04.11.25: Level 2; Vincent (Latin Reader); XXXIV; the Treviri

Inde Caesar, ubi ad portum Itium pervēnit, omnēs cōpiās convocāvit, cōnsilium lēgātīs et tribūnīs mīlitum ostendit; mīlitēs, quī omnēs rēs parāverant ad bellum, laudāvit. Posteā cum quattuor legiōnibus et multīs equitibus in agrōs Trevirōrum* properāvit, quod nec ad concilium veniēbant nec imperiō pārēbant.

Cīvitās Trevirōrum magnās cōpīās equitum et peditum habēbat. Duo, Indutiomarus et Cingetorix, dē prīncipātū contendēbant, sed Caesar, ubi prīncipēs cīvitātis convocāverat, potestātem maximam Cingetorigī dedit.

*Trēvir, -ī [2/m]: member of the Treviri, an ancient Gallic tribe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treveri

Answers are at the end of the post

[A] Comprehension

[i] In which order are the following events referred to?

entering the territory of the Treviri _____

giving advice _____

preparing for war _____

reaching Itium _____

refusal to cooperate _____

summoning troops _____

[ii] Translate: Cīvitās Trevirōrum magnās cōpīās equitum et peditum habēbat. Duo, Indutiomarus et Cingetorix, dē prīncipātū contendēbant, sed Caesar, ubi prīncipēs cīvitātis convocāverat, potestātem maximam Cingetorigī dedit. (6)

[B] Grammar review

[1] nec imperiō pārēbant

[a] What case is imperiō, and [b] why is that case being used? (2)

[2] potestātem maximam Cingetorigī dedit

[a] What case is Cingetorigī, and [b] why is that case being used? (2)

[3] in agrōs Trevirōrum properāvit

[a] What case is agrōs, and [b] why is that case being used? (2)

[4] dē prīncipātū contendēbant

[a] What case and [b] declension is prīncipātū and [c] why is that case being used? (3)

[5] Give the nominative singular of the following 3^rd declension nouns:

[i] equitum; [ii] peditum; [iii] prīncipēs; [iv] potestātem

[C] Find the Latin:

[i] (together) with

[ii] about; concerning

[iii] afterwards

[iv] because

[v] neither … nor …

[vi] then

[vii] when

[viii] who

[A] Comprehension

[i]

entering the territory of the Treviri (5)

giving advice (3)

preparing for war (4)

reaching Itium (1)

refusal to cooperate (6)

summoning troops (2)

[ii] (1) The State of the Treviri had large forces (2) of cavalry and (3) infantry. (4) Two, Indutiomarus and Cingetorix, were in dispute (5) concerning leadership, but (5) Caesar, ¦ (6) when he had summoned the princes / leaders of the state ¦ (5) gave the greatest power to Cingetorix.

[B] Grammar review

[1] [a] dative; [b] verb: pāreō, -ēre [2]: obey is followed by the dative case

[2] [a] dative [b] indirect object; he gave the greatest power to Cingetorix

[3] [a] accusative; [b] movement into or onto a place

[4] [a] ablative; [b] 4^th declension; [c] preposition dē (+ abl.): about; concerning

[5] [i] eques; [ii] pedes; [iii] prīnceps; [iv] potestās

[C] Find the Latin

[i] cum

[ii] dē

[iii] posteā

[iv] quod

[v] nec … nec …

[vi] inde

[vii] ubi

[viii] quī