Friday, March 28, 2025

03.07.25: Level 2; Sonnenschein: Britannia Pācāta [4](ii): listening

[1]

["Sed in Cantiō, ubi quattuor rēgēs Britannīs praeerant, nōndum fīnis erat pugnandī. Britannī castra Rōmāna ad mare sita fortiter oppugnant; sed frustrā. Rōmānī victōrēs. "]

In which order are the following mentioned?*

failed attempt

location of the Roman camp

fighting unfinished

victory

the rulers of Kent

[2]

["Intereā multae ex cīvitātibus Britannicīs pācem ōrant. Trinobantibus Caesar novum rēgem dat, et pācem confirmat. Itaque propter tot clādēs, propter fīnēs suōs bellō vastātōs, maximē autem propter dēfectiōnem tot cīvitātum, Cassivellaunus de condiciōnibus pācis dēlīberat. "]

[i] What did many tribes do during this time? (1)

[ii] How did Caesar establish peace (2)

[iii] For which three reasons did Cassivellaunus consider peace terms? Which of these was the main reason? (4)

[3]

["Caesar pācem dat; Cassivellaunum vetat Trinobantēs bellō vexāre, et tribūtum Britannīs imperat. Tum cōpiās suās cum magnō numerō obsidum et captīvōrum in Galliam reportat. Britannī fortiter sed frustrā prō ārīs et focīs suīs pugnāverant."]

Complete each statement with a short phrase:

[i] Caesar forbade Cassivellaunus from __________.

[ii] Caesar imposed  __________.

[iii] Caesar returned to Gaul with __________.

[iv] The Britons had fought bravely for  __________.

____________________

*[1] 

failed attempt [4]

location of the Roman camp [3]

fighting unfinished [2]

victory [5]

the rulers of Kent [1]

Sed [1] in Cantiō, ubi quattuor rēgēs Britannīs praeerant, [2] nōndum fīnis erat pugnandī. Britannī [3] castra Rōmāna ad mare sita fortiter oppugnant; [4] sed frustrā. [5] Rōmānī victōrēs.

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