Vocabulary
extremus, extrema, extremum
farthest
praesens, praesens, praesens, praesentis (gen.)
present
recite the second declension masculine endings
us, i, o, um, o, i, orum, is, os, is
What is an epigram?
short, witty, often mean poem
non amo te, Sabidi, nec possum dicere quare.
I don't love you, Sabidius, and I'm not able to say why.
regio, regionis (f)
region
ignis, ignis (m)
fire
What phrase do we use to remember the vowel change for the present subjunctive?
we beat a liar; we fear a liar
What does Martial say about Sextus (the boastful youth)?
that he has a face of someone swimming under water
ego huc invitatus sum ut recitem, tu ut audias
I was invited here in order to recite, you (were invited here) in order to listen
fruor, frui, fructus sum (+abl)
enjoy
miror, mirari, miratus sum
admire, wonder at
Give the present active subjunctive forms for "dono, donare, donavi, donatum"
donem, dones, donet, donemus, donetis, donent
What happens in Martial's poem about Domitian?
He praises the great size of Domitian's new palace
tu Pontilianus es, qui semper me rogas ut libellos meos tibi mittam.
You're Pontilianus, who always asks me to send my short books to you.
student, pupil
discipulus, discipuli (m)
end
finis, finis (m)
Give the imperfect passive subjunctive forms for "offendo, offendere, offensi, offensum"
offenderer, offendereris, offenderetur, offenderemur, offenderemini, offenderentur
Two of Martial's poems involve a woman named Thais (not necessarily the same woman). How is she described in each poem?
aethera contingit nova nostri principis aula;
clarius in toto sol videt orbe nihil.
the new palace of our emperor touches the sky;
the sun sees nothing brighter on the whole earth.
touch
tango, tangere, tetigi, tactum
become angry at
irascor, irasci, iratus sum
Fully decline the noun-adjective pair "regio bella"
regio bella, regionis bellae, regioni bellae, regionem bellam, regione bella
regiones bellae, regionum bellarum, regionibus bellis, regiones bellas, regionibus bellis
Who angrily leaves the audience after Martial recites the poem about Domitian? What henchman of Nero was present in the audience?
Glabrio; Epaphroditus
miraris veteres, Vacerra, solos
nec laudas nisi mortuos poetas.
You only admire old poets, Vacerra, and you don't praise them unless they're dead.