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CODEX 19.2

 

Please make your selection from the above CODEX menu options for Episode 19.2

KEY-TEXT

Adapted from Tacitus Dē vitā Gnaeī Iūliī Agricolae

Sequēns hiems salūberrimīs cōnsiliīs absumpta est. Namque ut hominēs dispersī ac rudēs eōque in bella facilēs quiētī et ōtiō per voluptātēs adsuēscērent, Agricola illīs persuadēbat privatim, adiuvābat publicē, ut templa fora domōs extruerent, laudandō promptōs, castigandō segnēs: ita honōris aemulātiō prō necessitāte erat. Iam vērō principum fīliōs līberālibus artibus erudiēbat, et ingenia Britannōrum studiīs Gallōrum anteferēbat, ut quī modo linguam Rōmānam abnuēbant, ēloquentiam concupīscerent. Inde etiam habitūs nostrī honor fit et frequēns toga; paulātimque discēdēbant ad dēlēnīmenta vitiōrum, porticūs et balneās et conviviōrum ēlegantiam. Idque apud imperītōs hūmānitās vōcābātur, cum pars servitūtis esset.

GRAMMATICA

Operatives, over the last few episodes you have attuned yourself to the third person endings for the imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive. Just like their indicative counterparts, subjunctive verbs also have similar endings for their 1st person and 2nd person endings. Thankfully, these are the familiar personal endings as well. Consider the following:

ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī, ambulātus - to walk

Imperfect Subjunctive   Pluperfect Subjunctive  
1st Person singular (ego) ambulārem ambulāvissem
2nd Person singular (tū) ambulārēs ambulāvissēs
3rd Person singular ambulāret ambulāvisset
1st Person plural (nōs)  ambulārēmus    ambulāvissē mus  
2nd Person plural (vōs) ambulārētis ambulāvissētis
3rd Person plural ambulārent ambulāvissent

Notice the 1st person endings are the familiar -m and -mus while the 2nd person endings are -s and -tis respectively. Operatives should realize that these forms are easily recognizable and should attune themselves accordingly.

VERBA

addūcō, addūcere, addūxī, adductus to bring to verb
auscultō, auscultāre, auscultāvī, auscultātus hear, obey verb
boreālis, boreāle northern adjective
cadō, cadere, cecidī, casus to fall, fall down verb
celebrō, celebrāre, celebrāvī, celebrātus to celebrate verb
crassus, crassa, crassum solid, thick, fat adjective
dēvertō, dēvertere, dēvertī, - to turn away verb
geniālis, geniāle of generation, birth; pleasant adjective
impluvium, impluviī a small court open to the sky (forming the middle wall of a Roman house, and surrounded by covered galleries) noun
inest he is in verb
interim meanwhile adverb
Iugurtha Jugurtha, the nephew and successor of Micipsa, king of Numidia, conquered by Marius in the war with the Romans noun
laqueār, laqueāris a panelled ceiling, fretted roof noun
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī, - to not want verb
opertus, operta, opertum hidden, concealed adjective
palma, palmae the palm, hand noun
patricius, patricia, patricium noble, nobleman adjective
pellicula, pelliculae a little skin, a small hide (here, "in the movies") noun
pēs, pedis a foot noun
plangor, plangōris a striking noun
rēgālis, rēgāle kingly, royal adjective
sacrificium, sacrificiī a sacrifice noun
sollicitō, sollicitāre, sollicitāvī, sollicitātus to disturb, stir verb
spēs, speī hope noun
stō, stāre, stetī, status to stand verb
strīdō, strīdere to whistle, make a shrill noise verb
sufferō, sufferre, sustulī, sublātus to undergo, endure verb
supra above, over preposition
tegumen, teguminis a covering, cover noun
venter, ventris belly, womb noun
volvō, volvere, volvī, volūtus to roll, turn round verb

CULTURALIA

It would appear that the TSTT is now interested in the brewing conflict between Marius and Sulla, especially the time period directly after the Jurgurthine War. We advice all Operatives to refresh their memory about these two powerful men and how they represent that important struggle between the populares and the optimates.
 
In addtion, the Demiurge isn't quite sure what to make of these "Recentii" you've just met, although his statistical models have predicted for some time now that you would begin to discover details about the ancestry and past of your Recentii. In any case, here at Mission Control we think that your best approach may be to learn about the Patrician Order to which it seems clear now your Recentii belong, and perhaps also about the history of the Esquline Hill.

ATTUNEMENT

 

CULTURALIA Comprehension Questions
Directions: Using the CULTURALIA section of your CODEX as a guide, answer the following questions:

 

dē Jugurthā
1. How did Jugurtha rise to power in Numidia?
2. What happened to Jugurtha in the first conflict? What problems with Rome at the time do you think this exposed?
3. Marius was not the first commander in the war. How did he obtain this position? Why is this significant?
4. According to the historian Plutarch, who played a crucial role in capturing Jugurtha? Who was actually rewarded for the deed?

 

dē Gāiō Mariō
5. Name three notable events in the early life and career of Gaius Marius.
6. Why is Marius' social class noteworthy?
7. What changes did Marius make to the Roman army?
8. What is noteworthy about his consulships from 104 - 100 BCE? What were the implications for Rome?
9. What brought about the civil war with Sulla? What were the consequences for Rome?

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