[II.]
Agreement of adjectives, pronouns, and participles.
1. Robbers and shepherds took refuge in[1] the city which Romulus had founded. 2. These were the fathers of the Romans. 3. The envoys that the king sent were nowhere kindly received. 4. The tribes to which he sent did not seek an alliance. 5. Many of those who gathered had not seen Rome. 6. The maidens whom they seized were the children of the Sabines, who now undertook war. 7. (While) advancing to battle, the Romans carried (their) shields on (their) left arms. 8. The Sabines killed Hostilius (while he was) fighting very bravely. 9. The Romans fell fighting bravely. 10. They founded a temple in honor[2] of Romulus and worshiped him as a god.
[1] ad with acc.
[2] See [p. 8, n. 1].
[III.]
Expressions of place; extent of time.
1. Who succeeded Romulus? Numa Pompilius. 2. From what city did he come? From Cures, [from] a city of the Sabines. 3. What did he do at Rome? 4. He established many religious customs and had many useful laws passed. 5. A shield once slipped down from the sky. 6. (There) was a smith in Rome[1] who made twelve shields of the same shape. 7. The Romans had peace (for) forty-three years. 8. No temple was erected in honor of Numa, but he was of more use to the state than Romulus.
[1] Locative case.
[IV.]
Ablative absolute; locatives of common nouns.
1. At the death of Numa [Numa having died] the Romans elected a more warlike king. 2. War[1] having broken[1] out between the Romans and the Sabines, the dispute was settled by a contest between [of] the Curiatii and the Horatii. 3. The young men took up arms and [arms having been taken up][1] advanced to battle. 4. At a given[2] signal,[2] with drawn swords, they rushed together. 5. As the two Romans fell [the two Romans falling], the Alban army shouted for joy. 6. The sister of Horatius began to weep when she saw her lover’s cloak. 7. He drew his sword and stabbed the girl who forgot [having forgotten] her brothers and her country. 8. When Tullus learned of the treachery of the Alban general, in anger[3] he ordered him to be put to death. 9. Then war was declared against the Sabines.[4] 10. Very many young men were in military service, a few were at home. 11. Tullus[5] Hostilius, who succeeded Numa, liked war [war pleased] rather than peace.
[1] See [p. 1, n. 4].