Vocab
What does "audeo, audēre, ausī, ausum" mean in english translation?
English translation: to dare
Translate the following: "tandem Barbillus, qui multa aedificia possidebat, mihi tabernam optimam obtulit."
Translated: "Finally Barbillus, who owned many buildings, offered me a very good shop."
What are the standard endings for fourth declension masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns?
Masculine and feminine nouns typically end in -us in the nominative singular, while neuter nouns end in -ū.
What are somethings that would be used to color glass back in old glassmaking?
Natural sand
What is another word for a God?
What is a Deity?
What does "agmen, agminis, n. " mean in english translation?
English: column(of people), procession
Translate the following: "taberna, quam Barbillus mihi offerebat, optimum situm habebat, optimum lucrum."
Translated: "The shop, which Barbillus was offering me, had the best location and [promised] the best profit."
How do you translate a genitive noun (such as Alexandriae)?
A most commonly translated into English using the word "of" or by using an apostrophe-s ('s) to show possession.
What are some major Gods that the Romans adopted?
Romans adopted Egyptian gods (such as Isis, Serapis, and Osiris)
REMEMBER ISIS
How does the English word facile relate to its Latin root facilis?
Facilis means "easy". A "facile" success or argument is something that is easily achieved or overly simplistic.
What does"cognōscō, cognōscere, cognōvī, cognitus" translate to?
English: To find out, learn
Translate the following: “num dormis? Eutychum, dominum tuum, interrogare volo. Cur mihi obstas?”
Translated: "Are you sleeping? I want to ask Eutychus, your master." (or Why do you block my way)
How do you recognize the case of a fourth or fifth declension noun when it appears inside a sentence?
Nominative-us (neuter: -ū)-ūs (neuter: -ua)
Genitive-ūs-uum
Dative-uī (neuter: -ū)-ibus (or -ubus)
Accusative-um (neuter: -ū)-ūs (neuter: -ua)
What four things did Alexandria offer merchants and businessmen?
Safe harbors, lots of dockworkers to handle cargo, warehouses for storage, and busy markets.
If a person's behavior is described as impetuous, from which Stage 17 Latin noun does this word derive, and what does it reveal about their actions?
It comes from impetus (attack). It means they act quickly or forcefully without thinking, like launching an unprovoked attack.
What does"appropinquō, appropinquāre, appropinquavi (+dat.)" translate to in english?
English: to approach, come near to
Translate the following:"ibi Clemens tabernam suam prope templum Isidis conspexit. valvas evulsas vidit, tabernam direptam."
Translated: "There, Clemens caught sight of his shop near the temple of Isis. He saw the doors torn off, the shop ransacked."
How do you tell a fifth declension noun apart from a first or third declension noun in a vocabulary list?
What was the Caesareum and who started it?
A shrine begun by Queen Cleopatra (first intended to honor Mark Antony), which was later finished by Augustus for himself.
When someone lives on a peninsula, how does geography tie this word back to īnsula?
Īnsula means "island". Combined with paene (almost), a peninsula is "almost an island."
What does "dēmōnstrō, dēmōnstrāre, dēmōnstrāvī, dēmōnstrātus" mean in english?
English: To show, point out
Translate the following:“fortuna semper ei favet. hanc tabernam Clementi emere volo. tibi centum aureos offero.”
Translated: "Fortune always favors him. I want to buy this tavern for Clemens. I offer you one hundred gold coins."
What are the standard endings for fifth declension nouns?
The standard case endings for Latin fifth declension nouns are -ēs and -e in the singular, and -ēs, -erum, and -ēbus in the plural.
What five items were commonly exported from Egypt to Rome?
Grain, papyrus, gold, marble, and granite.
When a historical artifact is desecrated, what is being done to it according to the root adjective sacer?
Sacer means "sacred" or "holy". To desecrate something means to treat a holy object with severe disrespect.