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Septimus 2 [11]
[At this very moment Livy himself appears. Septimus is
introduced. Camillus then, in the presence of the historian, tells him the
Truth about the Beating.]
[A]
CAMILLUS: in hunc modum Līvius fābulam narrāvit, et in
eundem scīlicet magister tuus tē docuit. sed vidē, ō puer, scrīptor ipse adest:
veniet, sī eum vocābis. Septimus oculōs vertit et virum cōnspexit, quī haud
procul lentē ambulābat. is nōn paenulam neque arma, sed togam gestābat; librum
dextrā tenēbat, et verba ibi scrīpta vōce pulchrā sibi recitābat. ubi autem
Septimus eum vocāvit, statim advēnit.
LIVIUS: quis hic puer est, ō Camille, et quārē mē vocat?
CAMILLUS: hūc venī, ō Tīte, et causam tuam age: nam reus es
in causā gravissimā. dum igitur puer tē interrogat, tū respondē.
LIVIUS: quid est? quid scīre cupis, ō puer?
SEPTIMUS: ā Nerōne imperātōre hūc veniō. is virgās referre
mē iussit, quibus magistrum puerī Faliscum ōlim verberāvērunt. dīc igitur mihi,
ō Līvī; ubi eae sunt virgae?
LIVIUS: at sī Camillus nescit, quārē mē rogās? respondēre
tamen temptābō. Camillus virgās illās, velut signum victōriae suae, Gallīs
dedit, ubi barbarōs illōs Rōmā reppulit... quid rīdēs, ō Camille?
CAMILLUS: prīmum, quia nullae usquam virgae erant; magistrum
Faliscum nunquam ego vīdī, sed posterī hanc fābulam finxērunt, quod Rōmānōs
laudāre cupiēbant; deinde, quia Gallōs nunquam Rōmā reppulī, sed Gallī ipsī
sponte suā discessērunt, postquam maximum aurī pondus ā Rōmānīs accēpērunt.
[A]
[1]
Translate: “in hunc modum Līvius fābulam narrāvit, et in eundem scīlicet
magister tuus tē docuit.” (4)
[2] “Septimus
oculōs … recitābat”.
Describe
Livy’s appearance and what he was doing. (7)
[3] “hūc
venī… tū respondē.”
In what ways does this statement sound like a “court case”?
(5)
[4] According to Livy, what did Camillus do with the rods
and why? (3)
[5] Explain in your own words why Camillus laughed. (7)
[B]
LIVIUS: ēheu! vēritās nōn semper est pulchra. sed etsī
fābula mea nōn est vēra, est tamen vērī similis.
SEPTIMUS: sed, ut ego existimō, nōn rēctē facis, quī
lēctōrēs tuōs fābulīs fictīs sīc fallīs. nam mē turpiter dēcēpistī.
LIVIUS: ō puer miserrime, quis tū es, quī Titum Līvium
culpāre audēs? sapientēs ego nunquam dēcipiō: sī autem tē dēcēpī, tū stultus
es. – venī, ō Camille, et insolentem hunc puerum relinque.
CAMILLUS: ecce, veniō. sed puer nōn tam stultus est, quī ad
inferōs vīvus advēnit. valē, ō puer, et etiam nunc spērā; nam virgae nihil
inter sē differunt, et sī Orbīlium exquīrēs, ille tibi virgam sine dubiō
subpeditābit.
Tum magnā vōce rīsit et cum Līviō discessit. sed Septimus
verba ēius ultima nōn diū in mente tenēbat. instābat enim labor tertius.
[B]
[1] What did Livy say about truth?
[2] Identify the clause type: “sed etsī fābula mea nōn est
vēra, est tamen vērī similis”
[3] What did Septimus accuse Livy of doing? (2)
[4] “sī autem tē dēcēpī, tū stultus es”
Why did Livy say this? (2)
[5] Give the nominative singular of insolentem
[6] Why did Camillus think that Septimus was not foolish?
(2)
[7] “valē, ō puer, … subpeditābit.”
Why should Septimus not give up hope? (3)
[8] Why did Septimus not think much about Camillus’ words?
____________________
[A]
[1] (1) In this way Livy told
the story, (1) and in the same way, (1) of course, (1) your schoolmaster taught
you.
[2]
(1) walking slowly nearby
(1) not wearing a cloak or arms
(1) wearing a toga
(1) holding a book in his right
hand
(1) was reciting to himself
(1) the written words
(1) in a beautiful voice
[3]
(1) Camillus told Livy to plead
his case; “causam tuam age”;
(1) Livy was the accused
/ defendant; “reus”
(1) in a very serious
case; “in causā gravissimā”
(1) Septimus would question
him; “dum igitur puer tē interrogat”
(1) Livy told to answer;
“tū respondē”
[4] (1) gave them to the Gauls
(1) as a sign of victory (1) when he drove the barbarians back from Rome
[5]
(1) there were no rods
(1) Camillus never saw the
schoolmaster
(1) decendants made up the story
(1) to praise the Romans
(1) Camillus did not drive the
Gauls back from Rome
(1) Gauls left of their own
accord
(1) they had received a very
large weight of gold from the Romans
[B]
[1] not always beautiful
[2] concessive
[3] (1) deceiving readers (1)
with made-up stories
[4] (1) Never deceived wise
people; (1) if Septimus was deceived, then he was foolish
[5] insolēns
[6] (1) he had reached the
Underworld (1) alive
[7] (1) rods were not at all
different from each other; (1) Septimus should look for Orbilius; (1) Orbilius
would supply him with the rods
[8] the third labour was
imminent
Septimus 2 [12]
[Septimus reads that his third labour is to get some of
Hannibal’s vinegar to help Corbulo, the emperor’s general, in the East.]
[A]
Ego Nero
Claudius Caesar Drūsus Germānicus gentēs omnēs in potestātem meam redēgī:
omnibus pācem iamdūdum imposuī. ūnus tamen populus nūper in Armeniā contrā mē
arma sumpsit: et Corbulō, quī exercituī nostrō praeest, nondum Armeniōs
dēbellāvit; nam montēs Armeniī eum exercitumque impediunt.
[A]
[1] A, B or C?
[i] Nero had [A] shared / [B] increased / [C] reduced the
power of the tribes
[ii] Nero had [A] imposed / [B] negotiated / [C] offered
peace
[iii] Nero had [A] no opponents / [B] one opponent / [C]
several opponents
[iv] Corbulo had [A]
already / [B] not yet / [C] never conquered the Armenians
[v] The mountains provided [A] a route for marching / [B] a
location for a camp / [C] an obstacle
[2] Identify the case of the noun in bold and explain why it
is used. (3)
quī exercituī nostrō praeest
[B]
"Ego autem Corbulōnī opem ferre constituī. Hannibal
enim, dum mīlitēs suōs trans Alpēs ōlim in Italiam dūcit, montium partem
difficillimam acētō, ut apud Livium lēgī, rūpit. tē igitur aliquid acētī illīus
referre iubeō; eō montēs Armeniōs rumpam, et sīc auxiliō meō Corbulō Parthōs
vincere poterit."
Haec verba ubi lēgit, Septimus ita sē miserē compellāvit:
"ēheu! ō puer infēlīcissime! haec altera Līvī fābula est, ut suspicor.
sed, sī poterō, Hannibalem sine morā quaeram. illum quidem facile agnoscam,
quia alterō est oculō captus (1): aliud tamen erit invenīre acētum."
Note (1)
alterō est oculō captus: ‘having lost an eye’ = blind in one
eye; capio, -ere [3-iō] can have the meaning of ‘deprive’ or ‘harm’; therefore,
the literal translation is ‘having been deprived in respect of one eye’
[B] “Ego autem … poterit.”
[1] Complete this summary by filling in the blanks with an
appropriate word or phrase.
Nero decided to __________ Corbulo.
According to __________ Hannibal had been __________ the Alps
into Italy with his __________.
Hannibal had __________ a __________ part of the mountain
with __________.
He commanded Septimus to __________ so that Nero could
__________ the Armenian mountains and, therefore, Corbulo would be able to __________.
[2] What did Septimus think of Livy’s story? (2)
[3] Identify and translate the phrase indicating that Septimus
would act quickly.
[4] Hannibal was blind in one eye: why did Septimus think
that would be useful?
[5] What would be more difficult?
____________________
[A]
[1] [i] C; [ii] A; [iii] B; [iv]
B; [v] C
[2] (1) dative; (1) used with
the verb praesum, praeesse; (1) compound verbs with prefixes are
frequently followed by a dative object rather than an accusative
[B]
[1] Nero decided to bring
help to Corbulo. According to Livy Hannibal had been crossing the
Alps into Italy with his soldiers. Hannibal had broken a very
difficult part of the mountain with vinegar. He commanded Septimus
to bring back some of that vinegar so that Nero could break
the Armenian mountains and, therefore, Corbulo would be able to defeat the
Parthians.
[2] (1) He suspected (1) it was another of Livy’s
tales.
[3] sine morā: without delay
[4] He would easily recognise
him.
[5] finding the vinegar
