A TENSE Situation
This past tense (one of three kinds of past tense) indicates an action NOT specifically completed in the past.
What is Imperfect?
These are the six cases (in the right order).
What are Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative and Vocative?
Prope thermās erat templum, ā fabrīs Rōmānīs aedificātum.
Near the baths (there) was a temple, (having been) built by the Roman builders/craftsmen.
This was Quintus's cousin, who was married to Salvius.
Who was Rufilla?
This word means a curse tablet.
What is a dēfīxiō?
This past tense (one of three kinds of past tense) indicates an action that occurred BEFORE a past event, making it the past OF the past.
What is Pluperfect?
These are the functions of the six cases (in the right order).
What are subject, possessive, indirect object, direct object, object of the preposition and direct address?
"Iubeō tē," inquit, "ōmina īnspicere. Dīc mihi: quid vidēs?"
"I order you," he said, "to inspect the omens. Tell me: what do you see?"
This was Salvius's occupation.
What is Roman Senator?
This is the plural word meaning (more than one) curse tablet.
What are dēfīxiōnēs?
Verbs have this many principal parts.
These are the Genitive singular endings for the I, II and III Declensions (in the right order).
What are -ae, -ī, and -is?
"Ōmina sunt optima! Ōmina tibi remedium mīrābile significant, quod dea Sūlis Minerva tibi favet."
"The omens are excellent! The omens signify a miraculous cure for you, because the goddess Sulis Minerva favors you."
This was Memor's occupation.
What is haruspex/diviner?
Pipes in the Roman baths were made of this metal.
What is lead?
These are the two kinds of third conjugation, and their model verbs are trahere (to drag) and capere (to take).
What are "Classic" III and III "-io"?
The Genitive Plural in EVERY declension takes this ending.
What is -um?
Dea Sūlis, quae precēs aegrōtōrum audīre solet, nōbīs ōmina optima mīsit.
The goddess Sulis, who is accustomed to hearing the prayers of the sick, has sent us excellent omens.
This was Cephalus's status.
What is freedman (of Memor)?
This is the meaning of Aquae Sulis.
What is "the Waters of Sul(is)?"
In the Present Tense, although III Conjugation "borrows" its vowel from the neighboring IV Conjugation, III does not imitate IV's use of this marking, which (unlike all other conjugations) III simply does not have in the first place, even in its infinitive form.
What is a macron?
In this GENDER, the Nominative Plural always ends in -a.
What is neuter?
Quīntus, prīncipēs secūtus, circumspectāvit et attonitus, "Hae thermae," inquit, "maiōrēs sunt quam thermae Pompēiānae!"
Quintus, having followed the chiefs, looked around and, astonished, said, "These baths are bigger than the Pompeian baths!"
This daughter of Latro was pretty and obstinate and given a brooch by a Roman soldier.
Who was Vilbia?
The Romans identified the Celtic goddess Sul(is) with this Roman goddess.
Who is Minerva?