Stages 17-18 Review S23 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

ubi ego animum recepī, Diogenes in media casa stabat lacrimans. prope me iacebat puer meus. (iacet - lay on the ground)

when I recovered my mind, Diogenes was standing in the middle of the house crying. my boy was laying on the ground near me.

inter servos Barbilli erat puer Aegyptius. Barbillus mihi hunc puerum dedit.

among the slaves of Barbillus was an Egyptian boy. Barbillus gave me this boy.

agmen longissimum ad aulam procedebat

the very long procession was advancing to the palace

agmina longissima ad aulam procedebant

the very long processions were advancing to the palace

Name two major exports of Egypt

grain, glassware, papyrus

What was Rome's biggest drive to add Egypt as a province?

get more food/grain for the people back in Italy

Clemens cum sacerdotibus in templo cenare solebat.

Clemens was accustomed to dine with the priests in the temple

fortasse amici tui sunt sapientiores quam tu.

perhaps your friends are wiser than you

non decorum est servīs libertum obstare

it is not proper for slaves to obstruct (block the way of) a freedman

Aquila testudinem in caput poetae demisit (dropped)

the eagle dropped the turtle onto the head of the poet (onto the poet's head)

deinde rex rogavit, "quo modo ex urbe Pompeiis effūgisti?"

then the king asked, "how did you escape out of the city Pompeii?

"puer mortuus est. Aegyptii eum necaverunt quod ille te defendebat."

"the boy is dead. the Egyptians killed him because he was defending you."

nos Aegyptiis fortiter resistebamus, sed illi erant multi, nos pauci.

we were resisting the Egyptians bravely, but they were many, we (were) few.

paene nos ad tabernam Clementis pervēnimus.

we have almost arrived at C's shop

omnes Graeci ex hac parte urbis fūgerunt.

all the Greeks have fled out of this part of the city

pro officina Eutychi stabat quattuor servi Aegyptii

in front of E's workshop were standing four Egyptian slaves

What is the name of the part of Alexandria with palaces, temples, administrative offices, and gardens?

the Royal Quarter

Who was the Caesarium built for, and who was it finished and dedicated to?

Mark Antony; Augustus

Barbillus aedificium habet

Barbillus has a building

Barbillus aedificia habet

Barbillus has buildings

tu non habes donum deorum

you don't have the gift of the gods

tu non habes dona deorum.

you don't have the gifts of the gods.

deinde Barbillus, qui multa aedificia possidebat, mihi tabernam optimam offerebat.

then Barbillus, who owned (was possessing) many buildings, was offering me the best shop.

hodie Barbillus nobīs templum Isidis demonstravit.

today Barbillus showed us the temple of Isis

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

Barbillus negotium cum patre meo seape agebat.

Barbillus often used to do business with my father.

multae naves facile ad portum Alexandriae pervēnērunt.

many ships easily arrived at the port of Alexandria

What was special about the Library at the Museum?

largest in the world; over 1/2 a million volumes; burned down

What types of things did they study at the Museum? (three things)

mapping, anatomy, astronomy, geography, literature, languages

What was the Museum in Alexandria?

the university

Name two reasons Alexandria was a good spot for a city

fertile land; natural port; good climate

Who founded Alexandria?

Alexander the great

cena, quam coqui Graeci paraverant, optima erat.

dinner, which the Greek cooks had prepared, was very good. (the best)

in horto erant multi flores quos rex Cogidubnus ab Italia imporaverat.

in the garden were many flowers which king Cog had imported from Italy

insula v. paeninsula

island v. almost island

deinde v. itaque

then v. and so

quattuor servi Aegyptii mihi appropinquabant.

4 Egyptian slaves were approaching me