Suburani 12.3 Incendium in Subūrā

Question 1

incendium in Subūrā

Answer 1

Fire in the Subura

Question 2

in urbe

Answer 2

In the city

Question 3

incendium per viās tōtīus urbis nunc ruēbat.

Answer 3

The fire was now rushing through the streets of the entire city.

Question 4

flammae tabernās popīnās īnsulās violenter cōnsūmēbant.

Answer 4

The flames were violently consuming the shops, the bars, and the apartment buildings.

Question 5

Subūrānī per viās fūmōsās ruēbant.

Answer 5

The Suburani were rushing through the smoky streets.

Question 6

mātrōnae līberīs haerēbant.

Answer 6

Ladies were clinging to their children.

Question 7

dominī servōs vocābant.

Answer 7

Owners were calling the enslaved.

Question 8

omnēs effugere temptābant.

Answer 8

All were trying to escape.

Question 9

prō popīnā

Answer 9

In front of the bar

Question 10

Catia ad popīnam festīnābat.

Answer 10

Catia was hurrying to the bar.

Question 11

Quārtillam prō popīnā cōnspexit.

Answer 11

She caught sight of Quartilla in front of the bar.

Question 12

‘ubi est īnfāns?’ ancilla perterrita rogāvit.

Answer 12

‘Where’s your baby?’ the terrified enslaved woman asked.

Question 13

‘nōnne tū eum cūrās?’ exclāmāvit Catia.

Answer 13

‘Surely you’re looking after him?’ Catia cried out. // or “You’re looking after him, aren’t you..”

Question 14

Currāx perterritus fēminās spectāvit.

Answer 14

Currax, terrified, looked at the women.

Question 15

‘īnfāns in īnsulā dormiēbat …’,
puer susurrāvit.

Answer 15

‘The baby was sleeping in the apartment building …’,
the boy whispered.

Question 16

‘tēcum veniō, īnsula est perīculōsa!’ ancilla exclāmāvit.

Answer 16

‘I’m coming with you, the apartment building is dangerous!’ the enslaved woman shouted.

Question 17

Catia ferōciter exclāmāvit, et ad iānuam īnsulae cucurrit.

Answer 17

Catia cried out fiercely, and ran to the doorway of the apartment building.

Question 18

‘hīc manē, mī fīlī.’

Answer 18

‘Wait here, my son.

Question 19

in īnsulā

Answer 19

In the apartment building

Question 20

mātrōna et ancilla īnsulam intrāvērunt et per fūmum ascendēbant.

Answer 20

The lady and the enslaved woman entered the apartment building and were climbing through the smoke.

Question 21

īnsula obscūra erat et fēminae mūrōs cellārum vix vidēre poterant.

Answer 21

The building was dark and the women were scarcely able to see the walls of the
rooms.

Question 22

lentē prōcēdēbant.

Answer 22

They were proceeding slowly.

Question 23

in tabulātō secundō prōcēdere nōn potuērunt, quod trabs conlāpsa erat.

Answer 23

On the second floor they were not able to continue, because there was a collapsed beam.

Question 24

flammae nunc ubīque erant.

Answer 24

The flames were now everywhere.

Question 25

Catia dēspērābat, sed Quārtilla trabem cum magnā difficultāte sustulit.

Answer 25

Catia was despairing, but Quartilla lifted the beam with great difficulty.

Question 26

‘festīnā!’ Quārtilla exclāmāvit.

Answer 26

‘Hurry!’ Quartilla shouted.

Question 27

Catia breviter dubitāvit, sed clāmōrem īnfantis audīvit, et ‘nōlī timēre, Quārtilla!’ dīxit, ‘reveniō!’

Answer 27

Catia hesitated briefly, but heard her baby’s cry, and said ‘Don’t worry, Quartilla! I’m coming back!’

Question 28

Catia sub trabem rēpsit, et in tabulātum tertium festīnāvit.

Answer 28

Catia crept under the beam and hurried to the third floor.

Question 29

subitō ingēns fragor resonāvit.

Answer 29

Suddenly a huge crash resounded.

Question 30

in viā

Answer 30

In the street

Question 31

in viā Currāx īnsulam ānxiē spectābat.

Answer 31

In the street Currax was watching the apartment building anxiously.

Question 32

subitō Giscō advēnit et ‘dīc mihi, ubi est uxor? ubi est fīlius?’ rogāvit.

Answer 32

Suddenly Gisco arrived and asked, ‘Tell me, where’s my wife? Where’s my son?’

Question 33

‘in īnsulā sunt, domine. īnfāns …’, servus dīcere coepit.

Answer 33

‘They’re in the apartment building, master. Your baby ...’, the enslaved boy began to say.

Question 34

tum Currāx et Giscō ingentem fragōrem audīvērunt.

Answer 34

Then Currax and Gisco heard a huge crash.

Question 35

Giscō puerum rapuit et celeriter cucurrit.

Answer 35

Gisco grabbed the boy and ran quickly.

Question 36

tōta īnsula in viam cecidit.

Answer 36

The entire apartment building fell into the street.