Latin Test Ii

Front 1

Posteä Römulus Remusque constituunt urbem condere in iïs locïs ubi expositi et ëducäti erant.

Back 1

Afterwords, Romulus and Remus decide to found a city in that region where they had been exposed and educated.

Front 2

Quod gemini erant, incertum fuit uter nömen novae urbi daret et regnäret.

Back 2

Because they were twins, it was uncertain which of the two would give a name to the new city and rule.

Front 3

Tandem statuërunt auguria capere.

Back 3

At last they decided to take UP THE auguries.

Front 4

Remus prior sex vultures vïdit, sed mox Römulus duodecim.

Back 4

At first Remus saw six vultures, but soon Romulus twelve.

Front 5

Inde altercätio oritur, dëïnde rixa, quä in rixä Remus occïsus est.

Back 5

Then a dispute arises, then a quarrel, in which Remus was killed.

Front 6

Multi tamen narrant Remum novos müros transiluisse, ut frätrem vexäret.

Back 6

Many never the less say that Remus jumped over the new walls in order to annoy his brother.

Front 7

Tum Römulus, ut hi dïcunt, haec verba locütus est:
‘sïc pereant omnes qui transilient moenia mea’,
et statim frätrem interfëcit.

Back 7

Then Romulus, so these men say, spoke these words: 'so let all men perish who leap over my walls', and immediately he killed his brother.

Front 8

Ita sölus imperium Römulus adeptus est, et urbem novam nömine suo appellävit.

Back 8

So Romulus alone gained the power, and called the new city by his own name.

Front 9

Römulus, creätus rex, duodecim lictöres sumpsit,
et iüra populo dedit.

Back 9

Romulus having been appointed king, took twelve lictors and gave justice/laws to the people.

Front 10

Interim urbs crescëbat et müniëbätur.

Back 10

In the mean time the city grew and was being strengthened.

Front 11

Rex asylum inter duos lücos aperit:
ad hoc asylum omnes, lïberïque et servi, qui novärum rërum avidi erant, perfügërunt.

Back 11

The king opens a sanctuary between the two groves: to the sanctuary all free, and slaves.

Front 12

Praetereä centum creat senätores, qui patres appelläti sunt.

Back 12

Besides he creates one hundred senators, who have been called the fathers.

Front 13

Hi senätores Römulum monëbant ut lëgätos circä vïcïnas gentes mitteret.

Back 13

These senators were advising Romulus to send ambassadors around the neighboring tribes.

Front 14

Paucae enim fëminae in urbe erant.

Back 14

For few women were in the city.

Front 15

Nusquam benignë lëgätio audïta est: itaque Römäni ïrascëbantur.

Back 15

No where is the embassy kindly heard: and so the Romans were angry.

Front 16

Mox multi Römam convënëre qui novam urbem vidëre volëbant.

Back 16

Soon, many came together to Rome who wished to see the new city.

Front 17

Mox Caenïnenses in agrum Römänum impetum fëcërunt ut virgines reciperent.

Back 17

Soon the Caeninas made an attack in the Roman fields in order to recover the virgins.

Front 18

Inter lüdos, signo dato, Römäni virgines Sabïnörum rapere incipiëbant: multae captae sunt.

Back 18

Among the public games, the signal given, the Romans began to seize the virgins of the Sabines: many were captured.

Front 19

Virgines hoc aegrë ferëbant, sed ipse Römulus eas hortäbätur ut sortem suam acciperent et Römänïs nüberent: neque rëgis precibus diü resistëbant.

Back 19

These virgins bore this with difficulty, but Romulus himself encouraged them, that they accept their lot and marry the Romans: not for a long time were they resisting the prayers of the king.

Front 20

Sed Römulus fugat exercitum et rëgem occïdit.

Back 20

But Romulus puts to flight the army and kills the king.

Front 21

Sabïni tamen dolum nectëbant.

Back 21

The Sabines, never the less, were planning deceit.

Front 22

Spurius Tarpëius Römänae praeerat arci.

Back 22

Spurius Tarpeius was in command of the Roman citadel.

Front 23

Hüius fïliam, Tarpëiam, auro corrumpit Tatius, rex Sabïnörum, ut armätos in arcem accipiat.

Back 23

Tatius, king of the Sabines, bribes Tarpeius, the daughter of this man, with gold, in order to except the armed men into the citadel.

Front 24

Sabïni aureas armillas magni ponderis bracchio laevo habëbant:
Tarpëia Tatio ita dixit: ‘Sabïni, arcem intrantes, id mihï dent quod bracchio laevo habent.’

Back 24

The Sabines were holding golden bracelets of great weight on their left arm: Thus said Tarpeus to Tatius: 'let the Sabines, entering the citadel, give it to me which they have on their left arm.'

Front 25

Sed Sabïni pro aureïs dönïs scüta in eam coniëcërunt quae in sinistrïs manibus habëbant.

Back 25

But instead of golden gifts, the Sabines, hurled the (oblong)shields into her, which they had in their left hands.

Front 26

Ita, scütïs oppressa, Tarpëia periit.

Back 26

So Tarpei, crushed by their shields, perished.

Front 27

Sabïni igitur arcem tenuërunt; et dië postero cum Römänïs manüs conseruërunt.

Back 27

The Sabines therefore hold the citadel; and that day joined in the battle with the Romans.

Front 28

Sed Sabïnae mulieres inter tëla properäbant et patres et viros öräbant ne sanguine se maculärent.

Back 28

But the Sabine wives hastened between the weapons, and they asked the fathers and husbands that they not stain themselves with blood.

Front 29

Exclamäbant enim se fïlias esse alterius populi, uxöres alterius.

Back 29

For the cried out that they were the daughter of one people, the wives of the other.

Front 30

Ita pax est facta.

Back 30

So/thus peace was made.

Front 31

Loquor

Back 31

loqui, lucutus sum

to speak, say

Front 32

moenia, -um

Back 32

(n plural)

walls, fortifications

Front 33

orior

Back 33

oriri, ortus sum

to arise

Front 34

pereo

Back 34

perire, perii, peritum

to perish

Front 35

rixa, -ae

Back 35

quarrel

Front 36

statim

Back 36

immediately

Front 37

statuo

Back 37

statuere, statui, statutum

to decide

Front 38

uter

Back 38

utra, utrum

which of the two

Front 39

vexeo

Back 39

vexare, vexavi, vexatum

to annoy

Front 40

aegre

Back 40

with difficulty

Front 41

avidus -a -um

Back 41

desirous, eager

Front 42

creo

Back 42

creare, creavi, creatum

to create

Front 43

interim

Back 43

in the meantime

Front 44

lucus, -i

Back 44

grove

Front 45

praeterea

Back 45

besides

Front 46

nusquam

Back 46

nowhere

Front 47

sumo

Back 47

sumere, sumpsi, sumptum

to take

Front 48

vicinus -a -um

Back 48

neighboring

Front 49

bracchium, -i

Back 49

arm

Front 50

corrumpo

Back 50

corrumpere, corrupi, corruptum

to corrupt

Front 51

dolus, -i

Back 51

deceit

Front 52

fugo

Back 52

fugare, fugavi, fugatum

to put to fight

Front 53

laevus -a -um

Back 53

left, on the left

Front 54

mulier, mulieris

Back 54

woman

Front 55

necto

Back 55

nectere, nexui or nexi, nexum

to weave, plan

Front 56

pondus, ponderis

Back 56

weight

Front 57

praesum

Back 57

praeesse, praefui

to be in command

Front 58

sanguis, sanguinis

Back 58

blood

Front 59

sinister, sinistra, sinistrum

Back 59

left, on the left

Front 60

telum, -i

Back 60

weapon

Front 61

adeo

Back 61

to such a degree, so

Front 62

aliquot

Back 62

some, a considerable number of

Front 63

augeo

Back 63

augere, auxi, auctum

to increase

Front 64

celo

Back 64

celare, celavi, celatum

to hide, conceal

Front 65

colo

Back 65

colere, colui, cultum

to worship, celebrate

Front 66

delabor

Back 66

delabi, delapsus sum

to glide down

Front 67

nimbus, -i

Back 67

cloud

Front 68

procella -ae

Back 68

storm

Front 69

proinde

Back 69

accordingly

Front 70

vacuus -a -um

Back 70

empty