Translation and Errors in D'Ooge's Lesson LVII

[Propertius]

Exercises on pg. 141 & 142 in workbook; answers on pg. 28 in answer key.

I might be wrong about the one in bold.

laete, laetius, laetissime; superbe, superbius, superbissime; moleste, molestius, molestissime; amice, amicius, amicissime; acriter, acrius, acerrime; breviter, brevius, brevissime; graviter, gravius, gravissime; recenter, recentius, recentissime.

326.I.

NOTE: I’m not sure which is the best way to translate the first clause in sentence 6, so I put two options. Which would be the best of the two? The second is in parentheses. And pertaining to the second option (the one in parentheses), should I leave out the word had since the verb in Latin is not in the pluperpect? I kind of prefer the second sentence. I’m just a little at a loss as whether to leave out had or leave it as it is.

1. No deed was better waged than that famous battle when Marius with a much smaller army did put to flight the much larger forces of the Germans. 2. The enemy boldly made attacks against the cohorts of the Romans. 3. Marius however bravely held these back. 4. The foreigners were no stronger than the Romans. 5. At first, the foreigners seemed to be superior, then, the Romans contended more fiercely. 6. At last, when a nearly equal battle was now fought for a very long time (when they had now fought in a nearly equal battle for a very long time), the foreigners took to flight. 7. As soon as they heard the rumor of that defeat, certain tribes of the Germans hid themselves in the furthest regions of their boundaries. 8. The Romans won more often than the enemy because they had (used to have) better weapons (of defense). 9. Among all peoples, the Romans were (used to be) the most powerful. 10. As soon as these cohorts withdrew (in)to a more leveled region, they pitched camp without any difficulty.

II.

1. Aliquae gentes facile ab hostibus superantur.
2. Nonne Romani inter Italiae gentes plurimum valebant?
3. Propter vulnera miles summa difficultate corpus suum e fossa traxit. (I may be wrong about this one. Let me know.)
4. Nec/neque currere nec/neque pugnare poterat.
5. Quis eum servavit ? Eques quidam rem audacter suscepit.

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laetē, laetius, laetissimē; laete, laetius, laetissime; superbē, superbius, superbissimē; molestē, molestius, molestissimē; amīcē, amīcius, amīcissimē; ācriter, ācrius, ācerrimē; breviter, brevius, brevissimē; graviter, gravius, gravissimē; recenter, recentius, recentissimē.

326.I.

1. No deed was better waged than that famous battle when Marius with a much smaller army put to flight the much larger forces of the Germans. 2. The enemy boldly made attacks against the cohorts of the Romans. 3. However, Marius bravely held all these back. 4. The foreigners were no stronger than the Romans. 5. At first, the foreigners seemed to be superior, then the Romans fought more fiercely. 6. At last, when they had already fought in a nearly equal battle for a very long time, the foreigners took to flight. 7. As soon as they heard the rumor of that defeat, certain tribes of the Germans hid themselves in the furthest regions of their territory. 8. The Romans won more often than the enemy because they had (used to have) better weapons. 9. Among all peoples, the Romans were (used to be) the most powerful. 10. As soon as these cohorts withdrew (in)to a more leveled region, they pitched camp without any difficulty.

II.

1. Aliquae/Quaedam gentēs facile ab hostibus [suīs] superantur.
2. Germānia Galliā multō maior est.
3. Nōnne Rōmānī inter Ītaliae gentēs plūrimum valēbant?
4. Propter vulnera mīles difficillimē corpus suum ē fossā trāxit.
5. Nec/neque currere nec/neque pugnāre poterat.
6. Quis eum servāvit ? Eques quīdam rem audācter suscēpit.
7. Rūmōrēs dē mīlitis morte vērī nōn erant.

[Propertius]

laetē, laetius, laetissimē; laete, laetius, laetissime; superbē, superbius, superbissimē; molestē, molestius, molestissimē; amīcē, amīcius, amīcissimē; ācriter, ācrius, ācerrimē; breviter, brevius, brevissimē; graviter, gravius, gravissimē; recenter, recentius, recentissimē.

326.I.

1. No deed was better waged than that famous battle when Marius with a much smaller army put to flight the much larger forces of the Germans. 2. The enemy boldly made attacks against the cohorts of the Romans. 3. However, Marius bravely held all these back. 4. The foreigners were no stronger than the Romans. 5. At first, the foreigners seemed to be superior, then the Romans fought more fiercely. 6. At last, when they had already fought in a nearly equal battle for a very long time, the foreigners took to flight. 7. As soon as they heard the rumor of that defeat, certain tribes of the Germans hid themselves in the furthest regions of their territory. 8. The Romans won more often than the enemy because they had (used to have) better weapons. 9. Among all peoples, the Romans were (used to be) the most powerful. 10. As soon as these cohorts withdrew (in)to a more leveled region, they pitched camp without any difficulty.

II.

1. Aliquae/Quaedam gentēs facile ab hostibus [suīs] superantur.
2. Germānia Galliā multō maior est.
3. Nōnne Rōmānī inter Ītaliae gentēs plūrimum valēbant?
4. Propter vulnera mīles difficillimē corpus suum ē fossā trāxit.
5. Nec/neque currere nec/neque pugnāre poterat.
6. Quis eum servāvit ? Eques quīdam rem audācter suscēpit.
7. Rūmōrēs dē mīlitis morte vērī nōn erant.

326.I.6.
However, Marius very bravely held all these back.

I think you missed that. I didn’t catch it at first either (obviously). I have a tendency to speed read, and as a result, speed translate.

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Fixed