Vocabulary
imperātor
emperor
The pluperfect tense uses this stem
the perfect stem
This man probably owned the palace at Fishbourne.
Cogidubnus
salvēte, discipulī!
Hello, students!
consentiō
I agree/consent
melior
better
The pluperfect tense uses these endings
-eram, -erās, -erat, etc.
The Fishbourne palace was decorated in this style.
Roman/Italian
Fessus es!
You are lazy!
volēbātis
Y'all wanted/were wanting
cōnsilium
plan
The pluperfect tense is one step further back in time than this tense.
The perfect tense
The Fishbourne palace had many mosaics in this area.
The floors
summum saxum videō
I see the highest rock.
effūgistī
you escaped
The three principle parts of the verb to escape/flee
effugiō, effugere, effūgī
"had (verb)ed"
He was emperor when the Fishbourne palace underwent major renovations in 75 AD.
Vespasian
adveniēbāmus
We were arriving
importāvērunt
they imported
The three principle parts of the verb "to lift/raise"
tollō, tollere, sustulī
"More perfect"
The new capital town of the Regnenses.
Noviomagus
bestiam saevam tractāre nōn audēs.
You don't dare to handle the savage beast.
interfēcerat
he/she/it had killed