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We can read about Flavius's friend Brocchus in several of the
letters from Vindolanda. Brocchus was the prefect of the nearby
fort at Briga. In their spare time, Flavius and Brocchus loved to go
hunting. In one letter Flavius asked Brocchus to send him some
hunting nets "and you should repair the pieces very strongly" .
Although York (Eboracum) is a big city today, when Flavius lived
there it was a much smaller town surrounded by woods. Hunting
was one of the main forms of relaxation for both soldiers and
civilians. People hunted on horseback or on foot. They hunted all
kinds of animals and they also liked to hunt birds, including geese
and swans. Fishing was popular too. In Roman times, Britain was
famous for producing excellent hunting dogs.
Corinthus was not
interested in joining
the hunt, but
Candidus's description
has reminded him of a
famous Greek story
about a boar. He tells
the story to Candidus
and Pandora.
THE HUNT FOR THE CALYDONIAN BOAR
Oeneus, King of Calydon, forgot to sacrifice to the goddess Artemis. Enraged,
she sent a monstrous boar to ravage the countryside. Oeneus's son, Meleager,
gathered together several Greek heroes and the beautiful huntress Atalanta, and
they set off on a great boarhunt. Meleager fell in love with Atalanta, so he was
delighted when she aimed her spear at the boar and was the first to draw blood.
The boar went mad with pain and several of the heroes were killed, along with
their hunting dogs. Finally Meleager struck the fatal blow. He presented
Atalanta with the head and the hide of the boar, believing that she deserved the
triumph. This caused great jealousy among the heroes and a fight broke out,
which resulted in Meleager's tragic death.
Barates comes to buy
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WO R DS TO H E LP
Nouns
atrium
en) hall
condiciones
ef pI)
terms/ agreement
ornatrix
ef) hairdresser
Ac.ijediveS
cams/a/urn
expensive/dear
ducentos
two hundred
miser/a/urn
unhappy
solus/a/um
alone/lonely
Verbs
£estinat
he hurries
quaerit
he looks for
Imperatives
para!
prepare!
quaere!
look for!
Impersonal verb
placetne tibi?
does it please
you? /is it OK with you?
Infinitives
emere
to buy
Participles
ducta
led
empta
bought
iussus
ordered
missus
sent
vocatus
called
Con
i
undion
igitur
therefore
Ic.iioms
a domino
by his master
quam celerrime
as quickly
as possible
quanti est?
how much is she?
Exclamation
ehem!
aha!
G RAS P T H E G RA M M A R
You have already learnt four different forms of
verbs
-
tenses, commands
(or i m peratives),
infinitives
and
impersonal
verbs. Now for one more!
This new
part
of the verb is called a
participle.
A participle comes
from a verb, so it is an action word, but it behaves like an
adj ective.
For example, in picture
4,
Candidus is
"sent
by his master" . The
Latin word for "sent" is missus, the participle from the verb
mittere
(to send).
Compare this with picture
5:
"Pandora,
led
into the hall . . . " The Latin word for
"led" is
ducta,
the participle from the verb
diicere
(to lead). Because Pandora is
feminine, the word
ductus
has to have the feminine ending,
duct!!.
We say that the
participle must
agree
with the noun.
Find the partici ples in pictu res 2, 8 and
9.
Can you remember
what each one means? Is each one mascul ine or fem i n ine?
LATI N ROOTS
Use your knowledge of Latin to explain the underlined word in
each sentence.
1
The secret agent was sent on a dangerous mission.
2
A teacher with a tidy desk? Now there's a
3
The Colosseum in Rome was the setting for many extraordinary
4
Captured slaves were paraded through the streets of Rome; crowds lined
the streets to taunt and deride them.
5
Pupils are often given an induction day when they start at a new school.
ROMAN REPORT
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ma�y details of his life from his
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dIed aged
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68.
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Slave girl wanted!
Lepidina is cross when she discovers that Flavius has sold Pandora.
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