Section 3B(i)

Question 1

prīmus conditor et urbis et imperiī Rōmulus fuit, Marte nātus et Rheā Siluiā, Vestae sacerdōte.

Answer 1

The first founder both of the city and the empire was Romulus, born from Mars and Rhea Silvia, a priestess of Vesta.

Question 2

sacerdōs, grauida facta ex Marte, nōn mentīta est, sed hoc dē sē cōnfessa est et mox puerōs peperit geminōs.

Answer 2

(Although she was) a priestess, made pregnant by Mars, she did not lie, but she acknowledge this about herself and soon gave birth to twin boys.

Question 3

Fāma nōn morāta est, sed rem statim dīuulgāuit.

Answer 3

Rumor did not delay, but made the matter public at once.

Question 4

rēx Amūlius autem, dē sē et rēgnō suō magnopere ueritus, geminōrum uītae statim minātus est;

Answer 4

King Amulius, however, fearing [having been frightened] for [about] himself and his kingdom, immediately threatened the life of the twins;

Question 5

nam Rōmulum cum Remō frātre necāre uoluit.

Answer 5

for he wanted to kill Romulus along with his brother Remus.

Question 6

eōs igitur in flūmen audācter abiēcit.

Answer 6

Therefore he boldly cast them away into a river.

Question 7

sed mortuī nōn sunt, quod Tiberīnus flūmen suum repressit, et lupa, secūta uāgītum eōrum puerōrum, ūbera sua īnfantibus obtulit.

Answer 7

But they did not die, because Tiber held back his river, and a she-wolf, having followed the wailing of those boys, offered her teats to the infants.

Question 8

Faustulus, pāstor rēgius, eōs repperit.

Answer 8

Faustulus, a royal shepherd, found them.

Question 9

tum cum geminīs in casam suam celeriter sē tulit atque eōs bene ēdūcāuit.

Answer 9

Then he betook himself quickly into his cottage with the twins and brought them up well.

Question 10

ubi adulēscentes factī sunt, geminī Amūlium interfēcērunt et Numitōrī, auō suō, rēgnum restituērunt.

Answer 10

When they became youths, the twins killed Amulius and restored the kingdom to Numitor, their grandfather.

Question 11

sed Rōmulus moenia urbis nouae aedificāre uoluit.

Answer 11

But Romulus wanted to build the walls of a new city.

Question 12

Rōmulus sīc frātrem suum adlocūtus est:

Answer 12

Romulus addressed his brother thus:

Question 13

“Reme, uīsne urbem nouam aedificāre?”

Answer 13

“Remus, do you want to build a new city?”

Question 14

respondit eī Remus: “ita uērō. sed uter nostrī urbem reget?”

Answer 14

Remus answered him: “I do indeed. But which of us will rule the city?”

Question 15

Rōmulus, frātrem suum adlocūtus, respondit: “cūr nōn augurāmur?”

Answer 15

Romulus, having addressed his brother, answered: “Why do we not take the auguries?”

Question 16

Remus igitur in montem Auentīnum, hic in Pālatīnum sē tulit;

Answer 16

Remus therefore betook himself to the Aventine hill, this one to the Palatine;

Question 17

ille sex uulturēs, hic duodecim cōnspicātus est.

Answer 17

The former caught sight of six vultures, the latter twelve.

Question 18

quod uictor fuit, Rōmulus urbem suam “Rōmam” appellāuit, ut dīcunt.

Answer 18

Because he was the winner, Romulus called his city “Rome,” as they say.

Question 19

propter augurium laetī, cīuēs moenia aedificāre coepērunt, et mox fundāmenta nouī mūrī facta sunt.

Answer 19

Happy because of the augury, the citizens began to build walls, and soon the foundations of the new wall were built.

Question 20

Rōmulus Celerem, custōdem suum, adlocūtus sīc iussit:

Answer 20

Romulus, having addressed Celer, his guardian, ordered as follows:

Question 21

“nōlō quemquam mūrōs trānsīre; nam minimī sunt.

Answer 21

“I do not want anyone to cross the walls; for they are very small.

Question 22

“sī quis trānsīre audet, interfice eum!”

Answer 22

“if anyone dares to cross, kill him!”

Question 23

Celer, hoc pollicitus, iuxtā mūrōs morātus est.

Answer 23

Celer, having promised this, stayed nest to the walls.

Question 24

hoc mandātum autem Remus ignōrāuit.

Answer 24

Remus, however, did not know about this command.

Question 25

ad fundāmenta sē tulit.

Answer 25

He betook himself to the foundations.

Question 26

ibi murōs minimōs conspicatus contempsit.

Answer 26

There having caught sight of the extremely small walls he despised (them).

Question 27

“sic populus tutus erit?” locutus, nec morātus, mūrōs trānsīre stultē ausus est.

Answer 27

Having said “Will the people be safe thus?”, (and) without delaying, he foolishly dared to cross the walls.

Question 28

Celer Remum, hoc stultē ausum, celeriter interfēcit.

Answer 28

Celer quickly killed the Remus who foolishly dared this.