Arria 1

Question 1

C.Plinius Nepoti suo S.

Answer 1

Gaius Plinius sends greetings to his friend Nepos

Question 2

Aegrotabat Caecina Paetus, maritus Arriae

Answer 2

Caecina Paetus was ill, the husband of Arria

Question 3

Aegrotabat et filius, uterque gravissime, ut videbatur.

Answer 3

Their son was also ill, both very seriously, as it seemed.

Question 4

Filius mortuus est, iuvenis pulcherrimus et verecundus et parentibus carus.

Answer 4

The son died, a very handsome man, both modest and dear to his parents

Question 5

Huic Arria ita funus paravit, ita duxit exsequias, ut ignarus esset maritus

Answer 5

Arria prepared a funeral for him in such a way, led the funeral procession in such a way that her husband was unaware.

Question 6

Quin immo quotiens cubiculum eius intraret, vivere filius atque etiam commodiorem esse simulabat, ac persaepe marito roganti, quid ageret puer, respondebat

Answer 6

Indeed whenever she entered his bedroom, she pretended that the son was alive and was even stronger in health. And very often she replied to her husband when he asked how the boy was getting on

Question 7

Bene dormivit, libenter cibum consumpsit

Answer 7

He slept well, he ate food gladly

Question 8

Deinde, cum lacrimae diu cohibitae eam vincerent proeumperentque, egrediebatur

Answer 8

Then, when the tears, held back for a very long time, were getting the better of her and breaking out, she went out

Question 9

Tum se dolori dabat

Answer 9

Then she gave herself to her grief

Question 10

Satiata siccis occulis composito vultu in cubiculum redibat, tanquam orbitatem foris reliquisset

Answer 10

Having had her fill of tears, with dry eyes and a composed expression, she went back into the bedroom, as though she had left her bereavement outside.