Latin for Beginners

by Benjamin L. D'Ooge

PUERI ROMANI

1. This story is fiction with certain historical facts in Cæsar’s career as a setting. However, the events chronicled might have happened, and no doubt did happen to many a Roman youth.

2. A Roman had three names, as, Pūblius (given name), Cornēlius (name of the gēns or clan), Lentulus (family name).

3. Abl. of source, which is akin to the abl. of separation ([§ 501. 32]).

4. virtūte, [§ 501. 24].

5. rūrī, [§ 501. 36. 1].

6. mīlia, [§ 501. 21].

7. passuum, [§ 501. 11].

8. cōnspicī, infin. with poterant, [§ 215]. Consult the map of Italy for the approximate location of the villa.