20.01.26: Level 2; Vincent (Latin Reader); XXXVIII / XXXIX [1] Description of Britain; [2] The Inhabitants of Britain (i) comprehension

[1] Description of Britain

Incolae multī in Britanniā diū habitāverant; aliī, quī ex Galliā nāvigāverant, mānserant et agrōs colēbant. Incolīs est numerus magnus pecorum: aes et tāleae sunt: plumbum album est in regiōnibus mediterrāneīs, in maritimīs ferrum: sed ferrī est cōpia parva. Nec fāgus nec abiēs est in īnsulā. Incolae lepōrem et gallīnam et ānserem nōn gustant.

tālea, -ae [1/f]: (here) ingot i.e. of precious metal

[1] comprehension

The following statements are untrue; correct them:

[i] At the time, the Britons had only recently occupied the country.

[ii] Others from Gaul occasionally occupied Britain.

[iii] They were not a race of farmers.

[iv] The inhabitants had few domestic animals.

[v] There was lead from the Mediterranean.

[vi] Britain had a large amount of iron.

[vii] There were no trees.

[viii] The inhabitants did not eat rabbits or ducks.

[2] The Inhabitants of Britain

Īnsula est nātūrā triquetra: ūnum latus est contrā Galliam; ūna ex parte est Hibernia; mediō in cursū est īnsula Mona. Multae sunt īnsulae minōrēs, ubi trīgintā diēs continuōs hieme summā est nox. Ex omnibus incolīs sunt hūmānissimī quī Cantium incolunt. Multī, quī regiōnēs interiōrēs incolunt, frūmenta nōn serunt, sed lacte et carne vīvunt. In bellō omnēs Britannī, ut Caesar in suīs librīs nārrat, sē īnficiunt vitrō, quod efficit colōrem caeruleum.

Note: Latin uses an adjective whereas English uses a noun:

medius cursus: the middle of the channel

hiems summa: the depth of winter

[2] Comprehension

[i] In which order are the following statements made?

Caesar’s books

darkness of winter

inner regions

living off milk and meat

not cultivating grain

smaller islands

tattooing with blue wode

the most humane inhabitants

war (7)

[ii] Map of Britain as conceived by Caesar: to which part of the map do the following statements refer?

mediō in cursū est īnsula Mona _____

īnsula est nātūrā triquetra _____

ūnā ex parte est Hibernia _____

ūnum latus est contrā Galliam _____

[iii] Are you smarter than a 5^th Grader? Below is the entire map. Can you identify the places, mountain and rivers, all of which were known and referred to by the Romans.

ALPĒS _____

BRITANNIA _____

CORSICA _____

DĀNUVIUS FL. _____

GALLIA CISALPĪNA _____

GALLIA TRĀNSALPĪNA _____

GERMĀNIA _____

HIBERNIA _____

HISPĀNIA _____

ILLYRICUM _____

PȲRĒNAEĪ MONTĒS _____

RHĒNUS FL. _____

RHODANUS FL. _____

SARDINIA _____

SICILIA _____

____________________

[1]

[i] had lived there for a long time

[ii] they sailed there and stayed

[iii] cultivated fields

[iv] a large number of domestic animals

[v] inland regions

[vi] small amount

[vii] neither beech trees nor fir trees

[viii] hares; geese

[2]

[i]

Caesar’s books (8) │ ut Caesar in suīs librīs nārrat

darkness of winter (2) │ hieme summā est nox

inner regions (4) │ regiōnēs interiōrēs

living off milk and meat (6) │ lacte et carne vīvunt

not cultivating grain (5) │ frūmenta nōn serunt

smaller islands (1) │ īnsulae minōrēs

tattooing with blue wode (9) │ sē īnficiunt vitrō, quod efficit colōrem caeruleum

the most humane inhabitants (3) │ ex omnibus incolīs sunt hūmānissimī

war (7)│ in bellō

[ii]

mediō in cursū est īnsula Mona (4)

īnsula est nātūrā triquetra (1)

ūnā ex parte est Hibernia (2)

ūnum latus est contrā Galliam (3)

[iii]

ALPĒS (4)

BRITANNIA (14)

CORSICA (3)

DĀNUVIUS FL. (7)

GALLIA CISALPĪNA (5)

GALLIA TRĀNSALPĪNA (11)

GERMĀNIA (8)

HIBERNIA (15)

HISPĀNIA (13)

ILLYRICUM (6)

PȲRĒNAEĪ MONTĒS (12)

RHĒNUS FL. (9)

RHODANUS FL. (10)

SARDINIA (2)

SICILIA (1)