Adapted from Tacitī Dē vitā Gnaeī Iūliī Agricolae

ipsī Britannī dīlēctum ac tribūta Rōmānīs trādunt, si Rōmānī iniūrias Britannīs nōn dant: si Rōmānī hās dant, Britannī īrātī fiunt. igitur prīmus omnium Rōmānōrum dīvus Iūlius cum exercitū Britanniam ingressus fortasse ostendit illam terram, sed nōn trādidit. mox bella cīvīlia erant et in rem pūblicam versa prīncipium arma, ac longa oblīviō Britanniae etiam in pacē: cōnsilium id dīvus Augustus vocābat, Tiberius praeceptum. omnēs dīcunt Gaium Caesarem dēsīderāvisse Britanniam intrāre, sed ille imperātor frūstrā temptābat Germānōs superāre, et nōn poterat ad Britanniam sē vertere. dīvus Claudius auctor erat iterātī operis. trānsvēxit legiōnēs auxiliaque, et adsumit Vespasiānum ducem. illud initium ventūrae fortunae bonae fuit: domitae sunt gentēs, captī rēgēs et mōnstrātus fatis Vespasiānus.

Operatives, in Mission 8, you were introduced to Adjectives and the rules that accompany them. Adjectives, like nouns, are divided into groups (or declensions). Some adjectives follow the patterns of first and second declension nouns, while others follow the pattern of third declension nouns. We're going to be focusing on those that follow the pattern of first and second declensions, or 2-1-2 for short.

lentus servus in culinā coquit.

The slow slave cooks in the kitchen.

lenta puella nōn cucurrit ad forum.

The slow girl did not run to the forum.

quōmodo lentum auxilium advēnit?

How did the slow aid arrive?

You will notice that with nouns of different declensions, the adjective takes on the ending of that noun. A 2-1-2 adjective is able to use endings from both the first and second declensions, depending on the gender of the noun it is modifying. If the noun is feminine (like puella), the adjective will use first declension endings. If the noun is masculine or neuter (like servus or auxilium), the adjective will use the second declension endings.

For more information about 2-1-2 adjectives, view this video briefing from latintutorial.com:

You can also turn these adjectives into adverbs simply by dropping the "-us" ending and adding an "-ē."

servus in culinā lentē coquit.

The slave cooks slowly in the kitchen.

puella lentē ad forum ambulavit.

The girl walked slowly to the forum.

auxilium lentē advēnit.

The aid arrived slowly.

While adjectives are used to describe a noun, adverbs are used to describe when, where, or how and action happens.

Operatives, you are advised to use the knowledge you have gained of Roman Britain, together with the intel to be found in the key-text, to convince Salvius that you know enough about the situation to be a useful addition to his circle of trust.

15.3a

Directions: Copy and paste each sentence into your attunement form, completing it with the correct word in parentheses. Then translate the sentence into English.

1. pars (familia, familiae, familiam) (lenta, lentē) ad tabernam ambulāvit.

2. trēs (Recentiōrum, Recentiī, Recentiōs) cōnsilium Salviī cognōscunt.

3. Salvius clāmāverat (īrātus, īrāta, īrātē) custōdibus.

4. Tiberius (Recentis, Recentiōs, Recentiī) (laeta, laetē, laetus) salutāvit.

5. Salvius numquam Recentiīs (vēra, vērē, vērae) dīcit.

6. puella (laetus, laetē, laeta) fābulam narrāvit (pulchra, pulchrē, pulchrum).

7. Salvius virum (fessus, fessam, fessum) vituperāvit.

8. Septimus (tacita, tacitē, tacitum) ē tablīno exīit.

15.3b

Directions: Refer back to the immersion in 15.3 to answer the following questions in complete Latin sentences.

1. quid dēbent Recentiī et Septimus scīre?

2. quid dēbent Recentiī agere?

3. qui cōnsilium cēpit?

4. quid dēsīderābit Salvius scīre?

5. quid habet Salvius?

6. cūr Salvius nōn potest dīcere omnia Recentiīs?

1. cūr Britannī dīlēctum ac tribūta Rōmānīs tradīdērunt?

2. quis erat prīmus Rōmānōrum trānsīre in Britanniam?

3. cūr ille nōn poterat Britanniam addere?

4. quī imperātor trānsvēxit mīlitēs ad Britanniam?

5. quem ille imperātor elegit exercitum ducere?