Latin III: De Bellum Catilinae
Instructor: James Ransom
November 20,
2013
Sallust 5:5-12
Course Notes
L. Catilina, nobili
genere natus, fuit magna vi et animi et corporis, sed ingenio malo pravoque.
L.
Catilina, nobili genere natus Catiline,
born of a noble family; “genere” is ablative singular of the
third declension noun genus, generis, n. fuit magna vi et animi et corporis was
a man of great strength, both in body and in mind; “vi” is ablative
singular of the third declension noun vis, vis, f. “fuit” is third person singular present indicative
active of sum, esse, fui, futurus.
“corporis” is genitive singular of the third declension noun corpus,
corporis, n. “animi” is
genitive singular of the second declension noun animus, animi, m. sed
ingenio malo pravoque but of a
depraved and evil nature;
“ingenio” is ablative singular of the second declension noun ingenium,
ingenii, n. “malo”is
ablative singular of the first/second declension adjective malus, mala, malum. “pravo” is ablative singular of the
first/second declension adjective pravus, prava, pravum.
Huic ab adulescentia bella intestina,
caedes, rapinae, discordia civilis grata fuere, ibique iuventutem suam
exercuit.
Huic ab adulescentia He, from his youth;
“huic” is dative masculine singular of the demonstrative pronoun hic,
haec, hoc. “adulescentia” is ablative singular of the first declension
noun adulescentia,
adulescentiae, f. bella
intestina, caedes, rapinae, discordia civilis grata fuere was in love with civil war, slaughter, rapine,
and sedition; ibique iuventutem suam
exercuit and in the midst of these he
spent his youth; “ibi”:
indecl. adv.=”there.” “exercuit” is third person singular perfect
indicative active of exerceo, exercere, exerci, exercitum. “suam” is accusative feminine singular
of the first/second declension pronoun suus, sua, suum. “iuventutem” is accusative singular of
the third declension noun iuventus, iuventutis, f.
Corpus patiens inediae, algoris,
vigiliae, supra quam cuiquam credibile est.
Corpus patiens inediae His body could suffer hunger…;
“patiens” is the present active participle of the deponent verb patior,
pati, passus sum.
“inediae” is genitive singular of inedia, inediae, f. Ramsey: “inediae, algoris,
vigiliae; obj. gens. in
asyndeton governed by participial adj. patiens
used to denote a permanent quality (=”capable of enduring”). inedia
and algor are rare and archaic;
“deliberately preferred to the synonyms fames
and frigus.”
algoris,
vigiliae, supra quam cuiquam credibile est …cold, and lack of sleep more than anyone could scarcely
believe; “cuiquam”: dative of the indefinite pronon quisquam with
“credibile.”
Animus audax, subdolus, varius, cuius re
lubet simulator ac dissimulator, alieni adpetens, sui profusus; ardens in
cupiditatibus; satis eloquentiae, sapientiae parum.
Animus audax, subdolus, varius
Daring, cunning and versatile; cuius re lubet simulator ac dissimulator capable of pretending or concealing anything
at all; “cuius…lubet” =archaic spelling of cuiuslibet; “simulator” is
nominative singular of the third declension noun simulator, simulatoris, m. alieni
adpetens, sui profusus covetous of
others’ wealth while wasting his own; “adpetens,” the alternative form of appetens,
is nominative singular of the third declension participial adjective adpetens,
adpetentis, f. “sui” is genitive masculine singular of suus,
sua, suum. ardens
in cupiditatibus burning with varied
lusts; “ardens” is present active participle of ardeo, ardere, arsi, arsum.
“cupiditatibus” is dative plural of the third declension noun cupiditas,
cupiditatis, f.
satis eloquentiae, sapientiae parum enough of eloquence, but little enough
prudence.
Vastus animus immoderata, incredibilia, nimis alta semper
cupiebat.
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Vastus
animus immoderata, incredibilia, nimis alta semper cupiebat. His limitless appetite was constantly yearning for the outrageous, the unbelievable,
and the impossible; “cupiebat” is third person singular
imperfect indicative active of cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitum.
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