List of Passages for Translation
Demonstrations
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Caesar, B. G. i. 52
Ovid, Fasti ii. 83
Livy xxv. 19
Livy xxv. 19
Vergil, Georg. ii. 490
Cicero, Tusc. v. 23. 64
Part I.—The Regal Period, 753-509 B.C.
The Vision of Anchises
Vergil, Aen. vi. 777
A. The Passing of Romulus
Livy i. 16
B. The Mystery explained
Ovid, Fasti ii. 379
A. The Gate of Janus
Livy i. 19
Vergil, Aen. vii. 607
The Sibylline Books
A. Gellius i. 19
A. Sextus Tarquinius at Gabii
Livy i. 54
B. The Fall of Gabii
Ovid, Fasti ii. 543
The Position of Rome
Cicero, de Rep. ii. 3
The Praise of Italy
Vergil, Georg. ii. 136
Part II.—The Early Republic, 509-366 B.C.
A. Horatius
Vergil, Aen. viii. 646
Livy ii. 10
Horatius
Livy ii. 10
A. Mucius Scaevola
Livy ii. 12
Martial, i. 21
Battle of Lake Regillus
Livy ii. 20
Tribunes of the People
Livy ii. 32
Coriolanus
Livy ii. 40
Destruction of the Fabii
Ovid, Fasti ii. 175
A. Cincinnatus
Florus i. 11. 12
B. ‘In the brave days of old’
Ovid, Fasti iii. 729
The Decemvirate. XII. Tables
Livy iii. 32, 34
Verginia’s Death not in vain
Livy iii. 49
Cossus wins the Spolia Opima
Livy iv. 19
First Pay given to Citizen Soldiers
Livy iv. 59
A. Lament over Veii
Propertius v. 10. 27
B. The Rise of the Alban Lake
Cicero, de Div. i. 44. 100
The Conquest of Veii
Livy v. 21
The Battle of the Allia
Livy v. 38
A. The Battle of the Allia
Livy v. 38
B. July 18th, a Dies Nefastus
Lucan, Phars. vii. 407
Roman Dignity and Courage
Livy v. 41
A. Manlius Capitolinus and the Sacred Geese
Verg. Aen. viii. 652
B. The Fate of Manlius
Val. Max. vi. de Sev.
Camillus, Parens Patriae
Livy v. 49
A. Migration to Veii abandoned
Livy v. 55
B. Juno forbids Rebuilding of Troy
Horace, Od. iii. 3. 57
First Plebeian Consul
Livy vi. 35
Origin of the Floralia
Ovid, Fasti v. 237
Part III.—The Conquest of Italy, 366-266 B.C.
Manlius and his son Torquatus
Cicero, de Off. iii. 112
An Important Epoch
Livy vii. 29
Battle of Mt. Gaurus. M. Valerius Corvus
Livy vii. 33
A. Self-sacrifice of Decius Mus
Propertius, iii. 11. 63
B. The Dream of the Consuls
Val. Max. i. de Somn.
The Battle of Mt. Vesuvius
Livy viii. 10
The Dictator and his Master of the Horse
Livy viii. 30
The Caudine Forks
Livy ix. 2
„ „The Yoke
Livy ix. 5
Rome repudiates the Treaty
Cicero, de Off. iii. 109
Battle of Bovianum
Livy ix. 44
Battle of Sentinum
Livy x. 28
Aims of Pyrrhus. Battle of Heraclea
Justinus xviii. 1
Fabricius the Just
Cicero, de Off. iii. 86
Appius the Blind
Cicero, de Sen. 16, 37
A. The Battle of Asculum
Florus i. 18. 9
B. The Battle near Beneventum
Florus i. 18. 11
In Praise of Pyrrhus
Justinus xxv. 5
A. Manius Curius Dentatus
Cicero, de Sen. 55
Juvenal xi. 78
Horace, Od. i. 12. 41
In Praise of Tarentum
Horace, Od. ii. 6. 9
The Praise of Italy
Vergil, Georg. ii. 155
Part IV.—The Contest with Carthage, 264-202 B.C.
The Vision of Anchises
Vergil, Aen. vi. 836
The Foundation of Carthage
Justinus, xviii. 5
Aeneas views the Building of Carthage
Vergil, Aen. i. 419
Regulus, a Roman Martyr
Cicero, de Off. iii. 99
A. Naval Victory near Mylae
(Adapted)
B. Honour conferred on Duilius
Cicero, de Sen. 44
Carthaginian Victory off Drepana
Cicero, N. D. ii. 3. 7
A. Lutatius’ Victory off Aegates Insulae
Nepos, Hamilcar i.
Sil. Ital. vi. 653
A. Importance of Second Punic War
Livy xxi. 1
B. Oath of the Boy Hannibal
Livy xxi. 1
‘The paths of glory lead but to the grave’
Juvenal x. 147
Character of Hannibal
Livy xxi. 4
The Siege of Saguntum
Livy xxi. 7
A. The Dream of Hannibal
Cicero, de Div. i. 24. 49
B. The Interpretation
Sil. Ital. iii. 198
From the Pyrenees to the Rhone
Livy xxi. 28
From the Rhone to Italy
Livy xxi. 30
The Descent of the Alps
Livy xxi. 36
A. The Battle at the Trebia
Frontinus, Strat. ii. 5. 23
B. The River bars the Retreat
Sil. Ital. iv. 570
The Battle of Lake Trasimene
Livy xxii. 4
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Livy xxii. 5
The Death of Flaminius
Sil. Ital. v. 644
Q. Fabius Maximus Cunctator
Cicero, de Sen. 10
Fabius and his Master of the Horse
Livy xxii. 29
Cannae. Destruction of the Roman Infantry
Livy xxii. 47
Cannae. ‘Paulus animae magnae prodigus’
Livy xxii. 49
A. Maharbal urges Hannibal to march on Rome
Livy xxii. 51
B. Scipio forbids Nobles to abandon Italy
Frontinus, Strat. iv. 7. 39
A. Rome’s Heroes
Horace, Od. i. 12. 37
B. The Dream of Propertius
Propertius iii. 3. 1
A. Capua aspires to rival Rome
Horace, Epod. xvi. 1
B. Decius Magius defies Hannibal
Livy xxiii. 10
A. ‘Capua became Hannibal’s Cannae’
Florus ii. 6. 21
B. The Punishment of Rebel Capua
Livy xxvi. 16
Marcellus at Nola
Livy xxiii. 16
Cicero’s Description of Syracuse
Cicero, in Verr. ii. 4. 117
Engineering Skill of Archimedes
Livy xxiv. 34
Marcellus laments over Syracuse
Livy xxv. 24
The Death of Marcellus
Livy xxvii. 27
Character of Scipio Africanus Maior
Livy xxvi. 19
Scipio takes New Carthage
Livy xxvi. 45
Nero’s March to the Metaurus
Livy xxvii. 43
The Metaurus
Horace, Od. iv. 4. 29
Hannibal leaves Italy
Livy xxx. 19
Zama. Before the Battle
Livy xxx. 31
Zama. The Order of Battle
Frontinus, Strat. ii. 3. 16
Part V.—Formation of Empire beyond Italy, in Europe and Africa, 200-133 B.C.
Battle of Cynoscephalae
Livy xxxiii. 9
Flamininus proclaims Freedom of Greece
Livy xxxiii. 32
A. Battle of Thermopylae
Frontinus, Strat. ii. 4
B. Battle of Magnesia
Florus i. 24
Deaths of Three Great Men
Livy xxxix. 51
M. Porcius Cato
Nepos, Cato ii.
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Horace, Od. ii. 15
Pydna (Aemilius Paulus)
Livy xliv. 41
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Livy xliv. 41
Destruction of Carthage
Florus ii. 15. 11
Destruction of Corinth
Vell. Paterc. i. 13
The Lusitanian Hannibal
Florus ii. 17. 13
Destruction of Numantia
Florus ii. 18. 11
Rome the Invincible
Horace, Od. iv. 4. 49
Part VI.—Civil Strife in Italy, and Foreign Wars, ending in Revolution, 133-44 B.C.
The Gracchi
Sallust, Iug. 42
A. On the Death of Tiberius Gracchus
Cicero, de Off. i. 76
B. On Lex Frumentaria of C. Gracchus
Cicero, Tusc. iii. 20. 48
C. On C. Gracchus as an Orator
Cicero, Brutus 125
The Betrayal of Jugurtha
Sallust, Iug. 113
A. Arpinum. Birthplace of Cicero and Marius
Juvenal viii. 237
B. Cicero on Marius
Cicero, Marius
Teutones annihilated at Aquae Sextiae
Florus iii. 3
A. Marius’ Flight from Sulla
Lucan, Phars. ii. 67
B. Marius outlived his fame
Juvenal x. 278
Cicero on Civil Strife
Cicero, in Cat. iii. 10
Tribunate of M. Livius Drusus
Vell. Paterc. ii. 13
A. Outbreak of the Social War at Asculum
Florus iii. 18. 3
B. The Sabellian father’s advice to his sons
Juvenal xiv. 179
A. Defeat and Death of Rutilius
Ovid, Fasti vi. 563
B. The Lex Plautia Papiria
Cicero, pro Arch. iv. 7
C. Cicero’s first and only Campaign
Cicero, Phil. xii. 11. 27
D. The Battle near Asculum
Florus iii. 18. 14
Sulla’s Character and Bearing
Sallust, Iug. 95
A. Mithridates’ Youth and Early Training
Justinus xxxvii. 2
B. His Preparations for Conquest
Justinus xxxvii. 3. 4
The Battle of Chaeronea
Frontinus, Strat. ii. 3. 17
A. Capture of Athens and the Piraeus
Vell. Paterc. ii. 23
B. Battle of Orchomenus
Frontinus, Strat. ii. 8. 12
C. Peace of Dardanus
Vell. Paterc. ii. 23
A. Battles of Sacriportus and the Colline Gate
Lucan, Phars. ii. 134
Vell. Paterc. ii. 27
A. Death of the Younger Marius. Sulla Felix
Vell. Paterc. ii. 27
B. The Sullan Proscriptions
Lucan, Phars. ii.
A. Sulla appointed Dictator
Vell. Paterc. ii. 28
B. Sulla lays down his Dictatorship
Suetonius, Iul. 77
C. Death of Sulla
Val. Max. ix. 3. 8
A. Limitation of Tribune’s Right of Veto
Cicero, de Leg. iii. 9. 22
B. Abolition of Corn Distributions
Sallust, Hist., Or. M. Lep.
C. Judicial Functions restored to Senators
Vell. Paterc. ii. 32
D. A Sumptuary Law
A. Gellius ii. 24. 11
Speech of Lepidus against Sulla
Sallust, Hist., Or. M. Lep.
Sertorius and his Fawn
A. Gellius, xv. 22
A. A New Hannibal
Florus iii. 22. 2
B. The Death of Sertorius
Vell. Paterc. ii. 30
Lucullus’ Character and Early Career
Cicero, Acad. ii. 1
A. A Soldier of Lucullus
Horace, Ep. ii. 2. 26
B. The Wealth of Lucullus
Horace, Ep. i. 6. 40
Spartacus and his Gladiators
Florus iii. 20. 3
Lucullus Ponticus
Cicero, pro L. Man. 20
Pompeius’ Character and Career
Cicero, pro L. Man. 29
The Man Caesar
Suetonius, Iul. 45
Caesar and the Pirates
Suetonius, Iul. 4
A Roman Citizen maltreated
Cicero, in Verr. ii. 5. 62
The Lex Gabinia
Vell. Paterc. ii. 31
Pompeius clears the Seas of Pirates
Cicero, pro L. Man. 34
Pompeius subdues Mithridates and Tigranes
Vell. Paterc. ii. 37
A. Caesar Curule Aedile
Suetonius, Iul. 10
B. Caesar Propraetor in Further Spain
Suetonius, Iul. 18
Cicero declaims against Catiline
Cicero, in Cat. i. 1
The End of Catiline
Sallust, Cat. 61
Caesar forms First Triumvirate
Vell. Paterc. ii. 44
‘That day he overcame the Nervii’
Caesar, B. G. ii. 25
Naval Battle with the Veneti
Caesar, B. G. iii. 14
Caesar’s Bridge across the Rhine
Caesar, B. G. iv. 17
Cassivellaunus
Caesar, B. G. v. 19
The Gallic uprising. Vercingetorix
Caesar, B. G. vii. 14
Siege of Gergovia
Caesar, B. G. vii. 50
Siege of Alesia
Caesar, B. G. vii. 84
Cicero’s Banishment
Vell. Paterc. ii. 45
Cicero’s Return
Cicero, ad Att. iv. 1
In Praise of Caesar
Cicero, de Prov. Cons. 33
‘Quem deus vult perdere, prius dementat’
Florus iii. 11. 1
Carrhae: after the Battle
Lucan, Phars. i. 98
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Horace, Od. iii. 5. 5
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Ovid, Fasti vi. 465
Cicero’s humane Administration
Cicero, ad Att. v. 21
Caesar crosses the Rubicon
Lucan, Phars. i. 213
Caesar’s defence before the Senate
Caesar, B. C. i. 32
The Campaign round Lerida
Lucan, Phars. iv. 167
A. Siege of Massilia
Lucan, Phars. iii. 388
Caesar, B. C. ii. 14
The Death of Curio
Lucan, Phars. iv. 799
Dyrrachium
Caesar, B. C. iii. 47
Eve of Pharsalus. Pompeius’ Dream
Lucan, Phars. vii. 7
Pompeius ill-advised at Pharsalus
Caesar, B. C. iii. 92
A. Pharsalus and Cannae compared
Lucan, Phars. vii. 397
B. Battlefields of Pharsalus and Philippi
Vergil, Georg. i. 489
How Pompeius died
Caesar, B. C. iii. 103
Cato’s Eulogy on Pompeius
Lucan, Phars. ix. 190
The Grave of Pompeius
Lucan, Phars. viii. 789
‘Atrox Animus Catonis’
A. Pollio, B. Afr. 88
A. Cato Uticensis
Vell. Paterc. ii. 35
Lucan, Phars. ii. 374
Caesar dines with Cicero
Cicero, ad Att. xiii. 52
The Death of Caesar
Suetonius, Iul. 82
A. In Praise of Caesar
Cicero, Phil. ii. 45
Lucan, Phars. i. 143
C. Apotheosis of Caesar
Suetonius, Iul. 88
A. Peroration of Second Philippic
Cicero, Phil. ii. 46
B. On the Murder of Cicero
Martial, iii. 66
A. Cicero as Orator and Poet
Juvenal x. 114
B. Cicero as Advocate
Catullus xlix.
The Death of Cicero
Livy, fr.
A. In Praise of Cicero
Vell. Paterc. ii. 66
Livy fr.
Laus Italiae
Propertius iii. 22
Laus Romae
Claudian, de Cons. Stil. iii. 150
‘Quod cuncti gens una sumus’
Prudentius, c. Symm. ii. 583
Miscellaneous Passages.
A. Propempticon Vergilio
Horace, Od. i. 3
Horace, Od. i. 3
A. Propempticon Maecio Celeri
Statius, Sil. ii. 2. 1
Statius, Sil. ii. 2. 42
A. Seneca
Seneca, Ep. xv. 8
Seneca, Medea 920
A. Criticism of Poets
Horace, Ep. ii. 1. 50
B. „„Terence
Caesar, ap. Sueton.
C. Ovid on his Contemporaries
Ovid, Tr. iv. 10. 41
A. A Storm at Sea
Ovid, Tr. i. 2. 19
B. The Passing of Romulus
Ovid, Fasti ii. 493
C. Thunder and Hail
Pacuvius ap. Cic.
D. The Argo in a Gale
Val. Fl. Arg. viii. 328
A. Lesbia’s Sparrow
Catullus iii.
B. ‘My Parrot, an obtrusive bird’
Statius, Sil. ii. 4
C. The Lap-dog and its Portrait
Martial i. 109
A. The Roman Satirists
Quintilian x. 1. 93
B. A Criticism of Lucilius
Horace, Sat. i. 4. 1
C. Why Juvenal wrote Satire
Juvenal i. 19
D. Juvenal’s Subject
Juvenal i. 81
A. Virtue defined
Lucilius, fr.
B. Poor men of mighty deeds
Juvenal xi. 90
C. Persius in praise of his Tutor
Persius v. 19
A. Objections to a permanent Theatre
Livy, Epit. 48
B. Scenic Arrangements
Suetonius ap. Serv.
C. The Awnings
Lucretius iv. 75
D. The Law of Otho
Livy, Epit. 99
E. Usurpers of Equestrian Privileges
Horace, Epod. iv. 11
A. The Web of Fate
Catullus lxiv. 311
B. The Skill of Arachne
Ovid, Met. vi. 19
C. The Pastime of Circe
Vergil, Aen. vii. 10
A. The Monster approaches Andromeda
Ovid, Met. iv. 671
B. How Perseus won his Bride
Ovid, Met. iv. 721
A. Andromeda
Manilius, Astr. v. 567
B. The Death of the Monster
Manilius, Astr. v. 595
A. The School of Flavius
Horace, Sat. i. 6. 71
B. Ovid at School
Ovid. Tr. iv. 10. 15
C. The Schoolmaster’s Life
Juvenal vii. 222
D. Early School
Martial xiv. 223
E. Homogeneous Divisions
Quintilian i. 2. 23
F. Plagosus Orbilius
Martial ix. 68. 1
A. Books
Ovid, Tr. i. 1. 1
Tibullus iii. 1. 9
Martial i. 2
A. Arethusa
Ovid, Met. v. 585
Ovid, Met. v. 614
A. Hylas
Propertius i. 20. 17
Val. Fl. Arg. iii. 581
The Portmanteau Fish
Plautus, Rud. iv. 3. 58
A. ‘Humani nihil a me alienum puto’
Terence, Haut. i. 1. 15
B. Cicero on Terence
Suetonius, vit. Ter. 34
C. Defence of Contaminatio
Terence, Haut. prol. 16
A. The Song of the Nightingale
Pliny, H. N. x. 81
B. A Corinthian Statuette
Pliny, Ep. iii. 6
A. Helps to Style
Pliny, Ep. vii. 9
B. Importance of Concentration
Quintilian, Inst. Or. x. 3. 28
A. De Simonide
Phaedrus iv. 23
B. Mons Parturiens
Phaedrus iv. 24
C. Truth will out
Phaedrus, App. 22
A. The Golden Age
Tibullus i. 3. 35
B. Birthday Wishes
Tibullus ii. 2
A. On the delights of Hunting with a Note-book
Pliny, Ep. i. 6
B. Oenone Paridi
Ovid, Her. v. 17
C. The Hunting Party
Vergil, Aen. iv. 129
A. A Roman Day
Martial iv. 8
B. The Simple Life
Horace, Sat. i. 6. 110
A. In Praise of Agricola
Tacitus, Agr. 46
B. Britain: its Climate and Products
Tacitus, Agr. 12
A. Trimalchio’s Supper
Petronius 50
Petronius 51
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Quintilian i. 5. 20
Catullus lxxxiv.
Cicero, Div. ii. 40. 84
Ter. Maurus
Plautus, Men. 555
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Caesar, B. C. ii. 27
Cicero, Phil. xii. 5
Horace, Ep. i. 2. 40
Juvenal ii. 83
Livy xxi. 10
Lucretius ii. 79
Martial i. 32
Plautus, Bacch. i. 2. 36
Terence, Eun. prol. 41
Terence, Ph. ii. 4. 14
Pub. Syrus
Seneca, de Brev. Vit. i. 2
Tacitus, Agr. 30
Varro, de Re Rust. iii. 1
Vergil, Aen. vi. 95
Vergil, Aen. i. 461
A. ‘Whom the gods love die young’
Quintilian, Inst. Or. vi. 1. 9
B. Servius Sulpicius to Cicero.
Cicero, ad Fam. iv. 5
A. Catullus at his Brother’s Grave
Catullus ci.
B. To Calvus on his Wife’s Death
Catullus xcvi.
C. Cornelia’s Plea to her Husband
Propertius iv. 11. 1
D. Mors Tibulii
Ovid, Am. iii. 9
Apophoreta
Martial
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Martial
Epitaphs and Inscriptions.
| I. | On Naevius |
| II. | On Ennius |
| III. | On Pacuvius |
| IV. | On Plautus |
| V. | On Tibullus |
| VI. | In tumulo hominis felicis |
| VII. | Thermopylae |
Naevius
Ennius
Pacuvius
Plautus
Domitius Marsus
Ausonius, Epit. 36
Cicero, Tusc. i. 42. 101
Epilogue.
A. Horace
Horace, Od. iii. 30
B. Ovid
Ovid, Met. xv. 871
C. Martial
Martial iv. 89
Notes
16 Fierce encounter with the Germans
24 The Music of Arion
32 A rash promise rashly believed
40 Rashness justly punished
48 The Happy Life
54 The Tomb of Archimedes