Use of active ending. Impersonal verb with subject infinitive. –ēre perfect Pliny. N.H. VII, 12, 10, 52-55 the Orator Cassius (“On Severus’ Look-Alike”) Discuss multiple interpretations: Armentarius the Murmillo or Murmillo the cowherd? Pliny. VII. 20.81 the prodigious strength of NH. (“On Tritanus”) Find the two infinitives in indirect statement introduced by What is the subject auctor est. of each infinitive? What words in this prodigious strength? passage emphasize Tritanus’ How realistic is this story? Suetonius. XXI.10 Di. Claud. There is no verb in the first clause. What English verb best fits the a healthy context (“in and timely fashion”)? What verbs in this passage have emperor as their understood subjects? “the Claudius” How does the emperor use this gladiator as a model for other Romans? What conclusions about the private lives of gladiators can be drawn from the four sons in this passage? What would be the equivalent of at a modern sporting event? tabula Claudius’ Female Gladiators Tacitus. XV.32.3 Annālēs What behavior causes disgrace in this passage? Why? Suetonius. 4,1 Dom. What were some of the unusual features of the games Domitian held? Martial. VI Liber De Spectaculis The key to understanding point is in recognizing the contrast between Mars and Martial’s Venus. What do you think the contract is? Discuss poetic word order: What word does modify? What word does belliger invictīs modify? What is the subject of satis est? nōn Also discuss meter of elegiac couplet. What word is in the vocative case in this poem? What does this vocative suggest to you about this poem? Statius. I, vi. 51-56 of some unusual entertainment given by Domitian Silvae (“An account during the Saturnalia”) Grammar: How many fourth declension nouns can you find in this poem? How does Statius make use of the ancient image of Amazon women in this poem?
Use of –ēre perfect active ending. Impersonal verb with subject infinitive. Pliny. N.H. VII, 12, 10, 52-55 (“On the Orator Cassius Severus’ Look-Alike”) Discuss multiple interpretations: Armentarius the Murmillo or Murmillo the cowherd? Pliny. NH. VII. 20.81 (“On the prodigious strength of Tritanus”) Find the two infinitives in indirect statement introduced by auctor est. What is the subject of each infinitive? What words in this passage emphasize Tritanus’ prodigious strength? How realistic is this story? Suetonius. Di. Claud. XXI.10 There is no verb in the first clause. What English verb best fits the context (“in a healthy and timely fashion”)? What verbs in this passage have “the emperor Claudius” as their understood subjects? How does the emperor use this gladiator as a model for other Romans? What conclusions about the private lives of gladiators can be drawn from the four sons in this passage? What would be the equivalent of Claudius’ tabula at a modern sporting event? Female Gladiators Tacitus. Annālēs XV.32.3 What behavior causes disgrace in this passage? Why? Suetonius. Dom. 4,1 What were some of the unusual features of the games Domitian held? Martial. Liber De Spectaculis VI The key to understanding Martial’s point is in recognizing the contrast between Mars and Venus. What do you think the contract is? Discuss poetic word order: What word does belliger modify? What word does invictīs modify? What is the subject of nōn satis est? Also discuss meter of elegiac couplet. What word is in the vocative case in this poem? What does this vocative suggest to you about this poem? Statius. Silvae I, vi. 51-56 (“An account of some unusual entertainment given by Domitian during the Saturnalia”) Grammar: How many fourth declension nouns can you find in this poem? How does Statius make use of the ancient image of Amazon women in this poem?