terrae (pl) (Oberg LLPSI Cap XLII)

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pmda
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terrae (pl) (Oberg LLPSI Cap XLII)

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His immortalibus perfectis operibus, cum Romulus contionem militum in campo Martio haberet, subito coorta tempestas cum magno fragore tonitribusque tam denso nimbo regem operuit ut conspectum eius militibus abstulerit. Nec deinde in terris Romulus fuit.

Nonne terrae (pl.) = universus orbis? ...orbis terrarium...

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Re: terrae (pl) (Oberg LLPSI Cap XLII)

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Yes, something like that. We might say, "And Romulus was no longer on earth."

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Re: terrae (pl) (Oberg LLPSI Cap XLII)

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Thanks Qimmik, I was thinking that the plural use of the noun terra, -ae implies all lands - i.e. the whole earth.

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