Sagae Thessalae

Question 0

cum haec etiam loca prōvinciae clārae vīsitāre cuperem,

Answer 0

Since I also wanted to visit these places of a famous province,

Question 1

iuvenis ego Mīlētō profectus ad spectāculum Olympicum,

Answer 1

(When I was) a young man having set out from Miletus to the Olympic Games,

Question 2

peragrātā tōtā Thessaliā Lārissam pervēnī.

Answer 2

I travelled through the whole of Thessaly, and arrived at Larissa.

Question 3

ac dum urbem pererrāns tenuātō viāticō paupertātī meae fōmenta quaerō,

Answer 3

And while wandering through the city with my travelling allowance diminished I looked for* remedies for my poverty,

Question 4

mediō in forō senem cōnspiciō. īnsistēbat lapidem magnāque vōce praedicābat,

Answer 4

(and) I caught sight of an old man in the middle of the forum. He was standing on a stone and proclaiming in a loud voice,
- magnāque, historic present, the importance of what he is about to say

Question 5

sī quis mortuum custōdīre vellet,

Answer 5

(that) if anyone wished / was willing to guard a dead man,

• alliteration Mortuum and magnum(next card) show the great danger
• assonance of um sound joins these words together

Question 6

Magnum praemium acceptūrum esse.

Answer 6

he would receive a big reward.

• alliteration Mortuum(previous card) and magnum show the great danger
• assonance of um sound joins these words together

Question 7

et cuīdam praetereuntī “quid hoc” inquam “audiō? hīc mortuī solent aufugere

Answer 7

And I said to somebody passing by, “What’s this I hear? Do the dead usually run away around here

• short snappy sentences
• emphatic positioning
• his ignorance in making fun

Question 8

“tacē,” respondit ille “nam puer et satis peregrīnus es,

Answer 8

“Be quiet,” he replied, “for you are a boy and a mere stranger,

Question 9

meritōque nescīs in Thessaliā tē esse,

Answer 9

and naturally you don’t know that you are in Thessaly,

• in Thessaliā, emphatic positioning
• importance of the place

Question 10

ubi sāgae ōra mortuōrum semper dēmorsicant, quae sunt illīs artis magicae suplēmenta”

Answer 10

where witches always bite pieces out of the faces of the dead, which are extra-ingredients for them in their magic art”

• assonance of mor
• eating away to death
• vivid, frightening

Question 11

contrā ego: “quālī custōdēlā” inquam “opus est?”

Answer 11

In reply I said, “What sort of protection is needed?”

Question 13

“iam prīmum” respondit ille “tōtam noctem eximiē vigilandum est apertīs et incōnīvīs oculīs semper in cadāver intentīs,

Answer 13

“To begin with,” he replied, “all night you must stay fully awake with eyes open and sleepless, directed always at the corpse,

• totam, first word of speech
• WHOLE night, very important as first word

Question 14

nec aciēs usquam dēvertenda est,

Answer 14

and your glance must not be turned away anywhere (else),

-acies, line of battle, deadly, this is his only defence

Question 15

cum illae pessimae sāgae latenter arrēpant,

Answer 15

since those very wicked witches creep up secretly,

-latenter, used in an evil sense

Question 17

fōrmā in quodvīs animal conversā.

Answer 17

with their shape changed into any animal.

Question 18

nam et avēs et canēs et mūrēs, immō vērō etiam muscās, induunt

Answer 18

For they take the form of birds, (and) dogs (and) mice, and indeed
Even flies

Question 19

hīs cognitīs animum meum commasculō et statim accēdēns senem,

Answer 19

After finding this out, I strengthened* my spirit and approaching the old man at once,

• statim, quickens pace, building tension
• desine,adest, juxtaposition, mo vivid

Question 20

“clāmāre” inquam “iam dēsine. adest custōs parātus.”

Answer 20

I said, “Stop shouting now! A guard is here (and) ready.”

Question 21

vix fīnieram, et statim mē perdūcit ad domum quandam,

Answer 21

Scarcely had I finished, when he led* me at once to a certain house,

-finieram to statim, change to the historic present, reflects a quickening of pace

Question 22

ubi dēmōnstrat mātrōnam flēbilem fuscīs vestīmentīs contēctam.

Answer 22

where he pointed* to a weeping woman dressed in dark clothes.

-flebilem fuscis, chiasmus

Question 23

illa surrēxit et ad cubiculum mē indūxit.

Answer 23

She got up and led me into a bedroom.

-short, STRAIGHT to the bedroom -a quick BJ

Question 24

Ibi corpus splendentibus linteīs coopertum manū revēlāvit.

Answer 24

There she uncovered with her hand a body wrapped in shining-white sheets.

• Corpus, then description, a build up
• contrast body and shining white sheet

Question 25

ubi singula anxiē dēmōnstrāvit, exiit.

Answer 25

When she (had) anxiously pointed out the individual features, she went out.

Question 26

sīc desōlātus ad cadāveris sōlācium,

Answer 26

Thus left alone to the care of the corpse, -SOL, long vowels, gloomy

Question 27

perfrictīs oculīs et parātīs ad vigiliam,

Answer 27

with my eyes rubbed and ready for guard duty, - vigiliam - guard/ sleeplessness

Question 28

dum animum meum permulcēbam cantātiōnibus,

Answer 28

while I was soothing my mind/spirit with songs,

Question 29

usque ad mediam noctem pervigilābam.

Answer 29

I stayed awake until midnight.

Question 30

tum autem mihi formīdō cumulātior cum repente intrōrēpēns mustēla contrā mē cōnstitit oculōsque in mē fixit.

Answer 30

But then my terror (became) greater when suddenly a weasel, creeping in, stopped in front of me and fixed its eyes on me. - Rep,rep,con,con - alliteration of t - something's not right, eery

Question 31

tanta fidūcia in tantulō animālī mihi turbāvit animum.

Answer 31

Such great self-confidence in so small an animal disturbed my mind. -tanta, tantulo, contort, something scarier under its appearance

Question 32

dēnique sīc illī "abī," inquam "scelesta bēstia,

Answer 32

Finally I spoke to it in this way, “Go away, you wicked beast, -Abi beginning and end, his panic building

Question 33

Antequam meam vim celeriter experiāris! abī!"

Answer 33

Before you quickly experience my strength! Go away!” -Abi beginning and end, his panic building

Question 34

mustēla terga vertit et ē cubiculō prōtinus exit.

Answer 34

The weasel turned its back and immediately went out of the bedroom. - terra vertit, two backs, two sides, a darker side - often used to describe fleeing armies

Question 35

sine morā somnus tam profundus mē repente dēmergit,

Answer 35

Without delay a sleep so deep suddenly overwhelmed me,

Question 36

ut nē deus quidem Delphicus ipse facile discernere posset ex duōbus nōbīs iacentibus, quis esset magis mortuus.

Answer 36

that not even the god of Delphi himself could easily decide from the two of us lying down, who was the more dead!

Question 37

tandem prīmā lūce expergitus et magnō pavōre perterritus cadāver accurrō,

Answer 37

Having woken up at last at dawn and terrified by great panic I ran over* to the corpse, -p,p,p, strong emotion, plosive

Question 38

et admōtō lūmine revēlātōque eius vultū,

Answer 38

and after I brought a lamp near and uncovered his face,

Question 39

omnia dīligenter īnspiciō: nihil dēest.

Answer 39

I carefully inspected* everything: nothing was* missing.

Question 40

ecce uxor misera flēns intrōrumpit: cadāvere īnspectō reddit sine morā praemium.

Answer 40

Look, the miserable wife burst* in weeping: when she had inspected the corpse she gave* (me) my reward without delay.

Question 41

"per fidem vestram" inquit "cīvēs, per pietātem pūblicam,

Answer 41

“For the sake of your honour, citizens,” he said, “for the sake of public duty, - per, used for oaths - extremum, the extreme of wickedness

Question 42

perēmptō cīvī subsistite et extrēmum facinus istīus fēminae nefāriae scelestaeque sevēriter vindicāte.

Answer 42

help a murdered citizen and severely punish the vilest crime of that wicked and evil woman over there. -nefaria(fas divine law) legally and religiously wrong

Question 43

in adulterī grātiam et ob praedam hērēditāriam exstīnxit venēnō."

Answer 43

to please her lover and to steal the inheritance. -veneno, emphatic, emphasises her reasons

Question 44

illa, lacrimīs effūsīs quamque sānctissimē poterat adiūrāns cūnctōs deōs,

Answer 44

She, with tears streaming down and swearing by all the gods as piously as she could,

Question 45

tantum scelus abnuēbat. ergō senex ille: "vēritātis arbitrium in dīvīnam prōvidentiam pōnāmus.

Answer 45

was denying such a great crime. Therefore that old man (said): “Let us place the judgement of the truth in divine providence. -lots of 'p' alliteration, stresses the wisdom of seeking divine help

Question 46

Zatchlas adest Aegyptius prophēta nōtissimus,

Answer 46

Zatchlas, the very famous Egyptian prophet,

Question 47

quī mihi prōmīsit sē prō magnō praemiō spīritum istīus cadāveris paulīsper ab īnferīs reductūrum esse corpusque animātūrum,

Answer 47

is here who has promised me that (in return) for a large reward, he would lead back from the dead the spirit of that corpse for a little while and bring the dead-body back to life, - inferis, means the underworld - dark

Question 48

immittō mē turbae et pōne ipsum lectulum lapidem īnsistēns omnia cūriōsīs oculīs spectābam.

Answer 48

I pushed* myself into the crowd and standing on a stone behind the bier itself I was watching everything with curious eyes.

Question 49

iam tumōre pectus cadāveris extollī, iam spīritū corpus implērī.

Answer 49

Now the chest of the corpse rose with a swell, now the dead-body was filled with breath. - repetition of iam, historic infinitives - sentence more vivid

Question 50

et surgit cadāver et profatur:

Answer 50

And the corpse rose up* and spoke out: - strange word order - life is reversed

Question 51

"cūr, ōrō, mē post Lēthaea pōcula iam Stygiīs palūdibus innatantem ad mōmentāriae vītae officia redūcitis?

Answer 51

“Why, I beg, after I have drunk from the waters of Lethe and was already sailing on the Stygian marshes do you bring me back to the duties of a momentary life? - 'u' sounds - oozy swamp sounds

Question 52

dēsine iam, precor, dēsine, ac mē in meam quiētem permitte"

Answer 52

Stop now, I pray, stop, and let me go to my rest" -petition of desine emphasises anger

Question 53

haec vōx dē corpore audīta est, sed prophēta aliquantō commōtior

Answer 53

This voice was heard from the dead-body, but the prophet somewhat more forcefully said,

Question 54

"quīn nārrās" inquit "populō omnia dē morte tūa?"

Answer 54

“Why do you not tell the people all about your death?"

Question 55

respondet ille dē lectulō et īmō cum gemitū populum sīc adloquitur:

Answer 55

He replied* from the bier and with a deep groan he addressed* the people in this way: -imo, lowest/deep but also used as a reference to the underworld

Question 56

"malīs novae nūptae artibus perēmptus et addictus noxiō pōculō,

Answer 56

“(Having been) murdered by the evil arts of my new bride and the victim of a poisoned cup, - malis,emphatic stresses evil methods - an involved chiasmus

Question 57

torum tepentem adulterō reddidī.

Answer 57

I have handed over my (still) warm bed to her lover.

Question 58

dabō vōbīs documenta vēritātis perlūcida,

Answer 58

I shall give you very clear proof(s) of the truth,

Question 59

et quod prōrsus alius nēmō cognōverit vel ōmināverit indicābō."

Answer 59

and I shall reveal what absolutely nobody else could know or predict.” -emphatic, absolutely No One could have found this out

Question 60

tunc digitō mē dēmōnstrāns:

Answer 60

Then pointing me out with his finger (he said): -digito, creepy imagery

Question 61

"nam cum corporis meī custōs hic sagācissimus exsertam vigiliam mihi tenēret,

Answer 61

“For when this very keen-witted guard of my body was keeping an intensive watch for/on me, - sagacissimus - witches/to clever for them

Question 62

sāgae quaedam exuviīs meīs imminentēs fōrmā mūtātā apparuērunt.

Answer 62

certain witches, eager for my remains, appeared in changed form. - imminentes - stand over threaten

Question 63

cum industriam sēdulam eius fallere nōn potuissent,

Answer 63

When they had been unable to deceive his determined efforts,

Question 64

postrēmō iniectā somnī nebulā eum in profundam quiētem sepelīvērunt.

Answer 64

finally they threw a cloud of sleep upon him and buried him in a deep slumber. - nebula, depth of sleep - sepeliverunt, bury, image of death

Question 65

tum mē nōmine excitāre coepērunt neque prius dēsiērunt quam dum hebetēs artūs meī et membra frīgida ad artis magicae obsequia sēgniter nītuntur.

Answer 65

Then they began to wake me with my name and did not stop until my sluggish joints and cold limbs slowly struggled* to obey (the commands of) their magic art. - habetes, emphatic in its clause - stresses the sluggishness of the corps joints

Question 66

hic autem, quī vīvus erat, et tantum sopōre mortuus,

Answer 66

But this man, who was alive, and only dead asleep,

Question 67

idem mēcum nōmen forte habet.

Answer 67

by chance has the same name as me.

Question 68

ad suum nōmen igitur ignārus exsurgit,

Answer 68

At (the sound of) his own name therefore he unwittingly got up*, From here onwards (line93h) historic present for vividness

Question 69

Et, in exanimis umbrae modum ultrō gradiēns, iānuam adit.

Answer 69

and proceeding mechanically in the manner of a lifeless ghost, he went to* the door.

Question 70

Quamquam forēs cubiculī dīligenter occlūsae erant,

Answer 70

Although the bedroom doors had been carefully locked,

Question 71

per quoddam forāmen prōsectīs nāsō prius ac mox auribus laniēnam prō mē passus est.

Answer 71

(the witches reached in) through a certain hole and with first his nose and soon his ears cut off he suffered mutilation in stead of me! -lanienam, a butchers shop, a butchery, horrible

Question 72

tum sāgae cēram in modum prōsectārum fōrmātam aurium eī applicant nāsumque similem prōsectō comparant.

Answer 72

Then the witches attached* wax to him, shaped in the form of the cut off ears and fitted on* a nose like the one (which had been) cut off.

Question 73

et nunc stat miser hīc, praemium nōn industriae sed laniēnae cōnsecūtus.”

Answer 73

And now here stands the poor man, who has earned a reward not for his diligence but for a mutilation!” - et nunc hac, 3 short words, arouse pity for the young man - neat contrast laeniena,industriae

Question 74

hīs dictīs perterritus temptāre fōrmam incipiō.

Answer 74

Terrified by these words, I began* to examine my appearance.

Question 75

Manū nāsum prehendō: sequitur; aurēs pertractō: dēruunt.

Answer 75

With my hand I grasped* my nose: it came off*! I touched* my ears: they fell off*! -4 short sentences, dramatic, realisation, worry

Question 76

Ac dum turba dīrēctīs digitīs et nūtibus mē dēnotat, inter pedēs circumstantium frīgidō sūdōre dēfluēns effugiō.

Answer 76

Abd while the crowd identified* me with pointed fingers and nods, I made my escape* dripping with cold sweat, between the feet of the people standing arounds. - ddd, direct at him, shows everyone is looking at him - escape through feet, pathos, feels small, shame

Question 77

nec posteā sīc dēbilis ac sīc rīdiculus ad patriam redīre potuī,

Answer 77

Nor afterwards could I return to my homeland, so maimed and so ridiculous, - sic sic, so so - emphasis mutilation, ridiculousness

Question 78

Sed capillīs hinc inde dēiectīs aurium vulnera cēlāvī, nāsī vērō dēdecus linteolō istō decenter obtēxī.

Answer 78

But with my hair grown long on both sides I have hidden the wounds of my ears, and indeed I have covered the disgrace of my nose for decency’s sake with this patch.