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How do you scan a line of dactylic hexameter?

Take a line of dactylic hexameter in Latin, e.g. Thybris ea fluvium, quam longa est, nocte tumentem (Virg. Aen. 8.86)Begin by marking any elision in the line (where a word ending in a vowel or an ‘m’ is foll...
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Answered by Jonathan H. • Latin tutor
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Translate this sentence into English: 'By sailing quickly, Marcus reached the city in five days.'

The English translation would read as: Marcus celeriter navigando ad urbem quinque diebus pervenit. Marcus : this noun (Marcus, -i, (m)) is the subject of the sentence, and therefore is in the nominative cas...
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How does the author make this passage particularly dramatic?

Firstly, it is very important to understand what is going on in the passage - this is the basis from which you can find your points. Once you understand how the Latin in the passage fits together, the first ...
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How can a comparative sentence be expressed in Latin?

One of the more common ways of expressing comparison in Latin is to use quam + a noun in the same case as the noun which it is being compared to. For example, in the sentence ‘ lupus est fortior quam canis’ ...
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What is the ablative case used for and how is it translated?

The ablative case is used in several instances. A noun in the ablative case can usually be translated with the meanings ' by ', ' from ', or ' with '.Certain prepositions or verbs take the ablative case, suc...
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Answered by Lara B. • Latin tutor
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