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Verum aut Falsum: Romans deified their Emperors while they were alive

Falsum

amor, amoris

love

nox, noctis

night

Bulbus, saepe de matrimonio locutus, nihil umquam effecit.

Bulbus, having spoken often about marriage, accomplished nothing ever.

Modestus est vir maximae virtutis. olim tria milia hostium occidit. (occidit = interfecit)

Modestus is a man of the greatest courage. once, he killed three thousand enemies.

virtus:virtutis

courage, manliness

caelum

sky

intrat Cogidubnus tenens epistulam ā Cephalo scriptam

Cog enters holding the letter written by Cephalus

Memor, splendidam togam gerens, arae appropinquavit.

Memor, wearing a splendid toga, approached the altar

cedit:cessit

give in, yield

numquam umquam

never ever

scio

I know

Cephalus poculum e manibus Quinti capere temptabat. maxima pars spectatorum stabat immota.

Cephalus was trying to take the cup from Q's hands. a really big part of the spectators were standing by motionless.

mandatum

an order

iecur est lividum. nonne hoc mortem significat? nonne mortem viri clari significat? (iecur - what the haruspex looked at; lividum - lead-colored)

the liver is lead-colored. surely this indicates death? surely this indicates the death of a famous man?

quo modo ego puellam retinere possum?

How can I keep my girl?

nunc, ā Romanis deceptus, ista ornamenta, mihi ā Romanis data, humi iacio.

now, (h.b.) deceived by the Romans, those decorations, given to me by the Romans, I throw on the ground.

fur, regressus ad fontem, amuletum in aqua quaesivit.

the thief, having returned to the fountain, searched for the amulet in the water.

Name TWO ways in which women influenced Roman history (mythically, historically, etc)

Sabine women's intervention, the rape and suicide of Lucretia, lineage from Venus, Aeneas going through trials on account of Juno

Who was the Pontifex Maximus? (Who holds this title now?)

The Chief Priest - became the Emperor in later times

fur, amuletum adeptus, attonitus legit: mortem omnibus furibus. fur amuletum deicit et e thermis perterritus fugit.

the thief, having obtained the amulet, astonished, read: death to all thieves. the thief threw down the amulet and terrified, fled out of the baths.

Cephalus, a principibus coactus, venenum hausit. (coactus:coegit - force, compel)

Cephalus, (having been) forced by the chiefs, drained the poison.

What seemed to be the most common material of curse tablets?

lead

Haruspices and Augures both read omens. How did each profession read the omens?

H - livers/other things about the sacrifice of animals; A - read the signs of birds

eheu! mihi difficile est puellas vitare. nimis pulcher sum.

alas! it's difficult for me to avoid girls. I am too handsome.

Verum aut Falsum: Tarquinius Priscus was the last king of Rome

Falsum

Verum aut Falsum: Tullus Hostilius once split a man in half (allegedly)

Verum

What was the name of the group that kept the eternal flame of Rome?

Vestal Virgins

Verum aut falsum: Vota were spirits or divinities that were seen in natural phenomena

Falsum (that was numina)

"tu enim fortior es quam Mars ipse!" "verum dicis. olim tria milia hostium interfeci"

"for you are braver than Mars himself!" "you speak the truth. once, I killed three thousand enemies!

minimus

very little; least

incipit: incepit

begin

Strythio Bulbum verberare incepit. Bulbus, fortiter se defendens, vinum in caput Strythionis fundit. (se - himself)

Strythio began to hit Bulbus. Bulbus, bravely defending himself, pours wine onto S's head.

non decorum est viro stolam gerere. praeterea barbam habeo! (praeterea - furthermore)

it's not proper for a man to wear a dress. furthermore, I have a beard!

tutus

safe

O Modeste, cur me ex omnibus puellis elegisti? quam laeta sum!

O Modestus, why did you choose me out of all the girls? How happy I am!

deam precatus, tabulam in fontem sacrum inieci. dira imprecatio, in tabula scripta, iam in fonte deae iacet. (imprecatio - curse; iacet - lies)

having prayed to the goddess, I threw a tablet into the sacred fountain. a dire curse, written on the tablet, now lies in the fountain of the goddess

Vilbia et Rubria, tamen, patri non parent.

Vilbia and Rubria, however, do not obey their father.

simulac Modestus tabernam nostram intravit, ego eum statim amavi. Quanti erant umeri eius! (umerus = where Barbillus got wounded)

As soon as M entered our tavern, I loved him at once. How big his shoulders are!

Name FOUR things that were typically on a curse tablet

name of the offender (or potentials), invocation of a god, crime, wanted punishment, magic words, images

haec verba locuta

having said these words

monet:monuit

warn

parce mihi!

spare me!

eligit:elegit

choose

What is the Latin word for a curse tablet?

defixio (defixiones)