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What is μέγεθος referring to in Jewish War 3.4
In the Jewish War chapter 3.4, it says:
μόνον [οὖν] εὑρίσκει Οὐεσπασιανὸν ταῖς χρείαις ἀναλογοῦντα καὶ τηλικούτου πολέμου μέγεθος ἀναδέξασθαι δυνάμενον
"He found only Vespasian a match for the ...
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Why ablative "natu" is used in these expressions?
In the novella Filia regis et monstrum horribile, by Andrew Olimpi, I have read (emphasis mine):
Fīlia prīma nātū est puella pulchra. Sed fīlia secunda nātū pulchrior est quam soror sua. [...] Fīlia
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Usage of ablative in a sentence by Curtius
This text comes from Quintus Curtius Rufus Historiae Alexandri Magni, book 3, chapter 5 (emphasis mine):
Mediam Cydnus amnis, de quo paulo ante dictum est, interfluit. Et tunc aestas erat, cuius ...
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Why ablative "corporibus" and "funeribus" are used in this excerpt from Tacitus "Annals" XVI?
In Tacitus Annals XVI, 13, one can read (emphasis mine on the words that cause me difficulty):
Vastata Campania turbine ventorum, qui villas arbusta fruges passim disiecit pertulitque violentiam ad ...
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Haec verba tandem mercātōrem perturbātum aliquid cōnsōlāri videntur
In page 236 line 12–126 of lingua latina per se illustrata there is the following sentence
Haec verba tandem mercātōrem perturbātum aliquid
cōnsōlāri videntur.
I gets to me that it is trying to say ...
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Syntax of sentences with the verb "pudet"
In Lewis and Short, I have seen that the verb pudeo is chiefly used as an impersonal verb. In fact, I have found some examples of such usage in chapter XXIII of Lingua latina per se illustrata. ...
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What's the role of the word "scribam" in this Cicero's sentence?
This sentence comes from a letter by Cicero to Atticus written when the former is in exile. It can be found in Epistulae ad Atticum 3, 5:
Ad te quid scribam nescio.
I understand that "nescio&...
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Why is "se" used with "secum" in this quote from Livy?
In this quote from Livy (6.8.6):
"ita quocumque se intulisset victoriam secum haud dubiam trahebat."
"thus, in whatever direction he went, he carried certain victory with him."
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How is this perfect passive participle being used?
From Metamorphoses book II:
nec minus Heliades fletus et, inania mortimunera, dant lacrimas, et
caesae pectora palmisnon auditurum miseras Phaethonta querellas nocte
dieque vocant adsternunturque ...
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LLPSI: "Mārcus Quīntum ad terram cadere uidet."
I am attempting to come to a elementary understanding any clauses in the Latin sentence
"Mārcus Quīntum ad terram cadere uidet"
on page 73 in the work entitled "Lingua Latina Per Se ...
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Preposition preceding a verb [duplicate]
i came across this sentence in Orberg's book:
"Quid inest in saccis?"
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"Ecce iulius ad villam advenit."
My question is that why there are aditional prepositions, namely another &...
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Why Does Cicero use the Third-Person Singular Instead of the Plural Form?
Cicero, de Oratore (2.25.108):
"...in quibus hoc praecipit ratio et doctrina ut vis eius rei, quam definias sic exprimatur ut neque absit quicquam neque supersit,"
"...on which ...
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Can valeo be used transitively?
Looking through the entry in Lewis & Strong, I couldn't find any mention of the accusative being used with valeo, except as the object of certain prepositions. However, the following use of magna ...
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What are the Roles of "Quin" and "Sit" in "fieri non potest quin sit"?
In the question on Sherlockian logic, Batavulus, in his answer gave an alternative translation of the clause "it must be believed"/ "one must believe it", which is:
"fieri ...
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"Tu quoque, Brutus, mi fili?" Grammar question
Someone told me these were Caesar's actual last words. Google confirms this. But I can't find an explanation for what looks to me like weird grammar.
First of all, shouldn't "Brutus" be &...
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