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Postby tomkulaga » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:05 pm

the answer to #5 is "in the roman camp", yet the latin is castris romanis?

why is this?

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Postby Iulianus » Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:37 pm

'castra' is what is callled a 'plurale tantum', i.e. 'plural only'; thus all the cases are in the plural as well, such as the ablative you cited.
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