Thursday, March 3, 2011

Book 7: Chapter 1

Nouns
Gallia- Gaul
Caesar- Caesar
Italiam- Italy
caede- a cutting down
senatusque- a council of the elders
consulto- well-considered
Acco- a leader who conspired against Caesar
Carnutes- one of the tribes that was lead by Acco; said that they would fight first

Verbs
constituerant- 3rd person singular pluperfect active indicative of constituere / to put
proficiscitur- 3rd person singular passive active indicative of proficisare / to set out
cognoscit- 3rd person singular present active indicative of cognoscare / to learn


agendos- to put in place

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Caesar: Gallic Wars: Book 7

Vercingetorix

Wars:

I. Roman Occupation (Fight against the Helvetti- fight against Britain)
The first time that the Romans fight the Celts in Britain, they lose
They were led by a queen, Boudicca, who was the first to ever repel Caesar

II. Passiucation

III. Celtic Revolt
This was hard, because the tribes didn't trust each other and some were enemies
Vercingetorix's father was killed because he tried to unite the Celts
Vercingetorix succeeded in bringing them together
1)Avaricum (modern day Bourges, France) was the place where Caesar massacred all inhabitants
The Romans slaughter the entire city, including women and children
2)The Celts take on the Romans in the Battle of Gergovium
The Celts attacked where they had the advantage
Caesar lost the battle and was forced to retreat
Vercingetorix cut off Caesar's supplies
3) The Celts go to Alesia to recoup
Caesar surrounds the city, building fortification structures between him and the city
He then builds another wall to keep reinforcements from getting to him

Makeup Test

  1.  discedo
  2.  iacio- to throw
  3.  gerro
  4.  sum- to be
  5.  silva
  6.  nunctius- to go away
  7.  occupatas
  8.  curo- 
  9.  nescio
  10. purgo- to clean
  11. tempto
  12. aestas- summer
  13. piscina
  14. tempus- time
  15. reprehendo
  16. gemo- to groan
  17. peto
  18. video- to see
  19. lucet
  20. abeo- us
  21. complexus, -us m.
  22. hora, -ae f.- hour
  23. liber, liberi m
  24. mihi- mine
  25. nos
  26. raedarius, -i m- circle
  27. tuus, -a, -um
  28. ago, agere, egi, actus- 
  29. coquo, coquere, coxi, coctus
  30. duco, ducere, duxi, ductus- to speak
  31. gero, gerere, gessi, gestus
  32. induo, induere, indui, indutus- 
  33. iubeo, -ere, iussi, iussus
  34. neccesse est- to be necessary   
  35. promitto, -ere, promisi, promissus
  36. sto, stare, steti, status- to watch
  37. taceo, -ere, -ui, -itus
  38. defessus, defessa, defessum- to protect
  39. lentus, lenta, lentum
  40. curro, currere, cucurri, cursurus- to care for

Monday, February 28, 2011

50 Word Check

  1. ancilla, ancillae- weapon
  2. baculum, baculii- stick
  3. cista, cistae- cist
  4. cubiculum, cubiculii- bedroom
  5. Equus, eqquii- horse
  6. Ianitor, ianitorus- janitor
  7. Mater, matris- mother
  8. Nemo,niminis-
  9. Nomen, nomenis- name
  10. Nuntius, nuntii-
  11. Pater, patris- father
  12. Princeps, princepis- principalities
  13. Rida, ridii-
  14. Servus, servii- servant
  15. Silva, silvae- silver
  16. Urbs, urbis- city
  17. Via, viii-
  18. Alias, ali, aliam- different
  19. Aqupatis, aqupata, aqupatum- cold
  20. Scelestes, scelesta,scelestum-
  21. Abeo, abire, abeii, abitoris-
  22. Ago, agere, age, agtos-
  23. Consul, cunsulere, cunsuluii, cunsultus- to consult
  24. Curro, currare, curravi, curratus- to run
  25. Coquo, coquere, coxi, coqutus-
  26. Duco, ducere, duxi, ductus- to speak
  27. Gero, gerere, gesi, gestus- to speak
  28. Habeo, habere, habui, habitum- to have
  29. Eo, ire, ivi, itirus-
  30. Iaccio, iaccare, icii, iactus- to act
  31. Lacrimo, lacrimare, lacrimavi, lacrimatus-
  32. Nesquio, nesquire, nesquii, nesquitos- to not known
  33. Observo, observare, obseravi, observatus- to observe
  34. Pono, ponere, poce, positius- to lead
  35. Purgo, purgare, pargavi, purgatum- to purge
  36. Specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatos- to see
  37. Sto, stare, steti, status- to be still
  38. Tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatus- to tempt
  39. Traho, trahere, traxi, tractus- to drag
  40. Aestas, aestatis- summer
  41. Arbor, arboris- tree
  42. Lupus, lupii- wolf
  43. Nihil- nothing
  44. Piscina, piscinae-
  45. Ramus, ramii- sun
  46. Revus, revii-
  47. Tempus, temporis- storm
  48. Villa, villae- villa
  49. Vir, viri- man
  50. Vox, vocis- voice

Beth's Quiz

  1. baculum--disease
  2. abeo, abire, abivi, abiturus-- to leave
  3. cibus-- food
  4. complexus-- complex
  5. hora, horae-- hour
  6. tamen-- however
  7. mox-- soon
  8. eugepae-- 
  9. venio, venire, veni, veniturus-- to come
  10. taceo, tacere, tacui, facitu-- to quiet
  11. redeo, redire, redivi, rediturus-- to return
  12. nescio, nescire, nescivi, nescitus-- to be necessary 
  13. nuntius-- not
  14. gero, gerere, gessi, gestus-- to eat
  15. conspicio, conspicicere, conspexi, conspectus-- to be seen
  16. adhuc- still
  17. laetus, laeta, laetum-- happy
  18. lentus, lenta, lentum-- slow
  19. furtim-- soon
  20. quis--who
  21. tandem-- two
  22. temerarius-- reckless
  23. sollicitus-- worried
  24. timeo, timere, timui-- to terrify
  25. hortus- plants

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Mottoes

Yale- Lux et veritas. ("Light and truth.")
University of Michigan- Artes, scientia, veritas. ("The arts, knowledge, truth.")
NYU- Perstare et praestare. ("To preserve and to surpass")
Johns Hopkins- Veritas vos liberabit. ("Truth will free you.")
Hunter College- Mihi cura futuri. ("My anxiety is for the future.")



Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Chapter 14

Verbs-
respondit- 3rd person singular perfect active indicative of respondere / to respond
dari- present passive infinitive of dare / to hand over
teneret- 3rd person singular imperfect active subjunctive of tenere / to to hold
ferre- present active infinitive of ferrere / to carry
accidissent- 3rd person plural pluperfect active subjunctive
fuisset- 3rd person singular pluperfect active subjunctive of esse / to be
fuisse- perfect active infinitive of esse / to be
cavere- present active infinitive of cavere / to beware
intellegeret- 3rd person singular imperfect active subjunctive
timeret- 3rd person singular imperfect active subjunctive of timere / to be afraid
putaret- 3rd person singular imperfect active subjunctive of putare / to clean
veteris- 2nd person singular present passive subjunctive of vetere / to oppose
oblivisci- present active infinitive of oblivsci / to forget
temptassent- 3rd person plural pluperfect active subjunctive of tentare / to feel the pulse
vexassent- 3rd person plural pluperfect active subjunctive of vexare / to jolt
deponere- present active infinitive of deponere / to lay away


Nouns-
dubitationis- uncertainty
res- object
legati- ambassador
memoria- memory
populi- people
conscius- witness
deceptum- deception
commissum- an undertaking
causa- cause
contumeliae- insult
provinciam- province
memoriam- memory