Verba Descenda
Lectio
Culture
Grammatica
Chapter 24
100
manus, ūs (f.)
What is hand?
100
This play was called "Amphitruo"
What is the play of Plautus put on in the theatre?
100
This structure was built in C. 55 B.C
When was the Theater of Pompey built?
100
These verbs have passive forms but have active meanings
What is a deponent?
100
This is the 2nd person, singular, imperfect, passive, indicative form of loquor, loquī, locūtus sum.
What is loquebaris?
200
it is fitting
What is decet, decēre, decuit?
200
Lūcius and Marcus and friends were at the theatre.
Who was sitting in the seats at the theatre?
200
These were found in Roman cities throughout the empire.
Where were theaters found?
200
Cōnor is 1st conjugation and 1st person
What conjugation and person is cōnor in?
200
This is the accusative, singular form of sonitus, ūs m.
What is sonitum?
300
Gradus, ūs m.
What is step, pace, tier?
300
They were sitting in the highest seats.
Where was Valeria's family sitting?
300
This sea was called Mare Nostrum.
What did the Romans come to call the Mediterranean Sea?
300
They are the most common words of the 5th declension.
What are Rēs and diēs?
300
This is the genitive, plural form of rēs, reī f.
What is rērum?
400
Ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum (+abl)
What is use, employ, enjoy, experience?
400
The man in Alcmēna's bed is actually Zeus.
Who is the another Amphitruō?
400
This structure was named after Augustus' nephew, Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
What was The Theater of Marcellus named after?
400
This word is the V in puffv verbs.
What is Vescor, Vescī?
400
This is the dative, singular form of domus, ūs f.
What is domui?
500
Dīves, dīvitis.
What is rich, talented?
500
The spectators laughed after this happened
What do the spectators do after the Amphitruō was confused by his wife?
500
Comedies, tragedies, mimes, musical performances,and even the occasional acrobatic or gladiatorial contest were performed.
What type of performances were put on in the Roman theaters?
500
These verbs have a blend of active and deponent forms.
What are Semi-Deponents?
500
This is the 3rd person, plural, future, passive, indicative form of ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum (+abl)
What is utentur?
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