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coolie mondo
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Latin help

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Hi i looked at some latin sentences and i don't know how to translate it. Can some one please help by telling me what the english is of these latin senteces? please. i will be so much thankful to you if you do ;D Thanks!!!!

1. Agricola, Caledoniis victis, epistulam nuntio dictat. in hac epistula

Agricola vistoriam Romanorum Imperatori nuntiat.

excercitus Romanus Caledonios superavit!

Agricola dicit excercitum Romanum Caledonios superavisse.


2. multi hostes perierunt, pauci effugerunt.

Agricola dicit multos hostes periisse, paucos effugisse.


3. aliae gentes nuntios iam miserunt qui pacem petant.

Agricola dicit alias gentes untios misisse qui pacem petant.
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adrianus
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Re: Latin help

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Salve coolie mondo
You didn't read this message, I suspect.
Suspicor te hoc nuntium praeteri(vi)sse: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1225

This online dictionary will help you to get started. http://archives.nd.edu/words.html + http://www.erols.com/whitaker/words.htm
Hoc dictionarium interretiale te adjuvabit ut incipias.
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.

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