Grammar
These are the three degrees adjectives can be divided into.
What are positive, comparative, and superlative?
Mensa, mensae
What is table or dining?
Galba, the first emperor chosen during the year of four emperors, was originally governor of this province.
What was Spain (Hispania)?
bellus, a, um in the nominative, positive, singular forms.
What is bellus, a, um?
This case can be used in place of quam when working with comparatives to make a comparison.
What is the ablative of comparison?
prae
What is in from of or before?
Vitellius gathered support from troops in this area, who he had been sent to calm down after Galba came to power.
What was Germany?
Pudicus, a, um in the nominative, singular, comparative forms.
What is pudicior, pudicius?
This is what quam is paired with when it is used as a conjunction, and what it means.
What is with a comparative, and meaning than?
turpis, turpe
What is ugly or disgraceful?
Vespasian was recalled from this conflict by Otho before his death.
What was the Great Jewish Revolt?
tristis, triste in the nominative, singular, comparative forms.
What is tristior, tristius?
These are the possible translations of the comparative degree.
What are -er, more ___, rather, or too.
limen, liminis
What is a threshold?
Vitellius, after capturing Rome and claiming the empire, held onto this precaution in case his upcoming battle against Vespasian went badly.
What was protecting Vespasian's brother and son and leaving them alone?
urbanus, a, um in nominative, singular, superlative forms.
This is what quam is paired with and what it means when it is used as an adverb.
What is a superlative, and as ____ as possible?
Quidam, quaedam, quoddam
What is a certain or some?
Galba upset the military backing him in these ways while traveling to Rome to claim the empire.
What was lying about pay, executing soldiers who asked questions, and refusing the traditional military bonus to the troops?
turpis, turpe in nominative, singular, superlative forms.
What is turpissimus, a, um?