Sub 12-04: Incendium in Subura

I. in urbe All verbs in the paragraph below are in the imperfect, showing that the action is unfinished. Read the text below, paying particular attention to the verbs, which are in red.incendium per vias totae urbis nunc ruebat. flammae tabernas popinas insulas violenter consumebant. Suburani per vias fumosas ruebant. matronae liberis haerebant. domini servos vocabant. omnes effugere temptabant. Now fill in the blanks in the translation of this passage, below with words from the box below. The fire was rushing now through the streets of the whole city. Flames were consuming shops, bars and blocks of flats violently. The Suburians were rushing though the smoky streets. Ladies (married women) were clinging to their children. Masters were calling for their slaves. All were trying to escape. II. Task: Look at this part of the story and answer the questions below. Catia ad popina festinabat. Quartillam pro popina conspexit. ‘ubi est infans?’ ancilla perterrita rogavit.‘nonne tu eum curas?’ exclamavit Catia.Currax perterritus feminas spectavit.‘infans in cenaculo dormiebat ...’, puer susurravit.Catia ferociter exclamavit, et ad ianuam insulae cucurrit.‘tecum venio, insula est periculosa’ ancilla exclamavit.‘hic mane, mi fili.’ 1. Quartilla (Rufina's slave girl) was standing in front of the bar. What was Catia doing? Playing ball Looking for Quartilla Hurrying to the bar Cleaning the bar 2. Quartilla is described as perterrita. Why do you think she feels this way? The city is burning down Rufina is angry with her There was no food Someone is after her. 3. What does Quartilla ask Catia? ("ubi est infans?") Where is Rufina? Where is the child? Are you leaving? Is the fire out? 4. Who did Catia think was taking care of the baby? Quartilla Rufina Currax Faustus 5. What did Currax do at this point? Which word tells us how he felt at that moment? Stared at the women Screamed bloody murder Ran out of the bar Went to sleep perterritus feminas spectavit 6. Where does Currax say the baby is? Climbing the stairs By the river Sleeping in the apartment building Eating in the kitchen 7. Catia cried out "ferociter". What does this word tell us about her feelings? She finds this very funny. She feels nothing. She is happy. She is horrified and worried. 8. What did Catia do next? Why? She made dinner because everyone is hungry. She rushed to the door to save her baby. She sat down and cried, because the situation was hopeless. She hit Currax because her baby wasn't safe. 9. What did Quartilla (the slave girl) decide to do and why? To get out of the city, as it was on fire. She told Catia she would come with her, because she was worried for her. She knocked Currax out because the baby wasn't safe. She splashed water on herself, because she was going into a burning building.