Salvēte, sodālēs.
In today’s lesson, we return to Medus and discover where he going with the money he stole from Julius.
Grammatically, today and tomorrow’s readings are all about describing movement to and from Tūsculum and Rōma, as well as being in those places. Latin does a few strange things when you refer to a town or city by its name ONLY. As you read, try to determine the Latin for the following :
in/at Tusculum :
in/at Rome :
from Tusculum :
to Rome :
Now READ Capitulum Sextum, lines 46-51.
-
in/at Tusculum : Tūscilī
in/at Rome : Rõmae
from Tusculum : Tūsculō (ablātīvus)
to Rome : Rōmam (accūsātīvus)
The margin provides a diagram that summarises all of this information nicely.
Satis est. Come back soon for the return of Cornelius, amīcus Iuliī.