Latin Story: Comprehension & Self-Assessment

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Latin Story Comprehension:

• Girls were running throughout the street, scattering flowers.
• The girls were carrying flowers.
• Proceeding behind the girls were the trumpet boys and the singer boys.
• The boys were singing sweetly.
• The trumpet players were blowing their trumpets.
• Galatea had two young men moved from the place.
• Helena told Galatea to observe the flowers scattered on the street.
• The spectators were applauding continuously.
• The young man was watching Helena.
• Galatea told Helena to stand near her.
• The trumpet players were blowing their trumpets loudly.
• Galatea described the sound as harsh.
• The young man commented that Greek women have harsh voices.
• Four priests were carrying the statue of the goddess.
• The priests were carrying the statue of the goddess towards the port.
• The robe on the statue was very beautiful and expensive.
• Galatea views Aristo as stingy.
• The young men were unable to see the statue.
• The young man stepped on Galatea's foot.
• Galatea considered the young man to be very bad.
• The spectators were pushing to see the parade.
• Galatea scolded her daughter for defending the young man.
• Aristo did not care about Helena and Galatea.
• It was easy for Aristo to write tragedies.
• Aristo's life is described as a tragedy.

Latin Vocabulary:

• amo, amare, amavi: to love
• carus, cara, carum: dear
• cogito, cogitare, cogitavi: to consider
• comparo, compare, comparavi: to obtain
• conficio, conficere, confeci: to finish
• curo, curare, curavi: to care
• fluo, fluere, fluxi: to flow
• forte: by chance
• gratias ago: I give thanks
• hasta, hastae, f.: spear
• illuc: there
• iter, itineris, n.: journey
• locus, loci, m.: place
• mane: in the morning
• iste: that bastard
• maritus: husband
• necesse: necessary
• num?: surely not
• quam: which
• quamquam: although
• -que: and
• rex: king
• ubi: where

Nominative and Accusative Forms of hic:

• singular masculine: hic
• singular feminine: haec
• singular neuter: hoc
• accusative masculine: hunc
• accusative feminine: hanc
• accusative neuter: hoc
• plural masculine: hī
• plural feminine: hae
• plural neuter: haec
• accusative masculine: hōs
• accusative feminine: hās
• accusative neuter: haec

Nominative and Accusative Forms of ille:

• singular masculine: ille
• singular feminine: illa
• singular neuter: illud
• accusative masculine: illum
• accusative feminine: illam
• accusative neuter: illud
• plural masculine: illi
• plural feminine: illae
• plural neuter: illa
• accusative masculine: illos
• accusative feminine: illas
• accusative neuter: illa

Imperative Forms of Verbs

• abi (go away)
• spectate (watch)
• sta (stand)
• nolite (do not)
• noli (do not)

Sentence Completion and Translation:

• Aristō poētae exclaimed: "abī!" Translation: Aristo, the poet who was reciting obscene verses, exclaimed: "Go away!"
• Helena shouted in the port of Alexandria: "mater! pater! spectāte nāvem!" In the port of Alexandria Helena shouted "Mother! Father! Look at the ship!"
• Galatea filiam vocavit, “sta prope me!" Galatea called her daughter "Stand near me!"
• māter clāmāvit: “nōlīte nōs vexāre!” Mother shouted: "Do not bother us!"
• astrologus Barbillum monuit: “nōlīte hodiē ē vīllā exīre!” The astrologer warned Barbillus: "Do not go out of the villa today!"

Vocative Case

• "Aristo, noli effugere e villa!"
• "nolite spectare me, o iuvenes, sed specta illam statuam Isidis!"
• "servi, capite hastas et iacite eas (them)!”
• "Noli vexare me, Salvī.”
• "Serva me, Quinte!” inquit Barbillus.

Isis in Egyptian and Roman Religion:

• Isis ranked as the oldest god in the Egyptian hierarchy.
• Egyptians worshipped Isis for giving new life and hope after death.
• Isis' most important festival was during the spring, marking the beginning of the season.
• Spring was important to the Romans because it was crucial for food supply.
• The procession to the Great Harbor was loud, long, and celebratory.
• A sistrum is a sacred rattle.
• The boat in the harbor was shaped like a goose's head.
• After the harbor ceremony, the statue was taken back to the temple.
• A cella is a sanctuary.
• The religious ceremony had both serious and entertaining aspects.
• The Īsiacī were a special brotherhood of Isis.
• To become an Īsiacus, one had to offer a sacrifice.
• The Golden Ass is important to the study of Isis because the author explains how he prepared to be admitted to the brotherhood.
• Preparation for membership in the brotherhood included:
  • body washed by priests
  • taught about the sacred mysteries of the goddess
  • forbidden to reveal them to anyone outside the brotherhood
  • fasted for 10 days
  • participating in the initiating ceremony
• The initiation rites were full of strange and emotional experiences.
• New initiates believed that they would have life after death and that they met Isis.
• The cult of Isis was widespread, reaching from London to the Black Sea.
• Her priests in Pompeii suffered a miserable death.

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