In Verrem 2.4.1-4

Question 1

Venio nunc ad istius, quem ad modum ipse appellat, studium,

Answer 1

I come now to the passion of that guy, in the way/mode which he himself calls it, 4.1

Question 2

ut amici eius, morbum et insaniam, ut Siculi, latrocinium;

Answer 2

as his friends call disease and insanity, as the Sicilians call robbery; 4.1

Question 3

ego quo nomine appellem nescio;

Answer 3

by what name do I call it, I don’t know; 4.1

Question 4

rem vobis proponam, vos eam suo non nominis pondere penditote.

Answer 4

I will state the matter to you all; evaluate it by its weight not by its name. 4.1

Question 5

Genus ipsum prius cognoscite, iudices;

Answer 5

Learn the type of it/the thing first, judges; 4.1

Question 6

deinde fortasse non magno opere quaeretis quo id nomine appellandum putetis.

Answer 6

perhaps you will ask not with great effort by what name you think it must be called. 4.1

Question 7

Nego in Sicilia tota, tam locupleti, tam vetere provincia, tot oppidis,

Answer 7

I deny that in all of Sicily, in the province so wealthy and so old, in so many towns, 4.1

Question 8

tot familiis tam copiosis, ullum argenteum vas, ullum Corinthium aut Deliacum fuisse,

Answer 8

so many families so wealthy, there was neither a silver vase nor any Conrinthian or Delian bronze vase, 4.1

Question 9

ullam gemmam aut margaritam, quicquam ex auro aut ebore factum,

Answer 9

no jewel nor pearl, anything having been made out of gold or ivory, 4.1

Question 10

signum ullum aeneum, marmoreum, eburneum,

Answer 10

any bronze, marble, or ivory statue, 4.1

Question 11

nego ullam picturam neque in tabula neque in textili quin conquisierit, inspexerit, quod placitum sit abstulerit.

Answer 11

I deny any painting neither on a board nor on a textile that he did not inspect, he took that which pleased him. 4.1

Question 12

Magnum videor dicere: attendite etiam quem ad modum dicam.

Answer 12

I seem to say/speak a great thing: also pay attention to that matter which I shall speak. 4.2

Question 13

Non enim verbi neque criminis augendi causa complector omnia:

Answer 13

Indeed I include all not for the sake of increasing word/speech nor for the sake of increasing the crime: 4.2

Question 14

cum dico nihil istum eius modi rerum in tota provincia reliquisse,

Answer 14

when I say that that guy left nothing of things of that kind/sort in the whole province, 4.2

Question 15

Latine me scitote, non accusatorie loqui.

Answer 15

know that I am speaking in plain Latin, not in the manner of a prosecutor. 4.2

Question 16

Etiam planius: nihil in aedibus cuiusquam, ne in quidem, [reliquisse]

Answer 16

I will also speak more plainly: he left nothing in the houses of anyone, 4.2

Question 17

nihil in locis communibus, ne in fanis quidem, nihil apud Siculum,

Answer 17

nothing in public places, nor in temples, nothing in the houses of Sicily, 4.2

Question 18

nihil apud civem Romanum, denique nihil istum, quod ad oculos animumque acciderit,

Answer 18

nothing at the home of a Roman citizen, he left nothing in fact, which struck his eyes and mind, 4.2

Question 19

neque privati neque publici neque profani neque sacri tota in Sicilia reliquisse.

Answer 19

neither private nor public nor secular nor sacred in all of Sicily. 4.2

Question 20

Vnde igitur potius incipiam quam ab ea civitate quae tibi una in amore atque in deliciis fuit,

Answer 20

Where then should I begin rather than with that city which was above all others in your affection, and which was your chosen place of enjoyment, 4.3

Question 21

aut ex quo potius numero quam ex ipsis laudatoribus tuis?

Answer 21

or with what class of men rather than with your flatterers? 4.3

Question 22

Facilius enim perspicietur qualis apud eos fueris qui te oderunt, qui accusant, qui persequuntur,

Answer 22

Rather easily it will be observed what sort of person you were among those who hate you, those who accuse you, those who prosecute you, 4.3

Question 23

cum apud tuos Mamertinos inveniare improbissima ratione esse praedatus.

Answer 23

although/after among your Mamertines you are found to have plundered in the most wicked manner. 4.3

Question 24

C. Heius est Mamertinus—omnes hoc mihi qui Messanam accesserunt facile concedunt—

Answer 24

Caius Heius is a Mamertine—all people yield this to me, who have gone to/approached Messana; 4.3

Question 25

omnibus rebus illa in civitate ornatissimus.

Answer 25

the most accomplished man in every point of view in all that city. 4.3

Question 26

Huius domus est vel optima Messanae,

Answer 26

His house is perhaps the very best in Messana, 4.3

Question 27

notissima quidem certe et nostris hominibus apertissima maximeque hospitalis.

Answer 27

most thoroughly known, most certainly open to all our people (Romans), especially hospitable/welcoming. 4.3

Question 28

Ea domus ante istius adventum ornata sic fuit ut urbi quoque esset ornamento;

Answer 28

Before the arrival of that guy, this house was so distinguished it was an ornament to the city; 4.3

Question 29

nam ipsa Messana, quae situ moenibus portuque ornata sit,

Answer 29

for Messana itself, which/although it is adorned by its location, its walls, and its harbor, 4.3

Question 30

ab his rebus quibus iste delectatur sane vacua atque nuda est.

Answer 30

is very empty and bereft of these things by which that guy is delighted. 4.3

Question 31

Erat apud Heium sacrarium magna cum dignitate in aedibus a maioribus traditum perantiquum,

Answer 31

There was in the house of Heius a shrine with great dignity having been handed down/over, very ancient, from the ancestors, 4.4

Question 32

in quo signa pulcherrima quattuor summo artificio, summa nobilitate,

Answer 32

in which he had four very beautiful statues of the greatest skill, of the greatest nobility, 4.4

Question 33

quae non modo istum hominem ingeniosum et intellegentem, [delectare possent]

Answer 33

which were able to please, which not only is for this clever and intelligent man, 4.4

Question 34

verum etiam quemvis nostrum, quos iste idiotas appellat,

Answer 34

but also anyone of us, whom he himself calls uncultured, 4.4

Question 35

delectare possent, unum Cupidinis marmoreum Praxiteli;

Answer 35

one marble statue of Cupid (a work) of Praxiteles; 4.4

Question 36

nimirum didici etiam, dum in istum inquiro, artificum nomina.

Answer 36

also without doubt I learned the names of the artists, while I inquire into that man. 4.4

Question 37

Idem, opinor, artifex eiusdem modi Cupidinem fecit illum qui est Thespiis,

Answer 37

The same artist, I think, made a Cupid of the same kind that Cupid which is at Thespiae, 4.4

Question 38

propter quem Thespiae visuntur; nam alia visendi causa nulla est.

Answer 38

on account of which Thespiae is visited for there is no other reason for visiting. 4.4

Question 39

Atque ille L. Mummius, cum Thespiadas, quae ad aedem Felicitatis sunt,

Answer 39

And that Lucius Mumius, although he carried away the women (statues) of Thespiae from that town which are near the temple of Felicitas 4.4

Question 40

ceteraque profana ex illo oppido signa tolleret,

Answer 40

and the other not sacred statues from outside that town 4.4

Question 41

hunc marmoreum Cupidinem, quod erat consecratus, non attigit.

Answer 41

he did not touch this marble Cupid because it had been consecrated. 4.4