Section 4F(ii) Crucifixion of Gavius Flashcards

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Gauius hic, quem dīcō, Cōnsānus erat.

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This Gavius, (of) whom I speak, was from Consa.

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ab istō in uincula Syrācūsīs coniectus erat, …

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By THAT one he had been been thrown into chains at Syracuse,

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… sed perfēcit ut clam ē lautumiīs profugeret, Messānamque peruenīret.

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but he brought it about that he secretly escaped from the stone quarries, and (that) he arrived at Messana.

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quō cum peruēnisset, …

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When he had arrived there, …

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… loquī et querī coepit sē, cīuem Rōmānum, in uincla coniectum esse;

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… he began to say and complain that he, a Roman citizen, had been thrown into chains;

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sē nunc Rōmam itūrum et Verrem dēlātūrum.

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(and that) he now would go to Rome and denounce Verres.

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quem in nāuem ingredientem, seruī Verris retraxēre.

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When he was going onto the ship [whom entering…], Verres’ slaves dragged him back.

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itaque Gauius statim ad magistrātum dēdūcitur.

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And so Gavius was at once brought to the magistrate.

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eō ipsō diē, accidit ut Verrēs Messānam uenīret.

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On that very day, it happened that Verres was coming to Messana.

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quō cum uēnisset, imperāuit ut rēs tōta sibi dēferrētur.

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(And) when he had come there, he commanded that the whole matter be reported to him.

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seruī igitur dētulērunt …

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Therefore the slaves reported …

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… Gauium, cīuem Rōmānum, questum esse sē Syrācūsīs in uinculīs fuisse;

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… that Gavius, a Roman citizen, had complained that he had been in chains at Syracuse;

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quem iam ingredientem in nāuem et Verrī minitantem ā sē retractum esse.

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(and that) while was boarding the ship and threatening Verres he had been dragged back by them.

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Verrēs, scelere et furōre īnflammātus, in forum uēnit;

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Verres, having been inflamed with wickedness and rage, came into the forum;

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ārdēbant oculī, tōtō ex ōre crūdēlitās ēminēbat.

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(his) eyes were burning, (and) from his whole face [lit. mouth] cruelty was standing out.

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in forum ingressus, repente imperat …

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Having entered into the forum, suddenly he commands …

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… ut Gauius mediō in forō nūdētur et dēligētur et caedātur.

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… that Gavius should be stripped in the forum and should be bound and should be beaten.

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cum ille miser sē cīuem Rōmānum esse clāmāret, …

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While that wretched (man) was shouting that he was a Roman citizen, …

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… et Lūcium Raecium equitem Rōmānum cognitōrem nōmināret,

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… (and while) he was naming Lucius Raecius, a Roman knight, as a character witness, …

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… tum iste eum ā Sertōriō in Siciliam missum esse dīcit.

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… then THAT one says that he was sent by Sertorius to Sicily.

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deinde imperat seruīs ut hominem nūdent, dēligent, caedant.

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Next he commands his slaves to strip the man, to bind him, (and) to beat him.

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quae cum iste imperāuisset, seruī ita fēcēre, …

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(And) when THAT one had ordered these things, the slaves did as (he said), …

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… et accidit ut mediō in forō Messānae uirgīs caederētur cīuis Rōmānus, iūdicēs, …

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… and it happened that in the middle of the forum of Messana a Roman citizen was beaten with rods, judges, …

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… et nūlla alia uōx illīus miserī audīrētur nisi haec—

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… and no other voice from that wretched (man) was being heard except for this:

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“cīuis Rōmānus sum.”

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“I am a Roman citizen.”

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quibus uerbīs ūsus, …

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(And) having employed these words, …

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… persuāsitne Gauius Verrī, …

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… did Gavius persuade Verres, …

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… ā quō tam atrōciter caedēbātur, …

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… by whom he was being beaten so appallingly,

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… ut sibi parceret nēue caederet?

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… to spare him and not beat him?

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minimē, iūdicēs.

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Hardly, judges.

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is enim perfēcit ut nōn modo caederētur, …

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For this (man) accomplished not only that he was beaten, …

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… sed etiam crux (crux! inquam) illī miserō comparārētur.

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… but even a cross (A cross I say!!!) was prepared for that wretched (man) …

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in crucem ausus est Verrēs hominem agere …

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Verres dared to put onto a cross a man …

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… quī sē cīuem Rōmānum esse dīcēbat.

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… who was saying that he was a Roman citizen …