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LNM1 Chapter 11 Exercise 6: Enclitics

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Glossary



  • Read the following dialogue, which is written partly in English and partly in Latin.
  • Translate the English parts into Latin, and the Latin parts into English. Use -ne for questions and -que for “and.”
  • Use the Reading Vocabulary; other words are explained below.
  • The dialogue begins when Mercury, sent by Jupiter, appears before Aeneas.
Question 1
1.

Mercurius: Salvē! Esne Aenēās?

Question 2
2.

Aenēās: I am Aeneas. You seem to be very great! Are you a god?

Question 3
3.

Mercurius: Deus sum! Mercurius sum. Quid nunc parās?

Question 4
4.

Aenēās: Dido and I want to be king and queen in Carthage. I am building a cottage. Does the cottage seem beautiful?

Question 5
5.

Mercurius: Ita vērō! Sed cum Dīdōne manēre Carthāgineque habitāre nōn potēs.

Question 6
6.

Aenēās: Do you believe that love is bad? Do you understand that Dido and Aeneas must remain together?

Question 7
7.

Mercurius: Deī dē amōre hominum cōgitāre nōn solent. Amōrem Aenēae Dīdōnisque ūnīus assis aestimō!

Question 8
8.

Aenēās Iovis verba audīre dēbet nec cum Dīdōne manēre!

Question 9
9.

Aenēās: Must I abandon Dido and sail to Italy?

Question 10
10.

Mercurius: Iuppiter tē iubet Dīdōnem relinquere Ītaliamque petere.

Question 11
11.

Aenēās: Jupiter is cruel! You are cruel! The gods are cruel!

Question 12
12.

Mercurius: Nōn deī, sed fāta sunt crūdēlia. Fāta dīcunt Aenēam Ītaliam petere dēbēre.

Question 13
13.

Aenēās: Must men be wretched?

Question 14
14.

Mercurius: Ita vērō. Posteā autem Aenēās erit celeber poētaque dīcet “Tantae mōlis erat Rōmānam condere gentem!”