Aneid II 40-49

Question 1

Primus ibi {ante omnes} {magna comitante caterva}

Answer 1

First there before all with a great crowd accompanying
“Omnes” - nominative
“Magna comitante caterva” - ablative absolute

Question 2

Laocoon ardens summa decurrit ab arce,

Answer 2

Laocoon burning runs down from the highest citadel
“Laocoon ardens” - nominative
“Ardens” - present active participle, modifies Laocoon
“Summa” - ablative
“Arce” - ablative

Question 3

Et procul ‘o miseri quae tanta insania, cives?

Answer 3

And says “Oh miserable citizens what so great insanity?
“Miseri” - vocative, modifies cives
“Quae tanta insania” - nominative
“Cives” - vocative

Question 4

Creditis avectos hostes? Aut ulla putatitis

Answer 4

Do you all believe that the enemy has been carried away? Or do you all think
“Creditis avectos hostes” - indirect statement
“Avectos hostes” - accusative
“Ulla” - accusative
Creditis - second person, plural, present

Question 5

Dona carere dolis Danaum? Sic notus Ulixes?

Answer 5

That any gifts of the Greeks are free from deceit? Thus is Ulysses known?
“Dona” - accusative
“Dolis” - ablative of special verb
“notus Ulixes” - nominative
“Dolis” - ablative of separation with carere

Question 6

Aut hoc inclusi ligno occultantur Achivi,

Answer 6

Either the Greeks are hidden enclosed in this wood,
Hoc - ablative
Inclusi - nominative
Ligno - ablative, figure of speech is metonymy
Achivi - nominative
“Hoc ligno” = “in hoc equo, qui est de ligno factus” = metonymy
Achivi - the Greeks

Question 7

Aut haec in nostros fabricate est machina muros,

Answer 7

Or this devices has been made to go against our walls,
Haec - nominative
Nostros - accusative
Machina - nominative
Muros - accusative

Question 8

Inspectura domos venturaque desuper urbi,

Answer 8

In order to inspect our homes, and in order to come up on our city from above,
Inspectura - nominative, future active participle
Domos - accusative
Venturaque - nominative
Urbi - dative of direction

Question 9

Aut aliquis latet error; equo ne credite, Teucri.

Answer 9

Or some deceit hides; do not trust the horse, Trojans
Aliquis - nominative
Error - nominative
Equo - dative with credo
Teucri - vocative
Ne credite - ne with the imperative is poetic use = nolite credere
Credite - mood is imperative

Question 10

quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.’

Answer 10

Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts.’
Quidquid id - nominative
Danaos - accusative
Dona - accusative
Ferentes - accusative, present active participle