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Elementary Latin II
(LATIN 132)

Professor Ortwin Knorr
Classical Studies Program

 Email: oknorrATwillamette.edu
Phone: x6029
Mailbox: 107 Eaton

Answer Key to the Exercises GVE p. 220

Reading Exercise/Test Exercise
On (the coast of) the Hellespont, there is a city, as you know [or: you know that ...], gentlemen of the jury, more famous and noble than all the other cities of (the Roman province of) Asia, Lampsacum by name. I assert that the citizens of Lampsacum themselves are peaceful men. They spend their life the Greek way. For they rather want to have [lit. use] leisure and peace than spend their life with war and calamities. At some point in time, this (despicable) man reached Lampsacum. The citizens of Lampsacum led him to Ianitor, a man of the greatest importance. This man, however, soon said [began to say: inceptive imperfect] that he would move to a certain Philodamus; for Philodamus had at home a very beautiful daughter. You know, gentlemen of the jury, that Verres always pursues beautiful women in every way [lit.: pl.] and at all times passionately. Ianitor thought that he had offended Verres in some way and tried to hold this (despicable) man back with utmost force. Verres, therefore, sent Rubrius to Philodamus, adopting a very bad plan because Philodamus was a man of great repute among the citizens of Lampsacum and accustomed to receive praetors and consules, not their friends. But Verres ordered Philodamus by force to lead Rubrius away (to his house). Philodamus, however, prepared a dinner party, because he did not want to appear unwilling, and ordered Rubrius to invite all (his) companions. They came with the greatest speed; they laid down (to dinner); first, they drank the Greek way, soon from greater cups. They celebrated the party with conversations at that time and with merriment. Soon, however, Rubrius said, "Philodamus, call your daughter!" But he, a man of the greatest dignity, became angry. He said that women ought not to lie down with men at a dinner party [or: that is was not fitting that women lie down ...]. Very great shouting was made throughout the house. When the citizens of Lampsacum heard the uproar, they gathered in the night with utmost speed at the house of Philodamus.
On the next day, however, they marched to the lodging of Verres. They began to break down the door with iron [=axes] and rocks and, at the same time, to surround it with fire. But the citizens of Lampsacum spared Verres because some Roman citizens said (to them) that this would be better for them than to kill a Roman praetor.