Ecce Romani Chapters 17 + 18 Flashcards
1
Q
Undecimus
A
eleventh
2
Q
caelum
A
sky
3
Q
advesperascit
A
it gets dark
4
Q
aedificium
A
building
5
Q
caupona
A
inn
6
Q
pernocto, pernoctare
A
to spend the night
7
Q
caupo
A
innkeeper
8
Q
periculosus
A
dangerous
9
Q
graecus
A
greek
10
Q
custodio,
A
to guard
11
Q
sum, esse
A
to be
12
Q
posum, posse
A
to be able
13
Q
ire
A
to go
14
Q
ferre
A
to bring or carry
15
Q
volo, velle
A
to want
16
Q
nolo, nelle
A
to not want
17
Q
praecurro, praecurrere
A
to run ahead
18
Q
homo
A
man
19
Q
se praecipitant
A
they hurl themselves
20
Q
fugio, fugere
A
to flee
21
Q
manum
A
hand
22
Q
hi canes
A
these dogs
23
Q
modo
A
only
24
Q
cauda, ae
A
tail
25
apparuit
appears
26
obesus
fat
27
revocavit
called back
28
pernocotaverunt
have spent the night
29
olim
once
30
legatus
envoy
31
quid agis?
how are you
32
mehercule
by hercules
33
nisi erro
unless i am mistaken
34
agnosco, agnoscere
to recognize
35
doleo, dolre
to be sad
36
Horatius Cocles
During war with the Etruscans, instructed others to destroy the bridge to Rome while he held back the army. He was able to hold them off until the last bridge had fallen and then jumped into the TIber and swam to Rome.
37
Mucius Scaevola
Infiltrated the Etruscan camp to kill the king. He saw two people dressed importantly and did not know which one was the king, and guessed wrong. The king threatened to burn him alive and Mucius stuck his hand into the fire and he did not feel any pain, so the king sent him back to Rome.
38
Cloelia
Was a hostage. Led herself and a group of girls to swim across the Tiber to safety. The Etruscan king demanded that she be returned, only to grant her and other hostages freedom. After this the war ended.
39
Cincinnatus
458 BC. The Aequi surrounded the Romans, and their commander a consul. Cincinnatus was named dictator, and the next day he ordered every citizen of military age to go with him to attack the Aequi by surrounding them with two troops. After this he resigned and went back to his farm.
