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EOC Preparation Reading 4: Romulus and Remus, Children of the Wolf

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After the death of Aeneas, Ascanius built a city named Alba Longa. One of his descendants was Amulius, who drove his older brother Numitor from the throne. Amulius then put his nephews, the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, into the Tiber River in a basket, but they were saved by a shepherd and restored their grandfather to the throne. Later Romulus founded the city of Rome.

Ascānius, fïlius Aeneāe, oppidum Albam Longam aedificāvit. Post multōs annōs Amūlius superbus frātrem Numitōrem, rēgem Albae Longae, ex oppidō expulit. Amūlius fïliōs Numitōris necāvit; Rōmulum Remumque, nepōtēs Numitōris, in flūmine Tiberī posuit. Lupa puerōs parvōs servāvit, et pastor Faustulus puerōs ēducāvit. Rōmulus Remusque auxilium Faustulō dabant et cibum in silvā petēbant. Cum latrōnibus in silvīs pugnābant; praedam in pastōrēs dīvidēbant. Multī iuvenēs sē cum Rōmulō Remōque iunxērunt. Faustulus historiam puerōrum narrāvit. Rōmulus et Remus et aliī iuvenēs Amūlium necāvērunt et Numitōrem rēgem appellāvērunt. Posteā Rōmulus erat prīmus rēx Rōmae.

Vocabulary:
cib·us -ī m food
frā·ter -tris m brother
iuven·is -is m young man
latr·ō -ōnis m robber, bandit
lup· a –ae f she-wolf
nep·ōs -ōtis m grandson; male descendant
past·or -ōris m shepherd
praed·a –ae f spoils, plunder
pu·er –erī m boy
Tiber·is –is m Tiber river
ali·us –a –ud other
*appell·ō –āre – āvī -- ātus to name (officially)
ēduc·ō 1 to bring up, raise
ex·pellō -pellere –pulī –pulsus to drive out
iun·gō –gere –xī –ctus to join; sē iungere (with cum + abl) to join (someone)
pet·ō -ere –īvī -ītus to search for; to obtain
pōnō pōnere posuī positus to put, place
serv·ō 1 to save, preserve
in prep (+ acc) into; ( with verbs of distributing) among

Exercise 1:

Answer these questions from the story:
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What happened to King Numitor?

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What happened to the infants Romulus and Remus?

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Who were the two saviors of Romulus and Remus?

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How long did Faustulus wait to tell Romulus and Remus the truth?

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What did they do?

Exercise 2:

Fill in the blanks from the story.
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Faustulus _______ Remumque, nepōtēs Numitōris, ēducāvit.
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Rōmulus et Remus cibum in _______ petīvērunt.
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Numitōr erat rēx _______ .

Exercise 3:

Choose the meaning of these English words based on parent Latin words in the vocabulary
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Your appellation is your

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To preserve something is a) ; b) ; c)

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A fraternity is a group of

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Juvenile activities are performed by