Nouns
Who/what are milites?
Soldier
What does facio mean?
I make/I do
A standard-bearer
How do you translate erat?
facimus.
We make.
Who or what is a titulus?
Title/Inscription
What does pugno mean?
I fight
What was the name of Flavius' standard bearer?
Lucius Duccius Rufinus
A singular verb that we translate as "It ...." in English
signifer stipendium custodit.
The standard-bearer watched over the pay/money.
Who or what is pons?
Bridge
What does volo mean?
I want/I wish
About how many soldiers were in a Roman legion?
5,500 or 6,000
What is an infinitive?
A Latin verb form that ends in "re" and we translate as "to ..." in English
necesse est pugnare.
It is necessary to fight.
Who or what is stipendium?
Pay
What does scribo mean?
I write
Where was Iulius stationed in the Roman Empire?
Dacia
What three things does the "um" at the end of titulum tell me?
Its masculine, singular and a direct object
difficile est nobis saxa portare.
It is difficult for us to carry rocks.
Who or what is saxa?
Rocks/stones
What does transeo mean?
I go across
Who was the Imperator that Iulius was serving under?
Trajan
What three things does the "ae" at the end of epistulae tell me?
Its feminine, plural, and the subject.
Lepidina dicit, "placit mihi epistulam legere."
Lepidina said, "It is pleasing to me to read the letter"