Chapter 5 Sententiae Antiquae

1. In the future you will not support but dislike the people of Rome.
2. Danger yesterday therefore he stayed behind.
3. Narrow minds love money.
4. Above your mind and your anger.
5. Responsibility exists to pass, O friend.
6. Our sons and daughters give favors.
7. On account of being a youth, my son, you were not seeing evil life.
8. You love me, take care of my son.
9. In human life exists punishment.
10. Does enough sanity exist?
11. I shall have money only when, I give the next discussion and wisdom.
12. Always wait for your glory and rumors.
13. He will blame good and skillful lives of poets with harsh words.

Gladiators: Who and Rules of Combat

Gladiators were usually slaves, and the concept was that they would always be equivalent to property. After the fights became more popular, there were people who volunteered. The volunteers did it for the money, but what they were agreeing to was to be owned and fought without any say. Sometimes the people controlling the fights would make upper class men and women fight as well. The sponsor had the decision of letting the gladiator that lost live or die. The crowd's reaction is what influenced this, and the legendary thumbs up or down came from this. When he had fought a good fight, he could live, but most of the time, he crowd called for death.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/gladiators_01.shtml

Op. Exercises Chapter 5

1. Future- o, s, t, mus, tis, nt

Imperitive- m, s, t, mus, tis, nt

2. Yes, except for the m in first person singular instead of o.
3. Future- bi

Imperfect- ba

4. We were, He/she/it will, You will, I shall, They will, He was
5. e is masculine, er stays with the rest of the paradigm
6. The learning the original form of the adjective
7. It gives us an idea of what the Latin root means

Manabant- they will stay

Manebit- it will stay

Manebimus- we shall stay

Dabam- I was giving

Dabitis- You will give

Dabit- It will give

Videbis- You will see

Videbimus- We shall see

Vocabant- They were calling

Vocabis- You will call

Habebis- You will hold

Habebant- They were holding

8. Dabimus-

Manebas

Videbunt

Vocabimus

Vocabat

Videbitis

Videbo

Servabant

Habebimus

Habebamus

Habebit

Habet

9. Our teacher praises me and will praise you tomorrow.
10. The freemen's strength is overcoming our danger.
11. Our sons love pretty girls.
12. Our friend will not stay behind in a number of fools.
13. We used to have many faults and always have.
14. Great dangers do not overcome our intellect.
15. Our noble home is free.
16. You are freemen, your country will be beautiful.
17. The unrestrained teacher were giving attention to duty.
18. So, we shall conquer the evil men in our country.
19. If you will conquer your anger, you will overcome yourself.
20. By means of our intellect, many are freemen.
21. Free home, we used to love you and will always love.
22. Your wisdom will not preserve with money.
23. Does your spirit have enough wisdom?

Translation

Est- 3rd person singular present active indicative of essere meaning to be

Sunt- 3rd person plural present active indicative of sumere meaning to be

Salve-2nd person singular present active imperitive of salvere meaning to be in good health

Es- 2nd person singular present active indicative of essere meaning to be

Est- 3rd person singular present active indicative of essere meaning to be

Errare- infinitive of errare meaning to err

Est- 3rd person singular present active indicative of essere meaning to be

Est- 3rd person singular present active indicative of essere meaning to be

Amat- 3rd person singular present active indicative of amare meaning to love

Dant- 3rd person plural present active indicative of dare meaning to give

Amo- 2nd person singular present active indicative of amare meaning to love

What? Famous Woman #3 Part One

Helen of Troy had "the face that launched one thousand ships." The myth that led up to the Trojan War (aka the war over Helen) began when the gods had a party. The goddess of discord, Eris, was angry that she wasn't invited. She threw a gloden apple into the party that said, "For the Fairest" on it. Obviously, this brought about some problems, especially between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. They asked Zeus to tell them who deserved the apple, but making the smart decision, he refused. If he had picked, he would have two very angry goddesses on his hands, and he didn't want to possibly lose his power over a petty argument. He decided that a mortal man named Paris would make the decision on who would get the apple. The godessess, never being role models, bribed him. Athena bribed him with wisdom and the power to win any battle. Hera wanted to give him great wealth. But Aphrodite knew exactly what a young man would pick... the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris awarded the apple to Aphrodite, and she gave him Helen of Troy as his wife. They neglected to think of a problem; Helen was married to the king of Sparta. TBC...

Information from the novel Juliet Dove, Queen of Love by Bruce Coville

Parsing Chapter 5

1. Vocabat- 3rd person singular imperfect active indicative of vocare meaning to summon
2. Habebimusne- 1st person plural future active indicative of habere meaning to have
3. Vocabit- 3rd person singular future active indicative of vocare meaning to summon
4. Valebit- 3rd person singular future active indicative of valere meaning to be strong
5. Superabat- 3rd person singular imperfect active indicative of supere meaning to be above

Habebamus- 1st person plural imperfect active indicative of habere meaning to have

6. Manebant- 3rd person plural imperfect active indicative of manere meaning to stay

Iuvabant- 3rd person plural imperfect active indicative of iuvare meaning to help

7. Viri- infinitive of viri meaning to live

Cogitabant- 3rd person plural imperfect active indicative of cogitare meaning to think

8. Iram- 1st person singular present active indicative of irare meaning to anger

Estis- 2nd person plural present active indicative of esse meaning to eat

Dabitis- 2nd person plural present active indicative of dare meaning to do

9. Habes- 2nd person singular present active indicative of habere meaning to have
10. Est- 3rd person singular present active indicative of esse meaning to eat

Sum- 1st person singular present active indicative of sumare meaning to stay

Where? Mount Olympus

Mt. Olympus was, to many people, the single most powerful place on Earth for a long time. This is where, excluding Poseidon and Hephaestus, the Big 12 lived. This is where the feud over Helen of Troy started, with an apple saying "For the Fairest" thrown into a party. It was also one of the only places that Zeus did not feel comfortable cheating, because he was well within the wrath of Hera there. Mt. Olympus is a real mountain, the tallest in Greece, and is the destination for many mountain climbers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olympus

http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html

When? The Collapse of the Bronze Age

The collapse of the Bronze Age has many historians coming up with theories on why it happened. Some people think that a chain of 6.5 or higher earthquakes caused it, others there were migration changes and raids. Changes in weather, causing droughts were also blamed, along with the ability to move past bronze weopons and to iron. A natural disaster of any proportion could have had a domino effect on people's livelihoods and crops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_collapse

http://www.worldagesarchive.com/Reference_Links/Empires_in_the_Dust.htm

Greek/ Roman Gods: Favorite and Least Favorite

My favorite goddess is Athena. She is beautiful, but never lets that take precedence over wisdom. She is the goddess of war as well as wisdom, but when she chose to fight, it was her head ruling, not her heart. She is one of the most inspiring goddesses, because she was the first symbol of power to women. She was an equal with the male gods, and did not follow foolish whims and bad judgement. She was a powerful goddess that could handle anything, and that is something to be proud of.

On the other hand, we have Zeus. Yes, he was king of the gods, but his glory ended when he rescued his brothers and sisters from the Titans. He likes to smite people and kill things to increase his standing and power. There is also the issue of him cheating on Hera too many times to count. He turns people into animals so that Hera can't find them and won't find out about him. he gets involved with fights and always wants to have the upper hand, which is just childish. If his ego got any bigger, his head would explode. Just because he is the king of the gods is not an excuse to act like a pig.

http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Athena.html

http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Zeus.html

Exercise 10/16

Vale- 2nd person singular present active imperative of valere meaning to be strong

Laudat- 3rd person singular present active indicative of laudare meaning to praise

Serva- 2nd person singular present active imperative of servare meaning to protect

Amant- 3rd person plural present active indicative of amare meaning to love

Datis- 2nd person plural present active indicative of dare meaning to give

Video- 1st person singular present active indicative of videre meaning to see

Vides- 2nd person singular present active indicative of videre meaning to see

Videt- 3rd person singular present active indicative of videre meaning to see

Debemus- 2nd person plural present active indicative of debere meaning to owe

Monere- infinitive of monere meaning to warn

Debent- 3rd person plural present active indicative of debere meaning to owe

Laudare- infinitive of laudare meaning to praise

Dat- 3rd person singular present active indicative of dare meaning to give

Habes- 2nd person singular present active indicative of habere meaning to consider

Habent- 3rd person plural present active indicative of habere meaning to consider

Cogitat- 3rd person singular present active indicative of cogitare meaning to think

What? Famous Woman #2

Pompeia was Caesar's wife from 67 BC until he divorced her for an act she did not commit. The people of Rome believed that that Pompeia had an affair with a man named Clodius. The real story was that Clodius snuck into the palace disguised as a woman as to tr and seduce Pompeia. She wanted none of it, and was committed to only Caesar. However, when people started to question her loyalty, Caesar divorced her by saying, "My wife ought not even to be under suspicion" which has translated into the proverb "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion." Caesar is showing how much his ego had grown by the fact he would not stand by his partner in the face of one rumor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeia_(wife_of_Julius_Caesar)

http://www.jstor.org/pss/2940763

Translation #2

1. Vita multis puellis fortunam dat. Life gives the girl great fortune.
2. Vitam meam pecuniatua conservas. You save my money.
3. Fama est nihil sine fortuna. Fame don't exist without fortune.
4. Vitam sine pecunia non amatis. You don't love fortune without money.
5. Sine fama et fortuna patria non valet. Without tradition and fortune a country is not strong.
6. Iram puellarum laudare non debes. Your resentful money praises not owes.
7. Vitam sine poenis amamus. We love to live without punishment.
8. Sine pholosophia non valemus. Without love of wisdom, we are not strong.
9. Quid est vita sine philosophia? What is life without philosophy?

Translation

1. Vale, patria mea. My homeland is strong.
2. Fortuna puellae est magna. The girl's fortune is great.
3. Puella fortunam patriae tuae laudat. The girl praises her fortunate homeland.
4. O puella, patrium tuam serva. O girl, your homeland guards.
5. Multae puelle pecuniam amant. Girls who love money will be penalized.
6. Puellae nihil datis. Girls give nothing.
7. Pecuniam puellae videt. Girls consider money.
8. Pecuniam puellarum non vides. Girls don't consider their money.
9. Monere puellas debemus. Girls remind those in debt.

Carthage from a Soldier

We are looking at the city burning down now. Carthage is no more. I feel nothing for the men that burned or were killed, they deserved death. But the women and children… it was hard. They were crying, and some babies no more than a couple weeks old were separated from their mothers. The scum that bought them were obnoxious and crude, and we had to chase them away to keep them from stealing more women and children than they paid for. I can't help but think of the women where I come from, and the same happening to them. I loved being able to defeat the men, but destroying the women of this tribe is why being a soldier is harder than anyone could imagine.

Personal Endings

Singular
1st person- o or m, which corresponds to I
2nd person- s, which corresponds to You
3rd person- t, which corresponds to He, She, It

Plural
1st person- mus, which corresponds to We
2nd person- tis, which corresponds to You
3rd person- nt, which corresponds to they

Paullus' Story

My shirt has been wrapped around my head, trying to stop the bleeding, for hours. I knew that we shouldn't have fought them, Hannibal could get his men to do anything. But we had to, according to Varro, we could beat them. He didn't see the trap coming, and to be honest, I didn't either. But now, I know that I won't have long. My regret is that I couldn't stop the slaughter of the good men that fought for Rome today. My time has come... goodbye.

When?

The first Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. For twelve centuries the games took place every four years, until it was banned for being a pagan practice. The foot race was held at the first, and is a continued tradition. The Olympics were a time honored tradition until they were sut down, and have now returned to their former glory.

http://www.timelineindex.com/content/view/1022

What? Marriage in Ancient Rome

Marriage, as was usual in Ancient Rome, was run and made for males. A woman's station in life was determined by her husband and his family. All of her dowry would be given directly to her husband. Men would usually be about twenty-five to thirty years old when they married, but their wives would usually be between fifteen and twenty. Many families wanted to marry their daughters off early in their lives, so they would not have to continue to care for them. A girl was not considered "fit to marry" if she lost her virginity, which was another reason for the early marriages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_marriage

What? Famous Woman #1

The wife of the fifth king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus, Tanaquil was a talented woman. She was the daughter of an Etruscan well to-do family. Although she had faith in her husband, or maybe because of it, she convinced him to move to Rome so that he could get a high government job. She was a talented seamstress and weaver. She was well known for her prophecies. She interpreted signs of her husband becoming king, among other things, like who the next king would be. She raised the future king, Servius, as her own son, claiming someday he would be king. She was truly no ordinary woman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaquil

Who? Constantine

Caesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, more commonly known as Constantine, was the first Christian Emperor of Rome. He tried to spread religious tolerance with the Edict of Milan in 303. He is recognized as a saint by many Catholic churches. He is also famous for his Greek empire, Constantinople. Constantinople was the capitol of the Byzantine Empire for over one thousand years. Although the Latin Church doesn't think of Constantine as a saint, he earned the title of Constantine the Great for his work with Christianity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I

Why? Roman Numerals

Roman numerals originated from ancient writing of the Roman alphabet, but were not always so widely recognized. They were differnt according to the places they were being used, and its individual alphabet. Although used commonly now, they were not when they were first invented. In fact, shepard's were the most common people to use it, on their talley sticks. The numeral I actually comes from the notch on the stick, not a letter in the alphabet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals

Chapter 3 Paragraph- The Grass is Greener

The farmer, life and sailor's fortune often praise; the sailor often praises fortune and poet's life; the poet's life and farmer's field often praise. Allow philosophy to be stingy to men concerning money always think: considering much money, but a stingy man with much money is not satisfied.