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quattuor servi Aegyptii mihi appropinquabant.
4 Egyptian slaves were approaching me
deinde v. itaque
then v. and so
insula v. paeninsula
island v. almost island
in horto erant multi flores quos rex Cogidubnus ab Italia imporaverat.
in the garden were many flowers which king Cog had imported from Italy
cena, quam coqui Graeci paraverant, optima erat.
dinner, which the Greek cooks had prepared, was very good. (the best)
Who founded Alexandria?
Alexander the great
Name two reasons Alexandria was a good spot for a city
fertile land; natural port; good climate
What was the Museum in Alexandria?
the university
What types of things did they study at the Museum? (three things)
mapping, anatomy, astronomy, geography, literature, languages
What was special about the Library at the Museum?
largest in the world; over 1/2 a million volumes; burned down
multae naves facile ad portum Alexandriae pervēnērunt.
many ships easily arrived at the port of Alexandria
Barbillus negotium cum patre meo seape agebat.
Barbillus often used to do business with my father.
facile erat mihi villam Barbilli invenire quod Barbillus erat vir notissimus
it was easy for me to find Barbillus' house because he was a very well known man
hodie Barbillus nobīs templum Isidis demonstravit.
today Barbillus showed us the temple of Isis
deinde Barbillus, qui multa aedificia possidebat, mihi tabernam optimam offerebat.
then Barbillus, who owned (was possessing) many buildings, was offering me the best shop.
tu non habes dona deorum.
you don't have the gifts of the gods.
