Latin Prose Composition

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ORAL EXERCISES BOOK XXL 1. 1. I am going to write about the greatest general that ever waged a war. 2. Under this man's leadership the second Punic war was fought. 3. The Ro- mans were angry because the Carthaginians were bringing war upon them without any provocation. 4. When the war in Africa was...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ORAL EXERCISES BOOK XXL 1. 1. I am going to write about the greatest general that ever waged a war. 2. Under this man's leadership the second Punic war was fought. 3. The Ro- mans were angry because the Carthaginians were bringing war upon them without any provocation. 4. When the war in Africa was finished, Hannibal went with his father to Spain. 5. His father was a very high- spirited man. 6. The Romans had greedily seized Sardinia. 7. And besides, they had imposed a war tribute on the Carthaginians. 2. 1. Vexed at the loss of Sicily, Hamilcar had for fourteen years been planning a new war. 2. If I live long enough, said Hamilcar, I shall conquer haughty Rome. 3. Immediately after Hamilcar's death, his son- in-law was placed in command. 4. His youthful beauty had won Hamilcar's good will. 5. On account of the high character of his soul, he was able to hold the position of commander-in-chief (imperium) for many years. 6. He was a man of extraordinary skill in winning friends. 7. And yet he was assassinated by a Spanish slave. 8. The Barcine party's influence in the army was very great. refers to the Synonyms. 3. 1. And so the soldiers at once declared the youthful Hannibal general. 2. This was done by no means with the consent of the other party. 3. Still, the favor of the people followed the vote of the soldiers. 4. Hanno said he was afraid that they would become that young man's slaves. 5. It would have been more becoming (decuit) for Hannibal, they said, to stay at home. 4. 1. Hannibal was very much like his father. 2. And the soldiers said: Can this be Hamilcar restored to us again in youth ? 3. In a short time he had won the affections of all. 4. He could endure any labor. 5. It was the demands not of appetite but of nature that presc...