Category: History - Ancient

The Gate to Cæsar

1. Cum esset Caesar in citeriōre Gallia, crēbri ad eum rūmōres adferēbantur. Litteris item Labiēni certior fīēbat omnes Belgas contra populum Rōmānum coniūrāre obsidēsque inter se dare. Coniūrandi hae erant causae: prīmum verēbantur ne ad se exercitus noster addūcerētur; 5 dei...

Summary

1. Cum esset Caesar in citeriōre Gallia, crēbri ad eum rūmōres adferēbantur. Litteris item Labiēni certior fīēbat omnes Belgas contra populum Rōmānum coniūrāre obsidēsque inter se dare. Coniūrandi hae erant causae: prīmum verēbantur ne ad se exercitus noster addūcerētur; 5 deinde ab nōnnūllis Gallis sollicitābantur. Hi Germānos diūtius in Gallia versāri nōluerant et populi Rōmāni exercitum hiemāre atque inveterāscere in Gallia moleste ferēbant. Nōnnūlli mōbilitāte et levitāte animi novis imperiis studēbant. Ab nōnnūllis etiam sollicitābantur, 10 quod in Gallia a potentiōribus atque iis qui ad condūcendos homines facultātes habēbant, vulgo rēgna occupābantur; qui minus facile eam rem imper...

Chapters

37. CHAPTER XXXV.

1. Relative Clauses of Purpose: 317, 2; H. 497, I. 2. Verbs of Promising, Hoping, etc.: 380, f.; 535, II. 3. Dative with Certain Adjectives: 234, a; H. 391, I.

1. BOOK II.

1. Cum esset Caesar in citeriōre Gallia, crēbri ad eum rūmōres adferēbantur. Litteris item Labiēni certior fīēbat omnes Belgas contra populum Rōmānum coniūrāre obsidēsque inter...

2. chapter 1, +certior fīēbat+, followed by +Belgas ... coniūrāre+; in

4. +agros ... dēpopulāti--vīcis aedificiīsque ... incēnsis+: literally, _having laid waste the fields--the villages and buildings having been burned_. Mark how the construction...

3. CHAPTER I.

1. Indirect Discourse: 336, 1 and 2; H. 523 and I. 2. +Cum+ Temporal with Subjunctive: 325; H. 521, II. and 2. 3. Subjunctive after Verbs of Fearing: 331, f.; H. 498, III.

14. CHAPTER XII.

[NOTES.-- 1. great number: one word in Latin. 2. Owing to: like “on account of,” not separately expressed in Latin. 3. envoys: use +lēgātus+. 4. made a forced march and: a diffe...

7. CHAPTER V.

1. +Interest+ with Gen. of Person: 222; H. 406, III. 2. Infin. with Subject-Accus. as Subject: 270; H. 538. 3. Infin. with Subject-Accus. as Object: 272 and Rem.; H. 534.

8. CHAPTER VI.

[NOTES.-- 1. advanced close to: one word in Latin. 2. having hurled stones: say, _stones having been hurled_. Why? 3. so many: +tot+. 4. attack: use +impetus+. 5. having made an...

13. CHAPTER XI.

[NOTES.-- 1. returned: two words in Latin. 2. fearing: the participle +veritus+ does not usually denote time _prior_ to that of the main verb in the sentence, like most perfect...

15. CHAPTER XIII.

[NOTES.-- 1. Render this clause in two ways: first by two words, then by a full clause. So each of the three following sentences contains a clause to be rendered in two ways. 2....

27. CHAPTER XXV.

1. Ablative Absolute: 255 and a.; H. 431, 4. 2. Perfect Participles of Deponents: 290, d.; H. 195, 2. 3. Substitutes for Perf. Act. Partc.: 290, d. 2; H. 550, N. 4.

5. CHAPTER III.

1. Ablative of Means: 248, 8, c; H. 420. 2. Ablative with +potior+, +ūtor+, etc.: 249; H. 421, I. 3. Accus. and Infin. of Indirect Discourse: 336, 2; H. 523, I.

4. CHAPTER II.

[NOTES.-- 1. there: omit. 2. to lead; do not express a purpose in Latin by the infinitive. 3. them: +eas+. 4. are gathering: a passive form in Latin, because the sense is, _are...

19. CHAPTER XVII.

125 words

21. CHAPTER XIX.

124 words

33. CHAPTER XXXI.

122 words

16. CHAPTER XIV.

118 words

25. CHAPTER XXIII.

117 words

29. CHAPTER XXVII.

1. Temporal Clauses with +cum+: 325; H. 521, 2. 2. Clauses of Result with +ut (ut nōn)+: 319; H. 500, II. 3. Clauses of Purpose with +ut (ne, ut ne)+: 317; H. 497, II.

12. CHAPTER X.

1. Passive of Intransitive Verbs: 230; H. 301, 1. 2. Accusative of Limit: 258, b and N. 1; H. 380, II. 2. 3. Substantive Clauses of Purpose: 331 and N. 1; H. 498.

28. CHAPTER XXVI.

114 words

30. CHAPTER XXVIII.

113 words

35. CHAPTER XXXIII.

[NOTES.-- 1. Use the passive construction. 2. After the shutting: turn in two ways. 3. no longer: +nōn iam+. 4. Now that the town was occupied: turn in two ways.]

9. CHAPTER VII.

110 words

23. CHAPTER XXI.

1. Ablative of Gerundive with Prepositions: 301; H. 544, 2. 2. Gerundive Construction instead of Gerund: 296; H. 544, 1. 3. Purpose expressed by Gerundive: 318 and b; H. 544, 2,...

22. CHAPTER XX.

108 words

6. CHAPTER IV.

106 words

17. CHAPTER XV.

[NOTES.-- 1. for having surrendered: turn by a relative clause. 2. have: say _are_ (men) _of_. 3. because it weakens: a relative clause with subjunctive, to indicate their view,...

34. CHAPTER XXXII.

1. Ablative of Cause: 245; H. 416. 2. Clauses of Result with +ut (ut nōn)+: 319; H. 500, II. 3. Substantive Clauses of Purpose with +ut (nē)+: 331; H. 498.

10. CHAPTER VIII.

101 words

31. CHAPTER XXIX.

1. Limit of Motion: 258 and b; H. 380 and 2. 2. Accusative of Duration of Time: 256; H. 379. 3. Locative Ablative with Preps.: 260, b; H. 425, I.

32. CHAPTER XXX.

100 words

20. CHAPTER XVIII.

94 words

18. CHAPTER XVI.

90 words

11. CHAPTER IX.

89 words

36. CHAPTER XXXIV.

80 words

26. CHAPTER XXIV.

72 words

24. CHAPTER XXII.

44 words