Extract 7

Question 1

Quo igitur? Quo putatis?

Answer 1

Where then? Where do you think?

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Question 2

Alienissumos

Answer 2

Totally cut off [the people of Centuripa]

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Question 3

Remotissimos

Answer 3

Complete strangers [the people of Centuripa]

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Question 4

Centuripinos

Answer 4

The people of Centuripa

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Question 5

Maxime mediterraneous

Answer 5

Completely shut out from the sea
[Centuripa]
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Question 6

Summos aratores

Answer 6

Excellent farmers [people of Centuripa]

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Question 7

Terrestrem achipiratam

Answer 7

Land pirate [Apronius]

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Question 8

Is victu ceterisque rebus quam liberalissime commodissimeque adhiberetur

Answer 8

This man should be given as generous and copious supply of food and other items they could [pretend pirate captain]
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Question 9

Homines periti et humani

Answer 9

Experienced and intelligent [Syracusians]

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Question 10

Qui non modo ea quae perspicua essent videre verum etiam occulta suspicari possesnt

Answer 10

Who were able to see not only what was obvious but also draw conclusions from what was hidden
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Question 11

Quam multos esse oporteret, ex ipso navigio quod erat captum et ex remorum numero coniciebant

Answer 11

They guessed how many there should be from the actual vessel which had been captured and from the number of oars
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Question 12

Artifici aliquid habuerant aut formae

Answer 12

Had some skill and were good looking [pirates given as gifts]
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Question 13

Abduxerat

Answer 13

Led away [pirates given as gifts]

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Question 14

Reliquos… Universos

Answer 14

All those remaining

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Question 15

Alios alio tempore

Answer 15

Some of them at a time

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Question 16

Nemo
Quin
Non

Answer 16

No one
Who…not
Not
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Question 17

Posceret et flagitaret

Answer 17

Demanded and clamoured for [locals wanting to see pirate captain]
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Question 18

Iste homo nefarius

Answer 18

That wicked man [Verres]

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Question 19

Substituere et supponere

Answer 19

Substitute and replace [pirates]

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Question 20

Cives Romanos

Answer 20

Roman citizens

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Question 21

Coepit cives Romanos, quos in carcerem antea coniecerat

Answer 21

Began to put Roman citizens in their place whom he had thrown in prison previously
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Question 22

Sertorianos milites

Answer 22

Soldiers of Sertorius

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Question 23

Insimulabat, et ex Hispania fugientes ad Siciliam adpulsos esse dicebat

Answer 23

We’re captured by pirate awhile engaging in trading or joined pirates of their own free will [captured Romans]
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Question 24

Capitibus obvolutis

Answer 24

With their heads veiled [Roman prisoners]

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Question 25

Ad palum atque ad necem

Answer 25

To the stake and their execution [heads veiled]

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Question 26

Rapiebantur

Answer 26

Were hauled [Roman prisoners]

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Question 27

Quorum ego de acerbissima morte crudelissimoque cruciatu dicam cum eum locum tractate

Answer 27

I will speak of their very cruel torture and very painful deaths
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Question 28

Crudelitate

Indignissima

Answer 28

Cruelty
Very undeserved [Roman citizens’ rights execution]
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Question 29

Non modo vires verum etiam vita deficiat, id mihi praeclarum et iucundum putem

Answer 29

Not only my strength but even my life were to fail I would think (I had done) a fine and distinguished job
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