we can 17: he/she can 18: I can 19: to be able 20: they can

Flavius' story: The siege of Troy

Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, calls together all the princes of the Greeks; he orders them to prepare war against the Trojans. His brother Menelaus is there; Achilles, the bravest of the heroes, comes from Thessaly; Odysseus is there from Ithaca with his comrades, and many others. They prepare a great army and many ships. They sail to the city (of) Troy and attack the Trojans. But the Trojans defend their city bravely. For ten years the Greeks besiege the city but cannot take it. At last Agamemnon and Achilles fall into a quarrel. Achilles is angry; he no longer fights but stays near the ships, idle. Now the Trojans conquer the Greeks and drive them to their ships. Agamemnon sends friends to Achilles who tell him to return to the fight. They say, 'Achilles, the Trojans are conquering us and driving us to the ships. We are in great danger. You must return to battle and defend your comrades.' But he does not listen to his friends nor does he cease from his anger.Soon the Trojans are attacking the ships and setting fire to them. Patroclus, a dear friend, goes to Achilles and says, 'Now the Trojans are burning our ships; you must cease from your anger and help your friends. If you refuse to fight, you must send me into battle with your comrades.' And so Achilles unwillingly sends Patroclus into battle. He (Patroclus) puts on the arms of Achilles and leads his comrades into battle.When the Trojans see the arms of Achilles, they are terrified and flee to the city. Patroclus runs at them and kills many. But Hector, the bravest of the Trojans, stands firm and calls Patroclus into battle. He hurls his spear and kills Patroclus.