12.02.25: Barbarians [2] [ii]: comprehension

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv2rBVkfsDY

[1] Listen to the recording without looking at the transcript; fill in the blanks with the missing words listed below:

_____ salūtem _____ dīcō, Rōmae lēgāte.

_____  sonus omnīnō _____ intolerandu’st.

Tamquam moechae cuiusdam ēdentulae _____ poētārī cōnētur.

[Gmn: Bitte, sprich deine Sprache]

Dūc _____ ad Folkwinī pāgum, barbare.

_____ mentītus es _____ iubēbō in cruce fīgī.

Gentēs sunt inter _____ discordēs.

Tamen apud _____ _____ magnum mōmentum habēre possum in rem Rōmae optimam.

_____ _____ rēx gentis meae essem …

In Germāniam nōn pervēnī _____ honōribus _____ essem subsidiō, barbare.

Veniam ā _____ petō, lēgāte, sed virī _____ cōnsimilēs _____ opus erunt.

ego; ego; ego; eius; eōs; mē; meī; mihi; quae; quī; sē; sī; sī; tē; tē; tibi; tibi; tuīs

[2] Again, either listen to the text without looking at the transcript or follow the transcript and try the comprehension questions

Image #1: Segestes

Image #2: Varus

Segestes: Ego salūtem tibi dīcō, Rōmae lēgāte.

Varus: Eius sonus omnīnō mihi intolerandu’st. Tamquam moechae cuiusdam ēdentulae quae poētārī cōnētur.

[Gmn: Bitte, sprich deine Sprache]

Varus: Dūc mē ad Folkwinī pāgum, barbare. Sī mentītus es tē iubēbō in cruce fīgī.

Segestes: Gentēs sunt inter sē discordēs. Tamen apud eōs ego magnum mōmentum habēre possum in rem Rōmae optimam. Sī ego rēx gentis meae essem …

Varus: In Germāniam nōn pervēnī quī honōribus tuīs essem subsidiō, barbare.

Segestes: Veniam ā tē petō, lēgāte, sed virī meī cōnsimilēs tibi opus erunt.

1. What does Varus think of the way Segestes speaks Latin? To what does he compare it? (3)
2. Where does Varus want to go? (1)
3. What threat does he make to Segestes? (2)
4. What does Segestes say about the tribes? (1)
5. How does he think he can be of assistance? (2)
6. What condition does he make? (1)
7. How does Varus react to this suggestion? (1)
8. Why is Segestes’ last remark a little ominous? (1)