19.06.25: Level 2; Sonnenschein; Gentium Britannicārum Societās [4]: listening (2)

Listen to the recording without looking at the transcript.

[1] Choose the correct answer [A], [B] or [C].

[Caesar formam et incolās Britanniae in capite duodecimō et tertiō decimō librī quintī commemorat. Incolae partis interiōris Celtae et barbarī erant; incolae maritimae partis ex Belgiō praedae causā immigrāverant, sīcut priōre aetāte trans flūmen Rhenum in Belgium migrāverant.]

[i] Caesar describes Britannia in the [A] 2^nd and 3^rd  [B] 22^nd and 23^rd [C] 12^th and 13^th chapters of his [A] 15^th [B] 5^th [C] 25^th book.

[ii] The Celts lived [A] by the sea [B] inland [C] on a small island.

[iii] The migrants lived [A] by the sea [B] inland [C] on a small island.

[iv] They had migrated [A] to start a war [B] because of better weather [C] to plunder.

[v] They crossed the Rhine [A] in winter [B] the previous summer [C] a year before.

[2] Fill in the blanks with a single word or short phrase.

[Et nōnnulla nōmina gentium maritimārum, unde nōmina urbium hodiernārum dērivāta sunt, Belgica vel Gallica sunt. Belgae autem ā Germānīs oriundī erant, ut Caesar in capite quartō librī secundī dēmonstrat. Itaque pars Britannōrum antīquōrum Germānicā orīgine erant.]

[i] Belgian and Gaulish influence is seen in today’s __________.

[ii] The Belgae were originally from __________.

[iii] Caesar refers to this in the __________ chapter of his __________ book.

[iv] Some of the __________ were of Germanic origin.

[3]

[Formam insulae esse triquetram dēclārat. Sed ūnum latus ad Galliam spectāre existimat, alterum ad Hispāniam atque occidentem, tertium ad septentriōnēs. Itaque dē lateribus et angulīs laterum errābat. Hiberniam ab occidente parte Britanniae esse rectē iūdicat, insulam Mōnam inter Britanniam et Hiberniam esse.]

Which of the three maps gives the closest representation of Caesar’s description of Britannia?

And take a second look: which of the three maps thinks that Brazil is an island off the west coast of Ireland?

Map A

Map B

Map C

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[3] Map [C]

Formam insulae esse triquetram dēclārat:  shaped like a triangle

ūnum latus ad Galliam: one side facing Gaul

alterum ad Hispāniam: a second side facing Spain

insulam Mōnam inter Britanniam et Hiberniam: the island of Anglesey between Britain and Ireland