A TENSE Situation
If the stem of a participle ends with -ns or -nt, this is the tense of the participle.
What is present tense?
This case is crucial for determining the stem of a noun.
What is genitive?
In the phrase, "amīcī mē monuērunt ut tē cavērem," the word cavērem is in this tense and mood.
What is imperfect subjunctive?
The tribune Rufus was the son of this man from the blue book.
Who was Barbillus?
It was the task of the aquilifer, a solider of the first cohort, to carry this.
What is the eagle (aquila/standard of the legion)?
The presence of these four letters between the perfect stem and the present ending of a verb indicates a pluperfect subjunctive.
What is "-isse"?
Participles are verbal ________.
What are adjectives?
In the phrase, "amīcī mē monuērunt ut tē cavērem," the subject is _____.
What is I (first person singular)?
While Rufus was interrogating Quintus, this man was making many false accusations about Quintus to Agricola.
Who was Salvius?
Roman barracks were divided into pairs of rooms; each one, known as a contubernium, could house this many soldiers.
What is eight?
This tense, when in the subjunctive mood, contains the entire infinitive of a verb.
What is Imperfect?
Besides case, adjectives match their nouns in these two other criteria.
What are number and gender?
In the phrase, "amīcī mē monuērunt ut tē cavērem," the words amīcī mē monuērunt... mean: (___) ___ ___ ___ ...
What is (My) friends warned me...?
It was a good thing Quintus happened to be carrying Barbillus' letter, because it convinced Rufus that he was this kind of man.
What is faithful/loyal?
In the basilica, or great hall, the the commander did this (one of three things).
What was working with his officers? OR: What was interviewing important local people? OR: What was administering military justice?
Imperfect stems of the I, II, III, III -io and IV conjugations end, respectively, in: -ā, -ē, -ē, ____ and -iē.
What is -iē?
All plural genitive nouns end in these two letters (and may include other letters before them).
What is -um?
In the phrase, "amīcī mē monuērunt ut tē cavērem," the word cavērem means _____.
What is that I should beware (or to beware)?
Agricola had a conversation with Quintus for this many hours, after which he was furious with Salvius.
What is three?
In the center of the far long wall of the basilica and directly facing the main gate was the most sacred place in the fortress, the sacellum, which housed the aquila, and translates into English as this.
Who is chapel?
All perfect tense verbs describe completed actions and use a _______ stem.
What is perfect?
The word prīncipia should not be mistaken for a first declension noun, it is actually a plural neuter noun, belonging to this declension.
What is second?
In the phrase, "amīcī mē monuērunt ut tē cavērem," the word ut signals this kind of clause.
What is indirect command?
Once Salvius was exposed, he justified himself by saying that his actions had been instructed by this man.
Who was The Emperor (Domitian)?
The via prīncipālis extended across the whole width of the fortress, making a T-junction with this other main street just in front of the prīncipia.
What was the via praetōria?