13.06.25: Level 2; Sonnenschein: Nāvēs Rōmānae [3]; listening

Listen to the recording without looking at the transcript and answer the questions.

[A] Answer the following questions with a single word or short phrase:

["Duo erant genera nāvium in classe Rōmānā; ūnum erat genus nāvium longārum, alterum nāvium onerāriārum. Nāvēs longae ad pugnam aptae erant, nāvēs onerāriae ad onera atque multitūdinem hominum et equōrum transportanda. Tōta classis Caesaris octingentārum erat nāvium; nam sescentās nāvēs onerāriās per hiemem in Galliā aedificāverat, ut narrāvī. Inter cēterās, ducentās numerō, nōnnullae nāvēs longae erant. Sed nāvibus longīs rēvērā non opus erat Caesarī; nam Britannīs antīquīs nulla erat classis; neque nāvēs onerāriās aedificābant.”]

[1] How many types of ship were in the Roman fleet? __________

[2] What was the function of:

[i] the nāvis longa? __________

[ii] the nāvis onerāria? __________

[3] The cargo ships were built:

[i] where? __________

[ii] when?  __________

[4] Number of ships:

[i] In the entire fleet __________

[ii] for transportation __________

[iii]  for battles __________

[5] Tick the correct answer A, B, C or D

A: The Britons had battle ships but no cargo ships. __________

B: Caesar did not need cargo ships. __________

C: The Britons had neither a fleet nor cargo ships. __________

D: The Britons were building cargo ships. __________

[B]

[Tum ego "Britannia nōndum domina undārum erat" inquam; "sed quōmodō frūmentum exportāre poterant, sī nullās nāvēs aedificābant?" "Venetōrum nāvēs" inquit patruus meus "frūmentum Britannicum in Galliam portābant, et ex Galliā gemmās, vitrea, cētera in Britanniam. Nam Venetī, nātiō maritima, in ōrā Gallicā habitābant. Hostēs fuerant Rōmānōrum, et magnam classem comparāverant."]

[1] The speaker asks about the export of __________.

[2] How did the Veneti assist the Britons? __________

[3] What two items were exported from Gaul? __________ and __________

[4] Why did the Veneti help the Britons? __________

[C] Complete this summary with a single word or short phrase:

[Tum Marcus "Num nātiōnēs barbarae" inquit "nāvēs longās ornāre poterant?" Et patruus meus "Formam nāvium Gallicārum Caesar in tertiō librō Bellī Gallicī commemorat. Puppēs altae erant, ad magnitūdinem tempestātum accommodātae; carīnae plānae. Venetī nāvēs tōtās ex rōbore fabricābant; ad ancorās catēnīs ferreīs, nōn fūnibus, dēligābant. Pellēs prō vēlīs erant, sīve propter līnī inopiam, sīve quia in pellibus plūs firmitūdinis quam in vēlīs līneīs erat. Nāvēs longae Rōmānōrum nōn tam altae erant quam Venetōrum, sed rostrīs ferreīs et interdum turribus armātae erant; itaque victōriam ā Venetīs reportāverant." Tum Alexander "Num nāvēs Rōmānae lāminīs ferreīs armātae erant?" inquit. Sed Marcus: "Quid opus erat lāminīs ferreīs, sī tormenta hodierna antīquīs dēerant?"]

[1] Caesar describes __________ ships in the __________ book of the Gallic War.

[2] The ships had __________ sterns, suitable for __________ and flat __________.

[3] The ships were built from __________.

[4] They tied ships to __________ with iron __________ and did not use __________.

[5] Sails were made from __________ because they did not have __________.

[6] Sails of this type were __________.

[7] Roman ships were __________ than those of the Veneti.

[8] Roman ships had iron __________ and sometimes armed __________.

[9] Alexander asks why Roman ships did not have  __________.

[10] Marcus replies that there were no  __________.

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[C] Tum Marcus "Num nātiōnēs barbarae" inquit "nāvēs longās ornāre poterant?" Et patruus meus "Formam nāvium [1] Gallicārum Caesar in tertiō librō Bellī Gallicī commemorat. Puppēs [2] altae erant, ad magnitūdinem tempestātum accommodātae; carīnae plānae. Venetī nāvēs tōtās ex [3] rōbore fabricābant; ad [4] ancorās catēnīs ferreīs, nōn fūnibus, dēligābant. [5] Pellēs prō vēlīs erant, sīve propter līnī inopiam, sīve quia in pellibus [6] plūs firmitūdinis quam in vēlīs līneīs erat. Nāvēs longae Rōmānōrum [7] nōn tam altae erant quam Venetōrum, sed [8] rostrīs ferreīs et interdum turribus armātae erant; itaque victōriam ā Venetīs reportāverant." Tum Alexander "Num nāvēs Rōmānae [9] lāminīs ferreīs armātae erant?" inquit. Sed Marcus: "Quid opus erat lāminīs ferreīs, sī [10] tormenta hodierna antīquīs dēerant?"