Sallust, Bellum Catilinae 18

Question 1

ambitus –ūs m.

Answer 1

a going round, moving about, revolution; ostentation, vanity; circumference, periphery; twisting route

Question 2

anteā

Answer 2

before, before this; formerly, previously, in the past

Question 3

Capitōlium –iī n.

Answer 3

the Capitoline Hill, including the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus etc.

Question 4

commūnicō commūnicāre commūnicāvī commūnicātus

Answer 4

to communicate, inform, share

Question 5

coniūrō coniūrāre coniūrāvī coniūrātus

Answer 5

to swear together; conspire, unite; form an alliance

Question 6

corripiō corripere corripuī correptum

Answer 6

to seize, plunder; censure, rebuke, find fault with; hasten over; gradum corripere = hurry

Question 7

cūria cūriae f.

Answer 7

senate; meeting house; curia/division of Roman people; court (Papal/royal)

Question 8

December –bris m.

Answer 8

month of December

Question 9

dēsīgnō dēsīgnāre dēsīgnāvī dēsīgnātus

Answer 9

to mark out, arrange

Question 10

dirimō –ere –ēmī –ēmptus

Answer 10

to take asunder; to separate; break off, end; decide (> dis– and emo)

Question 11

egēns –entis

Answer 11

destitute, needy, necessitous, helpless (> egeo)

Question 12

factiōsus —a —um

Answer 12

partisan, factious, seditious, revolutionary, oligarchical

Question 13

fascis –is m.

Answer 13

a bundle; burden, pl., fasces, ium, the fasces or bundle of rods, a symbol of authority, borne by the lictors before the higher magistrates of Rome, (meton.), civil honors

Question 14

Februārius –ī m.

Answer 14

the month of February

Question 15

frequēns frequentis

Answer 15

crowded; numerous, full, frequented, populous; repeated, frequent, constant; frequens senatus: a senate with adequate attendance, a quorate senate

Question 16

Hispānia –ae f.

Answer 16

Spain

Question 17

Iānuārius –a –um

Answer 17

of or belonging to Janus or the month of January

Question 18

interficiō interficere interfēcī interfectus

Answer 18

to kill

Question 19

interrogō interrogāre interrogāvī interrogātus

Answer 19

to inquire, ask of

Question 20

intrā

Answer 20

within, inside, on the inside; during; under; fewer than

Question 21

māchinor māchinārī māchinātus

Answer 21

to contrive, devise

Question 22

mittō mittere mīsī missus

Answer 22

to send; release, let go; omit, leave off (+ inf.)

Question 23

nequeō nequīre nequiī/nequīvī nequitum

Answer 23

to be unable

Question 24

Nonae –ārum f.

Answer 24

Nones

Question 25

nōndum

Answer 25

not yet

Question 26

obtineō obtinēre obtinuī obtentus

Answer 26

to get hold of; maintain; obtain; hold fast, occupy, posess; prevail

Question 27

patrō patrāre patrāvī patrātus

Answer 27

to bring to pass, execute, perform, achieve, accomplish, bring about, effect, finish, conclude

Question 28

perniciēs pernicieī f.

Answer 28

ruin; disaster; pest, bane; curse; destruction, calamity; mischief

Question 29

perturbō –āre

Answer 29

to confuse, disturb, confound, throw into disorder

Question 30

poena poenae f.

Answer 30

punishment, penalty

Question 31

profiteor profitērī professus sum

Answer 31

to announce, promise, confess

Question 32

prohibeō prohibēre prohibuī prohibitus

Answer 32

to prevent; prohibit, forbid; forbid the use of (+ abl.)

Question 33

reus reī m.

Answer 33

party in law suit; plaintiff/defendant; culprit/guilty party, debtor; sinner

Question 34

rūrsus or rūrsum

Answer 34

turned back, backward; on the contrary/other hand, in return, in turn, again

Question 35

stimulō stimulāre stimulāvī stimulātus

Answer 35

to spur; to rouse, urge; infuriate, incite (> stimulus)