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How does Cicero build up Pompey's achievement and abilities during the pirate campaign?

First, Cicero uses a climactic tricolon to build up Pompey’s achievements and abilities during the pirate campaign, ‘inde cum se in Italiam recepisset, duabus Hispaniis et Gallia Transalpina praesidiis ac na...
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Answered by Ben O. • Latin tutor
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What should I do when I read a new Latin text and there are words I don't know in the exam? I can't use a dictionary

You should be relaxed and read it first in a global way, paying attention to the structure of the text and those words you already know. Think outside of the box: pay special attention to the setting ( names...
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In Aeneid VII.10-24, how does Virgil make his description of Circe's land menacing?

Throughout this passage, a foreboding and menacing atmosphere is masterfully evoked by Virgil. From the very first sentence of this passage we are on tenterhooks, with the delaying of the verb 'raduntur' unt...
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How can I better my Verse Unseen translation?

There are several crucial steps to becoming stronger at Latin Verse Unseen. Firstly, look at the structure of every sentence and find the verb first: the verb will tell you whether your subject is singular o...
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What is the hortative subjunctive?

It is almost the same use of the subjunctive as the jussive but is used in the first person rather than the third. It is an independent use of the subjunctive (i.e. when the subjunctive is not used in a subo...
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Answered by Isabelle C. • Latin tutor
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