Section 4F(i) Servilius, a Roman citizen

Question 1

reliqua causa, iūdicēs, quam nunc agō, …

Answer 1

The rest of the case, judges, which I am now conducting …

Question 2

… nōn ad sociōrum salūtem sed ad cīuium Rōmānōrum uītam et sanguinem pertinet.

Answer 2

… pertains not to the safety of the the allies but but to the life and blood of Roman citizens.

Question 3

quā in causā hortor uōs, quibus loquor, hortor precorque …

Answer 3

(And) in this case in which I am urging you, to whom I am speaking, I urge and and I beg …

Question 4

… ut operam dīligentissimē dētis, nēue argūmenta exspectētis.

Answer 4

… that you pay attention most diligently, and (I urge you) not to wait for proofs.

Question 5

nam, sī uultis, facillimē tōtī Siciliae persuādēbō ut testis sit.

Answer 5

For, if you wish, I will very easily persuade all Sicily to be a witness.

Question 6

nam in forō Lilybaeī cīuis Rōmānus, …

Answer 6

For in the forum of Lilybaeum a Roman citizen …

Question 7

… cui nōmen C. Seruīliō erat, …

Answer 7

… whose name was Gaius Servilius, …

Question 8

… uirgīs et uerberibus ante pedēs Verris abiectus est.

Answer 8

… was thrown at the feet of Verres by means of rods and blows.

Question 9

num potes negāre, Verrēs, tē hoc fēcisse?

Answer 9

You surely aren’t able to deny are you, Verres, that you did this?

Question 10

audē hoc prīmum negāre, sī potes:

Answer 10

Dare to deny this first, if you can:

Question 11

ab omnibus Lilybaeī uīsum est, ab omnibus tōtā Siciliā audītum.

Answer 11

it was seen by everybody at Lilybaeum, it was heard by everyone in all Sicily.

Question 12

dīcō cīuem Rōmānum, cum ā līctōribus tuīs caesus esset, ante oculōs tuōs concidisse.

Answer 12

I say that a Roman citizen, when he had been been beaten by your lictors, collapsed before your eyes.

Question 13

at quam ob causam, dī immortālēs!

Answer 13

But for what reason, immoral gods!

Question 14

accidit ut Seruīlius loquerētur līberius dē istīus nēquitiā.

Answer 14

It happened that Servilius was talking rather freely about the wickedness of THAT one.

Question 15

quod istī cum nūntiātum esset, Seruīliō imperāuit ut Lilybaeum uenīret

Answer 15

(And) when this had been reported to THAT one, he ordered Servilius to come to Lilybaeum

Question 16

(accidit ut Verrēs Lilybaeī adesset).

Answer 16

(it happened that Verres was at Lilybaeum).

Question 17

Seruīlius igitur, cum Verrēs imperāsset ut adīret, Lilybaeum uēnit.

Answer 17

Therefore Servilius, when Verres had ordered him to approach, came to Lilybaeum.

Question 18

quae cum Seruīlius uehementer affirmāsset, …

Answer 18

(And) when Verres had vehemently asserted these things [= that he was innocent], …

Question 19

… Verrēs sex līctōribus imperāuit …

Answer 19

… Verres gave orders to (his) six lictors …

Question 20

… ut eum circumsisterent multaque ōrantem uerberibus caederent.

Answer 20

… that they should surround him and beat him with blows [or whips] while (although) he was shouting many things.

Question 21

dēnique proximus līctor, cui Sextiō nōmen erat, oculōs clāmitantī tundere coepit.

Answer 21

Finally [in a word] the nearest lictor, whose name was Sextius, began to beat the eyes of the [for] the shouting man.

Question 22

itaque ille, oculīs sanguine complētīs, concidit;

Answer 22

And so that one, (his) eyes having been filled with blood, collapsed;

Question 23

nihilōminus Verrēs Sextium hortābātur …

Answer 23

nonetheless Verres was encouraging Sextius …

Question 24

… ut iacentī latera tunderet.

Answer 24

… to beat the sides of [for] the (man) lying (prostrate).

Question 25

quibus modīs tandem prope morientī persuāsit …

Answer 25

By these methods at length he persuaded the (man) almost dying …

Question 26

… ut respondēret nēue tacēret.

Answer 26

… to reply and not to be silent.

Question 27

ille, cum ita respondisset ut Verrēs uoluerat …

Answer 27

He, when he had replied in the way that Verres had wanted, …

Question 28

… sēmimortuus sublātus, …

Answer 28

… after being removed half-dead, …

Question 29

… breuī tempore posteā est mortuus.

Answer 29

… died a short time afterwards.

Question 30

iste autem homo Venereus, …

Answer 30

However, THIS one, a person devoted to Venus, …

Question 31

… adfluēns omnī lepōre et uenustāte,

Answer 31

… dripping with every charm and elegance,

Question 32

… dē bonīs Seruīlī in aede Veneris argenteum Cupīdinem posuit.

Answer 32

… from Servilius’ goods placed in the temple of Venus a silver Cupid.

Question 33

sīc etiam fortūnīs hominum abūtēbātur ad nocturna uōta cupiditātum suārum.

Answer 33

Thus he was misusing even the fortunes of men for the night-time vows of his lusts.