A Slave Runs Away

All the Cornelians are now in the carriage. They are looking for Rome through the Appian Way.

Meanwhile in the villa, Davus is worried. Davus is the Cornelians’ overseer and, if the master goes away, the overseer himself takes care of the master’s villa. Therefore, Davus orders all the slaves that are in the open space near the villa to come. Shortly, the open space is full of slaves and slave-women who create a lot of noise.

Then Davus himself cones and shouts in a loud voice, “Silence, everyone! Hear me! Although the master is away, it is necessary for us to work hard.”

Then the slaves mutter, “Davus wants to be the master. Look! He is holding a stick. He can beat us up. It is necessary, therefore, to do as he orders.” Therefore, the slaves return to the fields because they are afraid of the overseer’s stick.

But Geta does not return. He neither likes the overseer, and neither is he afraid of the overseer’s anger. Therefore, that night, because he no longer wants to work in the fields, he prepares food and runs away from the villa. No one sees him, no one hinders him. Now through the fields, now through the road he hurries. When it is day, he hides himself in the branches of a tree. There he sleeps.

Meanwhile, although it is not yet light, Davus awakens all the slaves. He goes out into the fields and there he orders everyone to work. But he does not see Geta. Where is Geta? Davus is therefore angry, then worried. He stands at the gate of the villa and looks down the road; but does not see Geta.

Exercise 11a

1) Davus servos ad area prope villam venire iubet.

2) Ei magnum clamorem faciunt.

3) Necesse est servi strenue laborare.

4) Quod Davus magnum baculum habere, et servos verberare potest.

5) Quod neque vilicum amat neque iram vilici timet Geta.

6) Quod non dormit ad nocte, et defessus est.

7) Quod si dominus ad villam redire et Geta in villa non est, dominus [eram iratabam].

Exercize 11b

1) Marcus is Cornelia’s brother.

2) Cornelia is Marcus’s sister.

3) Cornelius is Aurelia’s husband.

4) Aurelia is Cornelius’s wife.

5) Marcus is the son of Cornelius and Aurelia.

6) Cornelia is the daughter (filia) of Cornelius and Aurelia.

7) Cornelius and Aurelia are the parents (parentes) of Marcus and Cornelia.

8) Marcus and Cornelia are the children (liberi) of Cornelius and Aurelia.

9) Aurelia is the mother (mater) of Marcus and Cornelia

10) Cornelius is the father (pater) of Marcus and Cornelia.

Exercize 11c

1) Liberi in raeda senatoris sunt. The children are in the carriage of the senator.

2) Marcus est frater Corneliae. Marcus is Cornelia’s brother.

3) Nuntius filium Cornelii salutat. The messenger greets Cornelius’s son.

4) Servi iram vilici timent. The slaves are afraid of the overseer’s anger.

5) Effugit Geta et in ramis arboris se celat. Geta runs away and hides himself in the branches of a tree.

6) Magna vox Davie um terret. The loud voice of Davus frightens him.

7) Davus, vilicus Corneliorum, Getam videre non potest. Davus, the Cornelians’ overseer, cannot see Geta.

8) Si Cornelius abest, Davus villam domini curat. If Cornelius is away, Davus takes care of the master’s villa.

9) Magnus numerus servorum est in area. There is a large number of slaves in the open space.

Exercize 11d

1) Davus est vilicus Cornelii, et Cornelius est dominus Davi.

2) Area plena numerorum servorum et ancillarum.

3) Servi Davi baculum timent.

4) Geta iram vilici timet.

5) Geta in rami arboris dormit.-