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prīmus accūsātor affirmāvitmulta scelera ā Salviō inBritanniā commissa esse.

secundus accūsātor dīxitSalvium testāmentum rēgisfīnxisse.

Salvius respondit sēinnocentem esse.

ingēns senātōrum multitūdō in cūriā convēnerat, ubi Gāius SalviusLīberālis accūsābātur.1 “multa scelera ā Salviō in Britanniā commissa sunt.”

2 “Salvius testāmentum rēgis fīnxit.”

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septimō annō Domitiānī prīncipātūs, C. Salvius Līberālis, quīpriōre annō fuerat cōnsul, ab Acīliō Glabriōne falsī accūsātus est.quā rē imprōvīsā perturbātus, amīcōs statim cōnsuluit utrumaccūsātiōnem sperneret an dēfēnsiōnem susciperet.

Salviō rogantī quid esset agendum, aliī alia suādēbant. aliīaffirmāvērunt nūllum perīculum īnstāre quod Salvius vir magnaeauctōritātis esset. aliī exīstimābant Domitiānī īram magistimendam esse quam minās accūsantium; Salvium hortābantur utad Imperātōrem īret veniamque peteret. amīcīs dīversamonentibus, Salvius exspectāre cōnstituit, dum cognōsceret quidDomitiānus sentīret.

interim Glabriō et aliī accūsātōrēs causam parābant. eīs magnōauxiliō erat L. Mārcius Memor, haruspex et Salviī cliēns, quī, sociusquondam scelerum Salviī, nunc ad eum prōdendum adductus est,spē praemiī vel metū poenārum. quō testimōniō ūsī, accūsātōrēsrem ad Imperātōrem rettulērunt.

Domitiānus, ubi verba accūsātōrum audīvit, cautē sē gessit;bene enim sciēbat sē ipsum sceleribus Salviī implicārī. interim, utsollicitūdinem dissimulāret et speciem amīcitiae praebēret,Salvium dōnīs honōrāvit, ad cēnam invītāvit, cōmiter excēpit.accūsātiō accusationprīncipātūs: prīncipātus principate, reignfalsī: falsum forgeryimprōvīsā: imprōvīsus unexpected, unforeseensperneret: spernere ignoredēfēnsiōnem: dēfēnsiō defensealiī alia … different people … different things; some …

one thing, some … anotherīnstāre be pressing, threatenminās: minae threatsinterim meanwhileaccūsātōrēs: accūsātor accuser, prosecutorsocius companion, partnerprōdendum: prōdere betraytestimōniō: testimōnium evidenceimplicārī: implicāre implicate, involvespeciem: speciēs appearance

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accūsātōrēs igitur, ā Domitiā incitātī, cognitiōnem senātūspoposcērunt. invidia Salviī aucta est suspīciōne Cogidubnumvenēnō necātum esse. fāma praetereā vagābātur reliquiāscorporum in thermīs Aquārum Sūlis repertās esse, dēfīxiōnēsquoque nōmine Cogidubnī īnscrīptās. quibus audītīs, multīcrēdēbant Salvium animās inimīcōrum dīs īnferīs cōnsecrāvisse.

tum dēmum Salvius perīculōsissima esse haec crīminaintellēxit. veste ergō mūtātā, domōs circumiit amīcōrum, quī intantō perīculō sibi auxiliō essent. omnibus autem abnuentibus,domum rediit, spē omnī dēiectus.

restitūta: restituere restoreadversus againstdomum Hateriī to Haterius’ housecognitiōnem senātūs: cognitiō senātūs trial by the senateinvidia unpopularityfāma rumorvagābātur: vagārī spread, go aroundreliquiās: reliquiae remainsrepertās esse: reperīre finddēfīxiōnēs: dēfīxiō curseanimās: anima souldīs īnferīs: dī īnferī gods of the Underworldveste ... mūtātā: change clothing, vestem mūtāre i.e. put on

mourning clothes

circumiit: circumīre go aroundabnuentibus: abnuere refuse

Head of Domitian on a coin.

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diē dictā, magna senātōrum multitūdō ad causam audiendam incūriā convēnit. Salvius, iam metū cōnfectus, ad cūriam lectīcāvectus est; fīliō comitante, manibus extentīs, Domitiānō lentē acsuppliciter appropinquāvit. quī Salvium vultū compositō excēpit;crīminibus recitātīs, pauca dē Salviō ipsō addidit: eum Vespasiānīpatris amīcum fuisse, adiūtōremque Agricolae ā sē missum esseBritanniae administrandae causā. dēnique L. Ursum Serviānum,senātōrem clārissimum, ēlēgit quī cognitiōnī praeesset.

prīmō diē cognitiōnis Glabriō crīmina levia et inānia exposuit.dīxit Salvium domī statuam suam in locō altiōre quam statuamprīncipis posuisse; imāginem dīvī Vespasiānī quae aulam rēgisCogidubnī ōrnāvisset ā Salviō vīlī pretiō vēnditam esse; et multasimilia. quibus audītīs, Salvius spērāre coepit sē ē manibusaccūsātōrum ēlāpsūrum esse.

dictā: dictus appointedad causam audiendam to hear the case, for the purpose of the case being heardsuppliciter like a suppliant, humblyadiūtōrem: adiūtor assistantlevia: levis trivialexposuit: expōnere set out, explainimāginem: imāgō image, bust

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Caeciliō haec crīmina expōnentī ācriter respondit Salvius: “idquod dīcis absurdum est. quō modō venēnum Cogidubnō darīpotuit, tot spectātōribus adstantibus? quis tam stultus est ut crēdatmē mortem rēgis octōgintā annōrum efficere voluisse? etiam rēgēsmortālēs sunt.” dēnique servōs suōs ad tormenta obtulit; dētestāmentō fingendō nihil explicāvit.

subitō extrā cūriam īnfestae vōcēs sunt audītae clāmantium sēipsōs Salvium interfectūrōs esse sī poenam scelerum effūgisset. aliīeffigiem Salviī dēreptam multīs contumēliīs in Tiberim iēcērunt;aliī domum eius circumventam secūribus saxīsque pulsārecoepērunt. tantus erat strepitus ut ēmitteret prīnceps per urbemmīlitēs praetōriānōs quī tumultum sēdārent.

intereā Salvius, lectīcā vectus, ā tribūnō domum dēductus est;utrum tribūnus custōs esset an carnifex, nēmō sciēbat.

crūdēliter cruellyamīcissimum: amīcus friendlyfīnxisse: fingere forgemeruisse: merērī deservedēreptam: dēripere tear downsēdārent: sēdāre quell, calm down

DIRECT STATEMENT“custōs revenit.”“The guard is returning.”

INDIRECT STATEMENTpuer dīcit custōdem revenīre.The boy says that the guard isreturning.

“puella recitābit.”“The girl will recite.”

spērant puellam recitātūram esse.They hope that the girl will recite.

“vīllae dēlētae sunt.”“The villas have beendestroyed.”

audiō vīllās dēlētās esse.I hear that the villas have beendestroyed.

DIRECT STATEMENT“custōs revenit.”“The guard is returning.”

INDIRECT STATEMENTpuer dīxit custōdem revenīre.The boy said that the guard wasreturning.

“puella recitābit.”“The girl will recite.”

spērābant puellam recitātūram esse.They hoped that the girl would recite.

“vīllae dēlētae sunt.”“The villas have beendestroyed.”

audīvī vīllās dēlētās esse.I heard that the villas had beendestroyed.

About the Language I:More on Indirect StatementA From Stage 35 onwards, you have met sentences in which indirect statements

are introduced by a verb in the present tense, such as dīcit, spērant, audiō,etc.:

B In Stage 40, you have met sentences in which indirect statements areintroduced by a verb in the perfect or imperfect tense, such as dīxit,spērābant, audīvī, etc. Compare the following:

C Further examples:1 accūsātōrēs affirmāvērunt Salvium multa scelera commīsisse.2 centuriō crēdēbat mīlitēs facile urbem captūrōs esse.3 multī senātōrēs putābant Agricolam iniūstē revocātum esse.4 nūntius dīxit frātrem meum in Britanniā illō tempore habitāre.5 cīvēs sciēbant Domitiānum timōre coniūrātiōnis saepe perturbārī.

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Iintereā Rūfilla, Salviī uxor, dum spēs eius firma manēbat,pollicēbātur sē sociam cuiuscumque fortūnae futūram esse. cumautem sēcrētīs Domitiae precibus veniam ā prīncipe impetrāvisset,Salvium dēserere cōnstituit; dēnique mediā nocte ē marītī cubiculōēgressa domum patris suī rediit.

tum dēmum Salvius dēspērābat. fīlius Vitelliānus identidemaffirmāvit senātōrēs numquam eum damnātūrōs esse; Salviumhortābātur ut animō firmō dēfēnsiōnem postrīdiē renovāret.Salvius autem respondit nūllam iam spem manēre: īnfestōs essesenātōrēs, prīncipem nūllō modō lēnīrī posse.

illō tempore saepe in manibus Salviī vīsa est epistula quaedam.multī putābant mandāta sēcrēta Imperātōris in hāc epistulācontinērī; fāma enim vagābātur Domitiānum ipsum Salviōimperāvisse ut Cogidubnum interficeret. amīcī Salviumincitāvērunt ut hanc epistulam apud senātōrēs recitāret; ille tamen,fīliī salūtis memor, hoc cōnsilium rēiēcit.

postulāvit tabulās testāmentī. quās signātās lībertō trādidit.tum frēgit ānulum suum, nē posteā ad aliōs accūsandōs ūsuī esset.postrēmō litterās in hunc modum compositās ad prīncipem mīsit:

“opprimor, domine, inimīcōrum coniūrātiōne mendācibusquetestibus, nec mihi licet innocentiam meam probāre. deōsimmortālēs testor mē semper in fidē adversus tē mānsisse. hocūnum ōrō ut fīliō meō innocentī parcās. nec quicquam aliudprecor.”

dē Rūfillā nihil scrīpsit.dēspērātiō despairdum so long asfirma: firmus firmsociam: socia companion, partnercuiuscumque: quīcumque any, any whateverimpetrāvisset: impetrāre obtainrēiēcit: rēicere rejectūsuī esset: ūsuī esse be of usemihi licet I am allowedinnocentiam: innocentia innocence

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1 In what way did Rufilla’s behavior change? What caused this change? Whateffect did it have on Salvius?

2 What encouragement did Salvius’ son provide? What was Salvius’ response?3 What did Salvius’ friends urge him to do, in order to clear himself of blame for

Cogidubnus’ death? Explain why he rejected their advice.4 What did Salvius do after sealing and handing over his will? Explain his reason

for doing this.5 What was Salvius’ only request in his last letter to the emperor?

IIcum advesperāsceret, Salvius aliīs servīs pecūniam, aliīslībertātem dedit. deinde mortem sibi cōnscīscere parāvit. venēnōūtī nōn potuit; nam corpus iam diū antidōtīs mūniēbātur.cōnstituit ergō vēnās pugiōne incīdere. quō factō, in balneuminlātus mox exanimātus est.

at prīnceps, simulac mortem ā Salviō cōgitārī per ministrōscognōvit, tribūnum mīlitēsque domum eius ēmīsit. mandāvit eīsut Salviī mortem prohibērent; ipse enim crūdēlis vidērī nōlēbat.mīlitēs igitur, ā tribūnō iussī, Salvium ē balneō extrāxērunt, et,dēligandīs bracchiīs vulnerātīs, sanguinem suppressērunt.

antidotīs: antidotum antidote, remedymūniēbātur: mūnīre protect, immunizevēnās: vēna veinincīdere cut opensuppressērunt: supprimere staunch, stop the flow of

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About the Language II: GerundsA In recent Stages, you have met examples of the gerundive used in phrases

without est.Pōlla postēs iānuae oleō unguit fascinātiōnis āvertendae causā.Polla anoints the doorposts with oil to avert the evil eye.nimbōs ingentēs dēmīsit ad genus mortāle perdendum.He sent down huge rain­clouds to destroy the human race.meīs fīliīs ascīscendīs mē magnopere honōrās.By adopting my sons you honor me greatly.

B You have also met sentences like this:est mihi nūlla occāsiō fugiendī.I have no chance of fleeing / to flee.Glabriō ad querendum surrēxit.Glabrio rose for the purpose of complaining / to complain.adventum eōrum respiciendō nōn agnōscit.He does not acknowledge their arrival by looking up.

In each Latin sentence, the word in boldface is known as a gerund.

C Further examples:1 amīcī tuī ad iuvandum vēnērunt.2 servus Pōllae oleum trādidit postēs iānuae unguendī causā.3 est nōbīs nūlla spēs domum revertendī.4 docendō discimus.

D More sentences containing gerunds and gerundives:1 mīlitēs ad Imperātōrem salūtandum īnstructī erant.2 mīlitēs ad pugnandum īnstructī erant.3 Lupus occāsiōnem convalēscendī rūrī habēbat.4 haruspicēs victimīs īnspiciendīs vērum cognōscunt.5 servus labōrandī causā ē lectō surrēxit.6 dominus ad pecūniam numerandam in tablīnō sedēbat.7 clientēs ad patrōnōs vīsitandōs per viās contendēbant.8 amīcus meus dormiendī causā abiit.9 hic āthlēta fortiter certandō praemium optimum adeptus est.10 est cīvibus nūlla spēs incendiī exstīnguendī.In each sentence, indicate whether a gerund or gerundive is used.

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ille igitur, vulneribus sānātīs, Rōmā discessit. eōdem diē mīrumfideī exemplum oculīs populī Rōmānī obiectum est. Q. HateriusLatrōniānus, quī favōrem Salviī flōrentis semper quaerēbat, eumrēbus adversīs oppressum nōn dēseruit, sed in exilium comitātusest.

paucīs post diēbus Domitiānus accūsātōribus honōrēs acpraemia distribuit. Glabriōnī sacerdōtium dedit; plūrimī autemexīstimābant Glabriōnem rē vērā Domitiānum hāc accūsātiōnegraviter offendisse. Quīntō Caeciliō prīnceps favōrem suum adhonōrēs petendōs pollicitus est; simul autem eum monuit nē nimisēlātus vel superbus fieret. pūmiliōnī Myropnoō, quī Salviī sceleraDomitiae patefēcerat, lībertātem obtulit; quam tamen illerecūsāvit. “quid mihi cum lībertāte?” rogāvit; “satis est mihiamīcum mortuum vindicāvisse.” et tībiīs dēmum resūmptīs,exsultāns cantāre coepit.

damnātiō condemnationsententiam: sententia sentenceprōnūntiāvit: prōnūntiāre announceFāstīs: Fāstī the list of consulsbonōrum: bona goods, propertypūblicandam: pūblicāre confiscateflōrentis: flōrēre flourishdistribuit: distribuere distributedēmum at last

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calēre to be warm calēscere to grow warmconcupere to long for concupīscere to develop a longing forsenex old man senēscere to grow oldīrātus angry īrāscī to become angryThe verbs in the second column are called inceptives or inchoatives (fromincipere and inchoāre, both meaning to begin) because they indicate an actionwhich is beginning or developing.

B Give a meaning for each of the following verbs:advesperāscere, ascīscere, cognōscere, convalēscere, ērubēscere, ēvānēscere,ignōscere, ingravēscere, nāscī, oblīvīscī, pallēscere, ulcīscī

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!Practicing the LanguageA Match each adjective in the top list with an adjective of the opposite

meaning, taken from the bottom list, and translate both words.For example: absēns absent praesēns presentbenignus, callidus, dūrus, falsus, fidēlis, gravis, lātus, neglegēns, optimus,ūllusangustus, dīligēns, levis, malignus, mollis, nūllus, perfidus, pessimus, stultus,vērus

B Translate each of the following sentences. Then change each main verb intothe perfect tense and translate again.1 putāsne sociōs auxiliō esse nostrīs cōpiīs?2 Quīntus crīminibus recitandīs affirmat Salvium testāmentum fīnxisse.3 quīdam Rōmānī exīstimant Domitiam tumultū extrā cūriam ortō ūtī ad

inimīcum laedendum.4 accūsātōrēs spērant fāmam dē reliquiīs corporum vulgātam invidiam

senātōris auctūram esse.5 omnibus testibus audītīs ac Rūfillā ēgressā Salvius scit sententiam prīncipis

mūtātam esse.

C Complete each sentence with the most appropriate phrases from the followinglist. Then translate the sentences.volandō, ad fugiendum, timōre dissimulandō, flammīs augendīs, interrogandō,ad frātrem iuvandum, piscis capiendī causā1 Quīntiliānus . . . . . puerōs hortārī cōnātus est.2 Domitiānus . . . . . cognōvit quid puerī didicissent.3 Iuppiter fulmina sparsūrus haesitāvit, quod . . . . . caelum cremāre nōluit.4 Neptūnus . . . . . viās aquārum patefēcit.5 discrīmine maris tellūrisque remōtō, hic . . . . . collem occupat, ille . . . . .

in arborem ascendit.6 avis . . . . . fessa in mare cecidit.

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D Translate each sentence into Latin by selecting correctly from the list of Latinwords.1 I was being cared for by a very experienced doctor.

ā medicō perītiōre cūrābamprope medicum perītissimō cūrābar

2 The commander hopes that the messengers will return soon.lēgātus spērō nūntiī mox revenīrelēgātī spērat nūntiōs nūper reventūrōs esse

3 We hear that a new house is being built.audīmus domus nova aedificāreaudīvimus domum novam aedificārī

4 The judge was afraid that we would not leave the city.iūdex timet ut urbī discēderēmusiūdicem timēbat nē ex urbe discessissēmus

5 After the conspiracy had been revealed (two words only), very manysenators were condemned.coniūrātiōnem patefactā plūrimī senātōrī damnātī suntconiūrātiōne patefactam maximī senātōrēs damnātus est

E Turn each of the following pairs into one sentence by replacing the word inboldface with the correct form of the relative pronoun quī and adjusting theword order so that the relative pronoun comes at the beginning of the relativeclause; then translate.For example: intrāvit medicus. senex medicum arcessīverat.This becomes: intrāvit medicus, quem senex arcessīverat.

In came the doctor, whom the old man had sent for.1 templum nōtissimum vīsitāvimus. Domitiānus ipse templum exstrūxerat.2 prō domō cōnsulis stābat pauper. praecō pauperī sportulam trādēbat.3 ille vir est Quīntus. pater Quīntī mēcum negōtium agere solēbat.4 tribūnus catēnās solvit. captīvus catēnīs vīnctus erat.5 praemium illīs puerīs dabitur. auxiliō puerōrum, fūr heri comprehēnsus

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Roman Law CourtsAt the beginning of the first century A.D., there were several different law courts inRome, for handling different sorts of cases. If a Roman was charged with a criminaloffense, he might find himself in one of a group of jury courts known asquaestiōnēs (commissions of inquiry), each responsible for judging a particularcrime, such as treason, murder, adultery, misconduct by governors of provinces,forgery, and election bribery. If he was involved in a civil (that is, non­criminal)case, such as a dispute over a legacy or an attempt to gain compensation from hisnext door neighbor for damage to property, he would go first of all to a praetor.The praetor would inquire into the cause and nature of the dispute, then eitherappoint an individual judge (iūdex) to hear the case or refer it to an appropriatecourt. Cases involving inheritance or property claims, for example, usually went tothe court of the centumvirī.

By the time of Domitian, some further ways of handling law cases had beenadded. For example, a senator charged with a crime could be tried in the senate byhis fellow­senators, like Salvius in the story on pages 103–111; and the emperorhimself took an increasingly large part in administering the law (see pages 53–54).But the courts described in the previous paragraph continued to operate alongsidethese new arrangements.

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In modern times, someone who has committed an offense is liable to be chargedby the police and prosecuted by a lawyer who acts on behalf of the state; the systemis supervised by a government department. In Rome, however, there were nocharges by the police, no state lawyers, and no government department responsiblefor prosecutions. If a man committed a crime, he could be prosecuted only by aprivate individual, not by a public official. Any citizen could bring a prosecution,and if the accused man was found guilty, there was sometimes a reward for theprosecutor.

The courts played an important part in the lives of many Romans, especiallysenators and their sons. Success as a speaker in court was one of the aims of the longtraining which they had received from the rhētor. In the courts, a Roman couldmake a name for himself with the general public, play his part as a patron bylooking after any clients who had gotten involved with the law, and catch the eye ofpeople (such as the emperor and his advisers) whose support might help him gainpromotion in the cursus honōrum. One such success story concerns Cicero, ayoung, unknown lawyer with no family influence. A case with politicalramifications attracted attention to this novus homō. In only a few days theextraordinary eloquence of his defense made him a leading figure in the courts andlaid the foundation for his future political success.

A Roman giving a speech.

Fame and prestige usually mattered more than financial reward to the men whoconducted cases in the courts. For a long time, they were forbidden to receivepayment at all from their clients. Later, they were permitted to accept a fee for theirservices, but this fee was regarded as an unofficial “present,” or donation, which theclient was not obliged to pay and the lawyer was not supposed to ask for.

Roman courts were probably at their liveliest in the first century B.C., when rivalpoliticians fought each other fiercely in the courts as part of their struggle forpower. By the time of Domitian, some of the glamour had faded; now that Romewas ruled by an emperor, there was less political power to be fought for.Nevertheless, the contests in court still mattered to the speakers and their clients andattracted enthusiastic audiences. When a well­known orator was to speak, the newsspread and a large audience gathered, often taking sides vocally. Pliny gives a vividdescription of a case that aroused particularly lively interest:

There they were, one hundred and eighty jurors, a great crowd of lawyersfor both plaintiff and defendant, dozens of supporters sitting on thebenches, and an enormous circle of listeners, several rows deep, standingaround the whole courtroom. The platform was packed solid with people,and in the upper galleries of the basilica men and women were leaningover in an effort to hear, which was difficult, and see, which was rathereasier.The writings of Martial, Pliny, and Quintilian are full of casual details which

convey the liveliness and excitement of the courts: the gimmicky lawyer who alwayswears an eye­patch while pleading a case; the claque of spectators who applaud atthe right moments in return for payment; the successful speaker who wins a standingovation from the jury; the careful allocation of time for each side, measured by thewater­clock; the lawyer with the booming voice, whose speech is greeted byapplause not only in his own court but also from the court next door; the windbagwho is supposed to be talking about the theft of three she­goats, but goes off intolong irrelevant ramblings about Rome’s wars with Carthage three hundred yearsearlier; and the anxious wife who sends messengers to court every hour to find outhow her husband is doing.

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It is difficult to say how fair Roman justice was. Some of the tactics used inRoman law courts had very little to do with the rights and wrongs of the case. Anaccused man might dress up in mourning or hold up his little children to the jury toarouse their pity. A speaker whose client was in the wrong might ignore the factsaltogether, and try to win his case by appealing to the jury’s emotions or prejudices,or by using irrelevant arguments. Sometimes a man might be accused and foundguilty for political reasons; there were a number of “treason trials” under Domitian,in which innocent men were condemned. However, the writings of such men asPliny and Quintilian show that at least some Roman judges made an honest effort tobe fair and just.

Fairness in a Roman court was partly the result of the lēgēs (the laws)themselves. In the middle of the fifth century B.C. the Romans had set up a ten­manboard (decemvirī lēgibus scrībendīs) to write down the important points of law onbronze tablets for all to see and use. These Twelve Tables (duodecim tabulae),since they were written and publicly displayed, eliminated arbitrary decisions bymagistrates. Over the centuries the laws evolved, accumulating legal interpretationsand precedents. At its best Roman law was careful, practical, and immenselydetailed; it became the basis of many present­day legal systems in North Americaand Europe.

Emperor Domitian escorted by Mars and Minerva.

Word StudyA Match the definition to the English derivative.

1 feign a having a bad reputation 2 recriminate b to establish the validity of a will 3 dissuade c to reply to an accusation by accusing 4 fiction d indicating assent 5 affirmative e to plan beforehand 6 permutation f a change or rearrangement 7 probate g to make up a story or excuse 8 premeditate h a literary work with invented characters 9 infamous i to turn aside by advice

B Complete the following analogies with a word from the Stage 40 VocabularyChecklist:1 trīstis : laetus : : gravis : ____2 faciō : creō : : putō : ____3 iudex : basilica : : senātor : ____4 hostis : ōdium : : socius : ____5 portō : vehō : : simulō : ____6 cūr : quārē : : postrēmō : ____

C Copy the following words. Put parentheses around the Latin root from this Stagecontained inside these derivatives; give the Latin word and its meaning fromwhich the derivative comes.For example: conservation con(serva)tion servāre ­ to save1 alleviate2 objective3 immutable4 prominent5 incriminate6 verisimilitude7 associate

D Translate the following:1 esse quam videri bonus malebat. (Sallust)2 possunt quia posse videntur. (Vergil)3 leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus. (Ovid)4 malum consilium quod mutari non potest. (Publilius Syrus)

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tumultus, tumultūs, m. riotūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum (+ ABL) usevideor, vidērī, vīsus sum seem

Silver denarius illustrating voting in thesenate.

Stage 40 Vocabulary Checklistadversus (+ ACC) againstaffirmō, affirmāre, affirmāvī, affirmātum declareamīcitia, amīcitiae, f. friendshipauxiliō esse be a help, be helpfulcōnsul, cōnsulis, m. consul (senior magistrate)crīmen, crīminis, n. chargecūria, cūriae, f. senate­housedēmum at last tum dēmum then at last, only thenexilium, exiliī, n. exileexīstimō, exīstimāre, exīstimāvī, exīstimātum think, considerfāma, fāmae, f. rumorfingō, fingere, fīnxī, fictum pretend, invent, forgeflōreō, flōrēre, flōruī flourishinterim meanwhileinvidia, invidiae, f. jealousy, envy, unpopularitylevis, levis, leve light, slight, trivialmeditor, meditārī, meditātus sum considerminor, minārī, minātus sum threatenmūtō, mūtāre, mūtāvī, mūtātum changeobiciō, obicere, obiēcī, obiectum present, put in the way of,

expose toprobō, probāre, probāvī, probātum proveprōdō, prōdere, prōdidī, prōditum betraysimilis, similis, simile similarsocius, sociī, m. companion, partnersuādeō, suādēre, suāsī, suāsum (+ DAT) advise, suggest

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