section 88

Question 1

Sed ad auspicia redeamus, de quibus Idibus Martiis fuit in senatu Caesar acturus.

Answer 1

But let us return to the auspices, which Caesar intended to speak about on the Ides of March in the senate.

Question 2

Quaero: Tum tu quid egisses?

Answer 2

I ask: what would you have done then?

Question 3

Audiebam equidem te paratum venisse, quod me de ementitis auspiciis, quibus tamen parere necesse erat, putares esse dicturum.

Answer 3

I, for my part, heard that you came prepared, because you thought that I would speak about the falsified auspices, which nevertheless it was necessary to obey.

Question 4

Sustulit illum diem fortuna rei publicae; num etiam tuum de auspiciis iudicium interitus Caesaris sustulit?

Answer 4

He cancelled that day, for the good fortune of the republic; surely even the death of Caesar did not prevent your judgement of the auspices?

Question 5

Sed incidi in id tempus, quod iis rebus, in quas ingressa erat oratio, praevertendum est.

Answer 5

But I stumbled upon at that time, a period of time that must be given precedence over the topics, which the discourse entered upon.

Question 6

Quae tua fuga, quae formido praeclaro illo die, quae propter conscientiam scelerum desperatio vitae,

Answer 6

What a flight of yours (that was), what a remarkable panic on that day, what despair of life because of the recognition of the crimes,

Question 7

cum ex illa fuga beneficio eorum, qui te, si sanus esses, salvum esse voluerunt, clam te domum recepisti!

Answer 7

when as a result of that flight (and) by kindness of those, who wanted you to be safe, if you are sane, you returned secretly home!