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How does Pliny the Younger make the account of his Uncle's death interesting in lines 13-24?

Pliny uses the chiasmus of ‘festinat illus unde alii fugiunt’ which translates as 'he hurried to that place from which others were fleeing'. The sentence is almost comical, describing how Pliny the Elder ...

Answered by Bridget S. • Latin tutor
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What is a purpose clause and how can they be identified and translated?

PURPOSE CLAUSES
Purpose clause: These express the aim or purpose of the action of the main clauseFor example in English, Marcus went to the shop to buy eggs

Answered by Billy A. • Latin tutor
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largior ... dicunt (lines 1–5): how does Virgil present Elysium as an attractive and appealing place? Make three points, each referring to the Latin.

The use of the comparative adjective 'largior' to describe 'aether' creates a vivid description of the vast expanse of sky. The comparative heightens the scale of this place, showing that Elysium is not o...

Answered by Olivia B. • Latin tutor
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tam crudeles erant ut plurimos Rutulos dormientes interficerent: in what way were Nisus and Euryalus cruel?

First identify the part of the sentence in which the answer is. This will be from 'ut' to 'interficerent', since the question 'in what way were Nisus and Euryalus cruel?' is practically a translation of '...

Answered by Sophia P. • Latin tutor
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Translate the following: 'de hac re diu locuti, reges fratribus imperaverunt ut pro urbe eorum pugnarent'

Translation: 'Having talked on this subject for along time, the kings ordered the brothers to fight for their [own] city'.Explanation: This sentence may throw you off by the first phrase, ho...

Answered by Lara W. • Latin tutor
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