TO: Overview

Image: illustration of a Roman triumph, with a man riding an elephant.Overview: Caedes Foedissima - pars II

Dum anima est, spes est.
While there is life, there is hope.
Cicero, Epistolarum ad Atticum , Book IX, 10, 4

The death of Marcellus caused a great deal of turmoil within the imperial household. Pseudolus, and his ward, Cleopatra Selene, were both convinced that the death was unnatural. As they talked, Pseudolus pridefully watched the clever girl; how far they had both come since they arrived in Rome. Pseudolus interrupted the conversation with a question for Selene: "Do you remember when we arrived in Rome? " Selene responded, "How could I forget! I can still feel the chains on my wrists…"

Handouts: Study Guide and Reading Help 

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For Latin II, there will be a story told in parts, with each module telling a part of the story by presenting Latin reading passages. To successfully complete the reading for each module, please download the Reading Help Links to an external site. handout now and use it while completing the story lessons.

Essential Questions

  1. What is a 4th declension noun?
  2. What are the inflections for 4th declension?
  3. What is a 5th declension noun?
  4. What are the inflections for 5th declension?
  5. What is the locative case?
  6. How/When is the locative case used?
  7. What was a Roman Triumph?
  8. What was the purpose of the Triumph?
  9. What are the elements of a Roman name?

Key Terms

  1. Noun- A noun is traditionally defined as a person, place or thing. In Latin a noun is a word that uses a set of case endings and has three characteristics, which are case, number and gender.
  2. Gender - masculine, feminine or neuter
  3. Number - singular or plural
  4. Case - how a noun or pronoun is being used in a sentence
  5. Declension - a group of nouns.  The declension number, 1st-5th, is determined by the genitive ending
  6. Locative Case - a case used to describe position with names of cities or towns, small islands and certain special nouns like domus, rus and humus.
  7. Triumph - a large scale military celebration after a successful conquest
  8. Vir Triumphalis - the man of triumph, later called the triumphator.  This was the general or emperor who was the focus of the triumph.
  9. Toga Picta - purple and gold toga worn by the vir triumphalis
  10. Memento Mori - a reminder of mortality
  11. Praenomen – a first name given to Roman men
  12. Nomen – second name.  A family or clan name
  13. Cognomen – Originally a nickname or honorific title.  Passed on from father to son, so it became a way to designate parts of a larger family.

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