[19.6] The infinitive depends on aegrē ferentēs. Phrases expressive of emotion, whether of joy or of sorrow, are often followed by the infinitive with subject accus.
[19.7] Cf. [p. 4, n. 3].
[19.8] The conjunction of the subordinate clause is often preceded by one or two words, sometimes by a larger number.
[19.9] certātim . . . obstrepere: ‘to (try to) drown each other’s voices’; lit., ‘in eager rivalry to make noise one against (ob) the other.’ Why is alterī dative?
[19.10] ex compositō: ‘according to previous agreement.’
[19.11] ēlātam secūrim . . . dēiēcit = extulit (‘raised’) et dēiēcit. Cf. [p. 2, n. 8].
[19.12] relīctō . . . tēlō: we say, ‘leaving the weapon—they flee,’ i.e. we treat the two actions as simultaneous. The Romans say more exactly: ‘having left—they flee,’ i.e. the act of leaving is viewed as prior to that of flight.
[Text-only version] [VII.] Servius Tullius, Rōmānōrum rēx sextus
578-534 B.C.
Post hunc Servius Tullius suscēpit imperium, genitus ex nōbilī
fēminā,[13] captīvā tamen et famulā. Quī cum in domō Tarquiniī
Prīscī ēducārētur, ferunt[14] prōdigium[15] vīsū ēventūque mīrābile
accidisse. Flammae[1] speciēs puerī dormientis caput amplexa est.
[5] Hōc vīsū Tanaquil summam[2] eī dīgnitātem portendī intellēxit
