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CODEX 23.2

 

Please make your selection from the above CODEX menu options for Episode 23.2

KEY-TEXT

 

 Ovid, Ars Amatoria, lines 135-142

 

Tier 1

Tier 1

necesse est tibi commemorāre certāmen equōrum. vāstus Circus habet multās fortūnās populī. nōn requīrit tibi utī digitōs ut dicerēs cum puellā in sēcrētīs nuntiīs.

 

sedē prōximus ā dominā quod nēmō prohibet tē. iungē tuum latus laterī dominae. potēs tangere puellam quod omnēs sedent prope aliōs hominēs.

Tier 2

Tier 2

nec certāmen equōrum nōbilium fugiat tē, capax Circus habet multa commoda populī. nil opus est digitīs (per quōs loquāris arcana), nec nota accipienda est tibi per nūtūs: sedētō prōximus ā dominā, nullō prohibente, iungē tuum latus (suō) laterī usque quā potes; et est bene līnea, quod cōgit, sī nōlīs, iungī quod puella tangenda est tibi lege locī.

Tier 3

Tier 3

  1. nec tē nōbilium fugiat certāmen equōrum; 
  2. multa capax populī commoda Circus habet.
  3. nil opus est digitīs, per quos arcana loquāris,
  4. nec tibi per nūtūs accipienda nota est: 
  5. prōximus ā dominā, nullō prohibente, sedētō, 
  6. iungē tuum laterī qua potes usque latus; 
  7. et bene, quod cōgit, sī nōlīs, līnea iungī, 
  8. quod tibi tangenda est lege puella loci.

GRAMMATICA

Operatives, in the past you have seen sentences which use the present passive indicative. Compare the following sentences:

 Tiberius ā patre amātur.   Tiberius ā patre amābātur. 
 Tiberius is loved by his father.  Tiberius used to be loved by his father.

 Recentiī viam ā Sextō dēmōnstrantur.   Recentiī viam ā Sextō dēmōnstrābantur.
 The Recentii are being shown the path by Sextus.  The Recentii were being shown the path by Sextus.

In the sentences on the left, the verb is in the present passive indicative. You should recognize the imperfect tense signifier -ba- in the sentences on the right. Indeed the sentences on the right are in the imperfect passive indicative. This tense is fairly easy to construct. The formula is as follows:

present stem + ba + passive personal endings

For example:

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus - to love

imperfect passive indicative = amā + ba + 

 -r   -mur
 -ris   -minī 
 -tur   -ntur 

Here is what a verb looks like conjugated in the imperfect passive indicative:

singular plural 
1st person amābam I was loved amābāmur we were loved 
2nd person amābāris you were loved amābāminī  you (all) were loved 
3rd person  amābātur he/she was lived amābantur  they were loved 

VERBA

āctiō, āctiōnis an action noun
adiuvō, adiuvāre, adiūvī, adiūtus to help verb
āgnōscō, āgnōscere, āgnōvī, āgnitus to recognize, identify, make out verb
anxiō, anxiāre, -, - to make uneasy or anxious verb
asper, aspera, asperum without hope adjective
attonō, attonāre, attonuī, attonitus to stun, terrify verb
bēlua, bēluae a wild beast noun
Circus Maximus an ancient Roman chariot racing stadium  
circus, circī a circular line, circle; an enclosure for athletic games, race-course noun
clāvus, clāvī a purple stripe (on the tunic, broad for senators, narrow for the equites); a nail; helm noun
cruentus, cruenta, cruentum bloody, stained, blood adjective
dīstinguō, dīstinguere, dīstinxī, dīstinctus to separate, divide, part verb
iste, ista, istud that, this; he, she, it; of such a kind pronoun
mōnstrō, mōnstrāre, mōnstrāvī, mōnstrātus to point out, indicate verb
pergō, pergere, perrēxī, perrēctus to go on, proceed verb
plūrimus, plūrima, plūrimum most, very much, many adjective
quālis, quāle of such a kind, such as adjective
trūdō, trūdere, trūsī, trūsus to thrust, push, shove, crowd forward verb
ūnus, ūna, ūnum only, single adjective
vērus, vēra, vērum real, true, genuine adjective
vigil, vigilis - m those on watch, on alert, awake adjective
vix with difficulty,hardly, scarcely, barely adverb

CULTURALIA

Operative the TSTT seems to be trying to give you a crash-course (see what we did there?) in Roman imperial, and especially civic, culture. We're theorizing that the next phase of your quest for the LAPIS is going to involve navigating the ins and outs of that culture. It probably makes a great deal of sense for you get as familiar as you can with the Circus Maximus.

ATTUNEMENT

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

 

 dē Circō Māximō

1. What was the Circus Maximus used for? How large was it? What was its capacity?

2. What were the ludi and why were they important for the people of Rome?

3. Who organized the ludi?

4. Describe the key architectural improvements in the Regal era.

5. Describe the key architectural improvements in the Republican era.

6. Describe the key architectural improvements in the Imperial era.

7. Describe the connection between the minor god Consus, the associated festival, and the Circus Maximus.

 

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