# Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 1, Stage 8 # by Ed Phinney et al, ISBN 0521343798 # Version 1.0 by Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) senātor : senator inimīcī : enemies saepe : often turbulentī : rowdy, disorderly spectāculum : show, spectacle splendidum : splended ēdidit : presented diem nātālem : birthday celebrābat : was celebrating cīvēs : citizens complēbant : were filling nūntiābant : were announcing vīgintī : twenty bēstiāriī : beast-fighters bēstiās : wild animals, beasts quam celerrimē : as quickly as possible hī : these cavea : seating area Rōmānus : Roman Nūceriam : Nuceria Nūcerīnī : Nucerians, citizens of Nuceria tuba : trumpet sonuit : sounded pugnam commīsērunt : began the fight victōrēs : victors, winners expedītī : lightly armed ēvītāvērunt : avoided callidī : clever, smart cēcipiunt : are deceiving, are tricking frūstrā : in vain prōvocāvērunt : challenged ūnus : one graviter : seriously vulnerāvērunt : wounded alterum : the second hic : this missiōnem : release mortem : death pollicem vertit : turned his thumb up vehementer : violently, loudly signum : sign, signal dedit : gave interfēcērunt : killed iterum : again ēsuriēbant : were hungry fortissimī : very brave retinet : is holding back hunc : this trēs : three audācissimē : very boldly recubuērunt : lay down obdormīvērunt : went to sleep īrātissimī : very angry rīdiculum : ridiculous, silly ēdēbat : were presenting fugiēbant : began to flee suōs : their dēstrīnxērunt : drew attonitus : astonished trīstis : sad pedem : foot, paw ostendit : showed spīnam : thorn dolet : hurt benignus : kind fremuit : roared ignāvus : cowardly exclāmāvit : shouted adiuvō : help hoc : this extrāxit : pulled out posteā : afterwards comprehendērunt : arrested olfēcit : smelled, sniffed lambēbat : began to lick agnōvit : recognized ad salūtem : to safety Chrīstiānus : Christian # end