{"id":29,"date":"2019-07-24T12:45:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T16:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/?post_type=chapter&p=29"},"modified":"2019-09-10T16:42:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T20:42:57","slug":"readings-chapters-3-and-4","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/chapter\/readings-chapters-3-and-4\/","title":{"raw":"Chapters 3-4","rendered":"Chapters 3-4"},"content":{"raw":"

GIFTS FOR THE GOD<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n

A story about a god demanding gifts, and people rushing to decide what they will give him. (This is not that far off the way some Roman gods were thought to behave. And all gods liked and wanted gifts.)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"924\"]\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=22877037\"<\/span> By Ad Meskens - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Neptune, god of the sea, carrying a trident, stands in his chariot drawn by two hippocamps. Mid-3rd century, Sousse<\/span>[\/caption]\r\n

Words and phrases in bold are glossed for you below.<\/span><\/h3>\r\nOlim<\/strong> magnus Romanus <\/strong>deus mala verba dixit<\/strong>. \u201cRomane Popule<\/strong>, hodie est meus dies natalis <\/strong>et dona<\/strong> peto. Cras<\/strong> singulus <\/strong>vir et femina mihi<\/strong> donum mittet. Magna, nova dona mittetis. Si non apta <\/strong>dona habetis, in oppido<\/strong> aptum <\/strong>donum emetis. Ponetis dona in meo templo. <\/strong>Si non dona mittetis, bellum geram et tuum oppidum vincam.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cEheu!\u201d feminae<\/strong> dixerunt<\/strong>. \u201cEheu!\u201d viri dixerunt. \u201cEheu!\u201d puellae dixerunt. \u201cEheu!\u201d poeta dixit. \u201cEheu!\u201d, agricola dixit. \u201cEh,\u201d Equi dixerunt. \u201cDeus dixit de populo, <\/strong>non de equis.<\/strong> Non dona ememus! dona emetis! Si<\/strong> dona non emetis, Romanus deus bellum geret et oppidum vincet.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nFemina fortunata<\/strong> dixit, \u201celephantum emam et elephantum ponam in templo<\/strong>.\u201d \u201cemam duos <\/strong>magnos elephantos, et mei servi elephantos in templo ponent \u201d, dixit fortunatus agricola. \u201cequos et elephantos et tauros emam et ad templum<\/strong> mittam. mea dona deum vincent et non bellum geret!\u201d, fortunata puella dixit. poeta miser <\/strong>dixit, \u201cpoema\u00a0<\/strong>scribam. longum\u00a0<\/strong>poema de elephantis<\/strong>, et equis <\/strong>scribam. meum poema\u00a0in templo ponam et poema\u00a0per noctem canam<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cNon poema scribes\u201d, puella et femina dixerunt, \u201ces<\/strong> malus poeta et si longum\u00a0poema\u00a0in templo pones et per noctem<\/strong> canes,<\/strong> deus iratus erit. <\/strong>Tunc deus bellum geret et oppidum vincet. Ememus mundam togam<\/strong> et in templo ponemus. numquam <\/strong>tuum longum\u00a0poema canes!\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nTunc Romana dea emersit. <\/strong>\u201cAhem, popule Romane\u201d, dixit. \u201cdeus puer pessismus fuit. <\/strong>Dixit mala verba, multa <\/strong>dona petivit. Non est dies natalis. Sed, <\/strong>poeta, tua\u00a0poemata\u00a0sunt <\/strong>mala. Tua\u00a0poemata bonas feminas et puellas offendunt<\/strong>. Tua\u00a0poemata equos et elephantos offendunt. Tua\u00a0poemata bonos agricolas offendunt. Tua\u00a0poemata deas et deos offendunt.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n

Vocabulary in order of appearance in the text above:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

Olim:<\/strong>\u00a0'Once,' 'once upon a time'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Romanus:<\/strong>\u00a0'Roman'; like magnus <\/em>it agrees with deus (Romanus, Romana, Romanum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

dixit:<\/strong>\u00a0'he said'; 3rd person singular perfect; subject is Romanus deus<\/em> (from dico, dicere, dixi, dictum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Popule:<\/strong>\u00a0'people'; vocative singular (populus, -i<\/em> (m))<\/span><\/p>\r\n

hodie est meus dies natalis:<\/strong>\u00a0'today is my birthday'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

dona:<\/strong>\u00a0'gifts' (accusative plural: donum, -i <\/em>(n.))<\/span><\/p>\r\n

cras:<\/strong>\u00a0'tomorrow' (adverb)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

singulus:<\/strong>\u00a0'each', 'each and every'; it agrees with both vir <\/em>and femina<\/em> (singulus, singula, singulum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

mihi:<\/strong>\u00a0'to me'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

apta: '<\/strong>suitable', 'appropriate' (neuter plural accusative, agreeing with dona<\/em>; aptus, apta, aptum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

in oppido: '<\/strong>in town'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

aptum: '<\/strong>suitable' (accusative singular, agreeing with donum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

in meo templo: '<\/strong>in my temple'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

feminae: '<\/strong>women' (nominative plural; femina, -ae<\/em> (f))<\/span><\/p>\r\n

dixerunt: '<\/strong>said' (subject is feminae; <\/em>third person plural, perfect indicative active)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

de populo: '<\/strong>about people'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

de equis: '<\/strong>about horses'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

fortunata: '<\/strong>rich', 'fortunate' (agrees with femina; fortunatus, fortunata, fortunatum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

in templo: '<\/strong>in (my) temple'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

duos: '<\/strong>two' (agrees with elephantos<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

ad templum: '<\/strong>to the temple'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

miser: '<\/strong>poor, sad' (agrees with poeta<\/em>; miser, misera, miserum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

poema:<\/strong>\u00a0'poem' (accusative singular; poema, poematis\u00a0<\/em>(n.))<\/span><\/p>\r\n

longum:<\/strong>\u00a0'long' (accusative singular; agrees with poema; longus, longa, longum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

de elephantis\u2026equis: '<\/strong>about elephants and horses'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

per noctem<\/strong>: '<\/em>through the night'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

canam:<\/strong>\u00a0'I will sing' (cano, canere, cecini, cantum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

es:<\/strong>\u00a0'you are' (singular)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

canes:<\/strong>\u00a0'you will sing' (second person singular future active indicative of cano<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

numquam:<\/strong>\u00a0'never' (adverb)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

mundam togam:<\/strong>\u00a0'fancy toga' (accusative singular; the toga was traditional garment of Roman men)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

emersit:<\/strong>\u00a0'she emerged', 'appeared' (emergo, emergere, emersi, emersum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

puer pessismus fuit:<\/strong>\u00a0'he has been a very naughty boy'<\/span><\/p>\r\n

multa:<\/strong>\u00a0'many' (accusative plural; multus, multa, multum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

sunt:<\/strong>\u00a0'are'; the subject is tua poemata<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

offendunt:<\/strong>\u00a0'offend' (subject is tua poemata; <\/em>from offendo, offendere, offendi, offensum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>","rendered":"

GIFTS FOR THE GOD<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

A story about a god demanding gifts, and people rushing to decide what they will give him. (This is not that far off the way some Roman gods were thought to behave. And all gods liked and wanted gifts.)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=22877037\"
<\/span> By Ad Meskens – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Neptune, god of the sea, carrying a trident, stands in his chariot drawn by two hippocamps. Mid-3rd century, Sousse<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Words and phrases in bold are glossed for you below.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Olim<\/strong> magnus Romanus <\/strong>deus mala verba dixit<\/strong>. \u201cRomane Popule<\/strong>, hodie est meus dies natalis <\/strong>et dona<\/strong> peto. Cras<\/strong> singulus <\/strong>vir et femina mihi<\/strong> donum mittet. Magna, nova dona mittetis. Si non apta <\/strong>dona habetis, in oppido<\/strong> aptum <\/strong>donum emetis. Ponetis dona in meo templo. <\/strong>Si non dona mittetis, bellum geram et tuum oppidum vincam.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEheu!\u201d feminae<\/strong> dixerunt<\/strong>. \u201cEheu!\u201d viri dixerunt. \u201cEheu!\u201d puellae dixerunt. \u201cEheu!\u201d poeta dixit. \u201cEheu!\u201d, agricola dixit. \u201cEh,\u201d Equi dixerunt. \u201cDeus dixit de populo, <\/strong>non de equis.<\/strong> Non dona ememus! dona emetis! Si<\/strong> dona non emetis, Romanus deus bellum geret et oppidum vincet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Femina fortunata<\/strong> dixit, \u201celephantum emam et elephantum ponam in templo<\/strong>.\u201d \u201cemam duos <\/strong>magnos elephantos, et mei servi elephantos in templo ponent \u201d, dixit fortunatus agricola. \u201cequos et elephantos et tauros emam et ad templum<\/strong> mittam. mea dona deum vincent et non bellum geret!\u201d, fortunata puella dixit. poeta miser <\/strong>dixit, \u201cpoema\u00a0<\/strong>scribam. longum\u00a0<\/strong>poema de elephantis<\/strong>, et equis <\/strong>scribam. meum poema\u00a0in templo ponam et poema\u00a0per noctem canam<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNon poema scribes\u201d, puella et femina dixerunt, \u201ces<\/strong> malus poeta et si longum\u00a0poema\u00a0in templo pones et per noctem<\/strong> canes,<\/strong> deus iratus erit. <\/strong>Tunc deus bellum geret et oppidum vincet. Ememus mundam togam<\/strong> et in templo ponemus. numquam <\/strong>tuum longum\u00a0poema canes!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tunc Romana dea emersit. <\/strong>\u201cAhem, popule Romane\u201d, dixit. \u201cdeus puer pessismus fuit. <\/strong>Dixit mala verba, multa <\/strong>dona petivit. Non est dies natalis. Sed, <\/strong>poeta, tua\u00a0poemata\u00a0sunt <\/strong>mala. Tua\u00a0poemata bonas feminas et puellas offendunt<\/strong>. Tua\u00a0poemata equos et elephantos offendunt. Tua\u00a0poemata bonos agricolas offendunt. Tua\u00a0poemata deas et deos offendunt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Vocabulary in order of appearance in the text above:<\/span><\/h3>\n

Olim:<\/strong>\u00a0‘Once,’ ‘once upon a time’<\/span><\/p>\n

Romanus:<\/strong>\u00a0‘Roman’; like magnus <\/em>it agrees with deus (Romanus, Romana, Romanum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

dixit:<\/strong>\u00a0‘he said’; 3rd person singular perfect; subject is Romanus deus<\/em> (from dico, dicere, dixi, dictum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Popule:<\/strong>\u00a0‘people’; vocative singular (populus, -i<\/em> (m))<\/span><\/p>\n

hodie est meus dies natalis:<\/strong>\u00a0‘today is my birthday’<\/span><\/p>\n

dona:<\/strong>\u00a0‘gifts’ (accusative plural: donum, -i <\/em>(n.))<\/span><\/p>\n

cras:<\/strong>\u00a0‘tomorrow’ (adverb)<\/span><\/p>\n

singulus:<\/strong>\u00a0‘each’, ‘each and every’; it agrees with both vir <\/em>and femina<\/em> (singulus, singula, singulum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

mihi:<\/strong>\u00a0‘to me’<\/span><\/p>\n

apta: ‘<\/strong>suitable’, ‘appropriate’ (neuter plural accusative, agreeing with dona<\/em>; aptus, apta, aptum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

in oppido: ‘<\/strong>in town’<\/span><\/p>\n

aptum: ‘<\/strong>suitable’ (accusative singular, agreeing with donum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

in meo templo: ‘<\/strong>in my temple’<\/span><\/p>\n

feminae: ‘<\/strong>women’ (nominative plural; femina, -ae<\/em> (f))<\/span><\/p>\n

dixerunt: ‘<\/strong>said’ (subject is feminae; <\/em>third person plural, perfect indicative active)<\/span><\/p>\n

de populo: ‘<\/strong>about people’<\/span><\/p>\n

de equis: ‘<\/strong>about horses’<\/span><\/p>\n

fortunata: ‘<\/strong>rich’, ‘fortunate’ (agrees with femina; fortunatus, fortunata, fortunatum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

in templo: ‘<\/strong>in (my) temple’<\/span><\/p>\n

duos: ‘<\/strong>two’ (agrees with elephantos<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

ad templum: ‘<\/strong>to the temple’<\/span><\/p>\n

miser: ‘<\/strong>poor, sad’ (agrees with poeta<\/em>; miser, misera, miserum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

poema:<\/strong>\u00a0‘poem’ (accusative singular; poema, poematis\u00a0<\/em>(n.))<\/span><\/p>\n

longum:<\/strong>\u00a0‘long’ (accusative singular; agrees with poema; longus, longa, longum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

de elephantis\u2026equis: ‘<\/strong>about elephants and horses’<\/span><\/p>\n

per noctem<\/strong>: ‘<\/em>through the night’<\/span><\/p>\n

canam:<\/strong>\u00a0‘I will sing’ (cano, canere, cecini, cantum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

es:<\/strong>\u00a0‘you are’ (singular)<\/span><\/p>\n

canes:<\/strong>\u00a0‘you will sing’ (second person singular future active indicative of cano<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

numquam:<\/strong>\u00a0‘never’ (adverb)<\/span><\/p>\n

mundam togam:<\/strong>\u00a0‘fancy toga’ (accusative singular; the toga was traditional garment of Roman men)<\/span><\/p>\n

emersit:<\/strong>\u00a0‘she emerged’, ‘appeared’ (emergo, emergere, emersi, emersum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

puer pessismus fuit:<\/strong>\u00a0‘he has been a very naughty boy’<\/span><\/p>\n

multa:<\/strong>\u00a0‘many’ (accusative plural; multus, multa, multum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

sunt:<\/strong>\u00a0‘are’; the subject is tua poemata<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

offendunt:<\/strong>\u00a0‘offend’ (subject is tua poemata; <\/em>from offendo, offendere, offendi, offensum<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":683,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-29","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/683"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/29\/revisions\/100"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/29\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/latin101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}