Darius eleganter ab Alexandro victus est:
Darius was elegantly licked by Alexander.
The other cases continue to belong to verbs passive which belonged to them as verbs active, as
Titanes læsæ majestatis accusati sunt:
The Titans were indicted for high treason.
And being found guilty were quartered in a very uncomfortable manner, as well as drawn by various artists, whose skill in execution has been much commended.
Vapulo, to be beaten, veneo, to be sold, liceo, to be prized, exulo, to be banished, fio, to be made, neuter passives, have a passive construction, as
A præceptore vapulabis. Eton Gram.
You will be beaten by the master.
It appears to us that vapulo, to be beaten, is here at all events more susceptible of a passive construction than a funny one.