Exercise 362

Nmen: _____________________________________

Translate

Hodie est:___________________________________

1.

I can. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

He was unable.______________________________________________________________________________________________

3.

They could. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Who was able? ______________________________________________________________________________________________

5.

He will be able. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

6.

They were unable. __________________________________________________________________________________________

7.

Were they able? ____________________________________________________________________________________________

8.

We can. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

9.

I am unable. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. They had been able.________________________________________________________________________________________

11. We cant, can we? _________________________________________________________________________________________
12. We have been able. _________________________________________________________________________________________
13. They were able. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
14. You are able, arent you? _________________________________________________________________________________
15. Why cant they? ____________________________________________________________________________________________
16. He had been able. __________________________________________________________________________________________
17. Why was he unable? _______________________________________________________________________________________
18. You cant, can you? ________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 363

Nmen: _____________________________________
Hodie est:___________________________________

Practice forming Present and Passive Infinitives.

Present Infinitive

Passive Infinitive

1.

oro

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_______________________________________

2.

retineo

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_______________________________________

3.

compleo

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_______________________________________

4.

incendo

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_______________________________________

5.

audio

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_______________________________________

6.

defendo

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_______________________________________

7.

voco

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8.

video

________________________________

_______________________________________

9.

timeo

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_______________________________________

10. ago

________________________________

_______________________________________

11. trado

________________________________

_______________________________________

12. munio

________________________________

_______________________________________

Exercise 364 Practice with Infinitives.

Nmen: _____________________________________

Translate.

Hodie est:___________________________________

1.

Venire parant. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Peccatum est matrem non diligere._____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Manere possunt. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Arma parare utile est. ____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

Exspectare timuerunt. _____________________________________________________________________________________

6.

Pervenire poterunt. ________________________________________________________________________________________

7.

Roma defendi non potest. ________________________________________________________________________________

8.

Agros vastare parant. _____________________________________________________________________________________

9.

Deum laudare sanctum est. ______________________________________________________________________________

10. Castra defendere parati erant. __________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Galli pacari possunt. _______________________________________________________________________________________
12. Hiberna munire non potuerunt. _________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Impediri non potest. _______________________________________________________________________________________
14. Tutum est in castris manere. ____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. Non est mos populi Romani obsides dare.______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 365

Nomen: _______________________

The infinitive as subject, predicate noun, and object. Keep in mind, the infinitive cannot be used to introduce a
purpose clause.

1.

They are prepared to yield. _________________________________________________________

2.

It is difficult to storm a camp. _______________________________________________________

3.

They cannot be freed. ______________________________________________________________

4.

It is easy to incite the Gauls to war. ___________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

5.

They are preparing to go away. ______________________________________________________

6.

It is a sin not to love ones father. ____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

7.

They are afraid to fight. ____________________________________________________________

8.

He strives to conquer the barbarians. __________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

9.

They are afraid to be seen. __________________________________________________________

10.

It is difficult to fight in the mountains. ________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 366

Nmen: _____________________________
Hodie est: ___________________________

1.

Nnne omns homins orare possunt? _______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Amcus certus in rebus adverss facile cerni potest. ____________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Pecctum est contra amcs pugnre. _______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Propter loci naturam hosts adversi nbs consistere nn poturunt. _______________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

Hannibal, Caesar, Napoleon, magnas cpis per monts difficiles et alts dcere poturunt. ____________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

6.

Galliam pacare difficile fuit. ______________________________________________________________

7.

Mlits Americani qu in Bataan erant, propter omnium rerum inopiam, impets hostium diutius sustinre
nn jam poterant. _______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

8.

Caesar primum cum es gentibus quae prvinciae proximae erant bellum gessit, tum in omns partes
Galliae lgts legionesque misit ut eas etiam partes exploraret, cognosceret, vinceret. ________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

9.

In rebus adverss nn facile est fortiter pugnre. _______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

10.

Possumusne ns Americani fns nostrs b omnibus hostibus dfendere et es ex fnibus nostris pellere?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

11.

Caesar di in fns hostium contendit, tum constitit ut novs exspectaret cpis. _____________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

12.

Americani et Britanni in eam partem Galliae quae adversa Britanniae est magnum exercitum traducere
poturunt. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

13.

Snctum est Deum laudare atque diligere. ____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

14.

Primum Japones Americns propter inopiam earum rerum quae ad bellum pertinent premere atque proelio
pellere poturunt. _______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

15.

Germani Galls proximi erant, nam trns flmen Rhenum incolbant. _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

15b. Itaque agrs Gallrum facile vastare poterant. ________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 367

Nmen: _____________________________
Hodie est: ___________________________

1.

The Americans and British were first able to lead a large army across into Sicily. ____________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

The Germans had taken up positions opposite them. ___________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

There was bitter fighting there. ____________________________________________________________

4.

But the Germans were not able to withstand the attacks of the Americans and their allies. ______________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

The Germans had not been able to learn what plan and what manner of battle had been approved by the
allies. ________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

6.

And so, they were unable to station troops and prepare fortifications. ______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

7.

They yielded; and the Allies conquered them._________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

8.

Then the Allies quickly led their forces across into Italy. ________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

9.

They made an attack on the Germans both from the front and from the rear. _________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

10.

They were able to seize a large part of Italy. __________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

11.

After many battles they were able to take Rome. ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

12.

The Germans were now unable to withstand the forces of the Allies and they sought safety in flight. _____
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

13.

They hastened to those parts of Italy which are nearest the Alps. __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

14.

These places they fortified and there awaited the attack of the Allies. ______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Sententiae Selectae
1.

Habre nn potest Deum patrem qu ecclesiam (ecclesia, ae: church) nn habet matrem. (St. Cyprian.) _____
_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Amici probantur rebus adverss. (Proverb.) ___________________________________________________

3.

Sine virtte amicitia esse nn potest. (Cicer.) _________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Sine virtte nihil laudari potest. (Cicer.) _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

Malum est cnsilium quod mutari (muto, 1, change) nn potest. (Publius Syrus.) _________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________

6.

Fortis cadere potest, cedere nn potest. (Proverb.)__________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

7.

Sanctus Joannes, Qu enim, inquit, nn diligit fratrem suum quem videt, Deum, quem nn videt, quomodo (how)
potest diligere? Et hoc mandatum (command) habmus De: ut (that...should) qu diligit Deum, diligat et (also)
fratrem suum. ________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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de Regibus Sanctis

Reading #26

Possuntne etiam reges sancti esse? Reges qui imperium et regnum obtinent saepe
agrorum alienorum cupidi sunt; saepe gloria belli incitati magnos exercitus contra
gentes et reges proximos ducunt. Saepe etiam fratres suos timent atque occidunt ne
regnum suum armis occupent. Reges tamen sancti esse possunt. Potuit enim Sanctus
Stephanus1 et regnum obtinere et bella gerere et tamen Deum diligere. Stephanus rex
fuit Hungariae et populum suum fidem Christianam docuit.
Olim2 venit homo quidam3 ad Stephanum ut eum occideret.

Nox erat et

Stephanus dormiebat.4 Cum ille ad regem appropinquaret, gladius subito ex manu

cecidit.

Stephanus, cum consilium illius cognovisset, neque commotus neque

perturbatus, Si5 Deus mecum est, inquit, quis contra me erit?

Praeterea Wenceslaus,6 rex Bohemiae, et sanctus et rex esse potuit.

Olim2

Ratislaus, dux gentis finitimae, bellum contra Wenceslaum gerebat. Cupidus enim erat
regni Bohemiae. Wenceslaus legatos ad eum misit qui de pace et amicitiae agerent.
Tamen amicitiam confirmare non potuit.

Itaque contra illum cum omnibus copiis

contendit. Cum jam hostibus appropinquaret, Wenceslaus, ne caedes esset, de nova

belli ratione agebat. (Here Wenceslaus proposed that the two kings settle the war bysingle
combat in order to save their soldiers lives. Ratislaus accepted.) Itaque reges inter exercitus
constiterunt ut inter se pugnarent. Sed Ratislaus telum in sanctum Wenceslaum mittere
non potuit. Itaque, gratia Dei victus, amicitiam cum eo confirmavit. Ita servatae sunt et
militum vitae et regnum Bohemiae.
1 The Feast of St. Stephen of Hungary is celebrated on September 2nd. 2 Olim, adv.: once.
3 quidam (modifies homo): a certain. 4 dormio, 4, intr.: sleep. 5 si: if.
6 The Feast of St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia is celebrated on September 28th.

Exercise 368 - Drill on subjunctive forms of possum

Nmen: _____________________________________

Change the person in each sentence & translate.

Hodie est:___________________________________

The first one is done as an example for you.

1.

Arma paro ut hostes vincere possim. ___________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arma paras ut hostes vincere possis. ___________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Arma paravi ut hostes vincere possem. ________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Quaero num hostes vincere possim. _____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Quaero num hostes vincere potuerim. __________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.

Quaesivi num hostes vincere possem. ___________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6.

Quaesivi num hostes vincere potuissem. ________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 369
Translate
1.

Nmen: _____________________________
Hodie est: ___________________________

Caesar milites ad flumen constituit quo facilius pontem defendere possent. _________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Rogavit quantas copias ex eis regionibus cogere posset. _________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Rex sententiam suam legatis ostendere constituit. ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Legatus copias novas exspectare constituit ne barbari se superare possent. __________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

Rogo num Caesar Gallos vincere potuerit. ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

6.

Galli, cum per provinciam copias suas ducere non potuissent, per loca impedita atque angusta eas ducere
constituerunt. __________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

7.

Caesar, cum illas regiones vastare non potuisset, legiones trans flumen in provinciam deducere constituit. _
_____________________________________________________________________________________

8.

Rogo quis hoc bellum fortiter administrare possit. _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

9.

Rogavit num equites eas regiones cognoscere possent. __________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

10.

Romani obsides dare non consueverant. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

11.

Milites Romani se suaque signa hostibus dedere non consueverunt. _______________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

12.

Milites Americani omnes hostes vincere consueverunt. _________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

13.

Legatus custodes ibi constituet ne hostes eas regiones explorare possint. ___________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 370

Nmen: _____________________________

Determine whether to use Primary or Secondary Sequence

based on the verb in the main clause.

Hodie est: ___________________________

1.

He asked whether Columbus was able to get ready three ships in all. ______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

The lieutenant placed guards there lest the barbarians might be able to reconnoiter those regions. ________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

In all, there are ten1 commandments2 of God. _________________________________________________

4.

Americans were asking why we were not at all able to send help to our soldiers then. _________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

We, said the Roman leader, are not at all accustomed to give hostages. _________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

6.

We often ask why the Gauls were not at all able to withstand the attacks of the Romans. _______________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

7.

He asked whether they were able to learn the opinion of the Senate. For, he said, I have decided not to
wage this war against the authority of the Senate. _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

8.

He asked whether this man had been freed by many votes. ______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

9.

Saints were accustomed to pray often that they might be able more easily to keep the faith and to love God.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

10.

Caesar had determined to reconnoiter and conquer all the regions of Gaul. __________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

10b. First therefore he waged war with those tribes which are next to the Roman province lest they might be able
to make3 an attack upon him from the rear. ___________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
10c. Then he waged war with the rest of the tribes, and after many battles and great slaughter, he was able to
pacify and hold all Gaul. _________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
1 ten: decem, indecl. adj.
2 commandment: mandatum, i
3 to make: facere

Exercise 371 Practice w/Infin. & Subj. Accusative

Nmen: _____________________________

First translate literally; then translate into good English.

Hodie est: ___________________________

1.

Oportet te matrem defendere. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Oportet te orare. ________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Oportet vos omnes Deum diligere. _________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Oportet nos legem Christi servare.__________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

Oportet omnes homines Christum diligere. ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 372 . Translate.

1.

Caesar legatum manere jussit. _____________________________________________________________

2.

Legatus milites convenire jussit. ___________________________________________________________

3.

Caesar obsides occidi jussit. ______________________________________________________________

4.

Galli Caesarem excedere1 jusserunt. ________________________________________________________

5.

Imperator milites se defendere jussit. _______________________________________________________

6.

Tribuni militum in acie manere jussi sunt.____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

7.

Hostes se dedere jussi sunt. _______________________________________________________________

8.

Nos sancti esse Christo jussi sumus. _______________________________________________________

9.

Pueri matres diligere Deo jussi sunt. _______________________________________________________

10.

Fortis esse jussum sum. __________________________________________________________________

1 excedo, excedere, excessi, excessum, 3, intr.: depart

Exercise 373 Practice with Infinitive & Subj. Accus.

Translate.

1.

Nomen: _____________________________

It behooves us to help our friends. __________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Christ commanded us to pray always. _______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

It behooves us to preserve our lives. ________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Caesar ordered the soldiers to burn the crops. _________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

It behooves us to call upon God. ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

6.

He ordered them to reconnoiter the forest. ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

7.

The slave was commanded to be good. ______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

8.

We were commanded by Christ to pray always. _______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

9.

The soldiers were ordered to burn the crops. __________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

10.

They were ordered to reconnoiter the forest. __________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

11.

It behooves us to love our mothers. _________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

12.

It behooves Americans to defend their republic. _______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

13.

Lincoln ordered the Americans to free their slaves. ____________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

14.

The chiefs were ordered to depart. __________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

15.

The barbarians were ordered to surrender. ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 374

Nmen: _____________________________

Practice with the Infinitive with Subject Accusative

Hodie est: ___________________________

1.

Mlits Rmn, timore perturbati, nn saepe saltem fuga petiverunt, attamen1 Caesar semper es in aci
manre jussit. Oportuit enim es semper virttem Romanam memoria tenre.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Chrstus ns et Deum diligere et omns homins adjuvre jussit. Itaque oportet ns omns hanc lgem
servre. _______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

Americani numquam bell cupid erant sed, cum propter injurias gravs pugnre atque rem publicam
dfendere juss essent, sine timore aut mor fortiter bellum cum Japonibus gesserunt. Oportet ns virttem
mlitum nostrorum et rs b es gestas memoria semper tenre.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

4.

Dux, cum in agrs alienos mlits deduceret, primum equits omnia loca explorre jussit n in loca
impedita atque angusta legins duceret. Oportuit enim ducem vitas mlitum suorum dfendere atque
conservare.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

attamen: but nevertheless

Exercise 375

Nmen: _____________________________

Use oportet in each sentence.

Hodie est: ___________________________

1.

We should all love God.__________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

2.

It is proper for soldiers to fight without fear. __________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.

It is necessary for you to pray often. ________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4.

We must remember the victories of our fathers. _______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

5.

It is right for Americans to defend their state (use rs publica here). __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

doublespace your translation, please, and turn in with this page

Reading #27

de Thebaea Legione
This is the story of a heroic band of Christian Roman soldiers who were put to
death for the faith by their own commander, the Emperor Maximian.1 They had
been recruited in northern Egypt around the city of Thebes (hence they were called
the Theban Legion), but were martyred in Gaul near Lake Geneva, probably about
A.D. 287.

Tum in exercitu Romano erat legio quae Thebaea vocabatur. In hac legione omnes milites centurionesque
Christiani erant. Erat autem eo tempore2 bellum in Gallia. Itaque Maximianus, qui cum Diocletiano imperium

obtinebat, legiones ex omnibus provinciis in Galliam misit ut contra eas gentes quae cum Romanis bellum

gerebant pugnarent. Maximianus autem vir bonus non erat atque multos Christianos propter nomen fidemque

Christi occiderat. Itaque, cum ea legio in Galliam venisset, Maximianus eam etiam Christianos occidere jussit.

Milites vero ejus legionis, Christiani fortes et nobiles, quae imperator jusserat non fecerunt. Itaque Maximianus,
vehementer hac re commotus, decimum quemque3 militem occidi jussit. Post hanc caedem autem milites imperia

imperatoris non fecerunt neque tamen contra eum pugnaverunt. Parati enim erant pro fide Christiana et pro

Christo Rege occidi, at milites Romani erant qui contra Imperatorem Romanum armis non pugnabant.
Maximianus autem rursus4 decimum quemque3 militem occidi jussit. Post hanc alteram5 caedem, Sanctus

Mauricius, qui in ea legione centurio erat, litteras ad Maximianum misit:

Milites tui sumus, imperator, sed servi tamen Dei veri. Pro te pugnamus, te defendimus; nam imperator

es noster, et tu nobis et frumentum et praemia periculorum nostrorum das. Deus autem nobis gratiam dat atque

vitam aeternam. Itaque Deum, et nostrum et tuum, imperator, relinquere non possumus. In hac re gravi imperia

tua non faciemus. Fides nostra enim prohibet. Si6 contra hostes pugnare jusseris, si6 labores atque dolores, si6
impetum barbarorum sustinere jusseris, si6 urbes hostium oppugnare et agros vastare jusseris, pugnabimus,
sustinebimus, oppugnabimus, vastabimus. Christianos autem, etiam te, imperator, jussi occidere non possumus.
Jam ex nobis multos viros bonos et fortes propter Christum occidisti tamen contra te non pugnavimus. Ecce7

enim arma tenemus et non nos defendimus. Parati sumus omnes ad mortem, neque propter metum mortis

Christum relinquemus.

Deum Patrem, regem omnium, et Filium ejus, Jesum Christum, Deum adoramus.

Christianos gladiis occidere non possumus!

Maximianus vero, cum haec audivisset, vehementer commotus, illos omnes statim occidere constituit.

Itaque omnes milites centurionesque ejus legionis ad mortem duci jussit. Reliqui milites, qui Christiani non erant,

eos gladiis occiderunt atque ita eos sanctos Dei in Caelum ad Deum miserunt. Postea omnes Chrisiani eorum

mortem memoria tenebant et semper tenebunt. Nonne nos etiam eos laudamus? Nam et milites fortes et

Christiani fortes erant.

1 This account is based on the record left by St. Eucherius, Bishop of Lyons. Two reasons are given for the martyrdom of these Christian soldiers. St. Eucherius says that they were martyred for refusing to execute condemned
Christ-ians; another account relates that they refused to offer sacrifice before battle. The number of those martyred
has been doubled.
2 eo tempore: at that time.
3 decimum quemque: every tenth (agrees with militem).
4 rursus, adv.: again.
5 alter, altera, alterum: other, second.
6 si, conj.: if.
7 ecce: behold.
8 martyr, martyris: martyr (one who has died for the faith).