Note 1 — URBIS RŌMAE VIRĪ INLŪSTRĒS Complete text as printed
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25.1 Cf. p. 23, n. 8.
25.2 cum: causal; cf. p. 4, n. 12; also p. xx, H 2.
25.3 proficīscor.
25.4 Cf. p. 3, n. 4.
25.5 Join with inclūsum, and cf. p. 2, n. 7.
25.6 dat. of purpose or service: H 433 (390): M 548: A 233, a: G 356: B 191, 2. This dat. is specially common in connection with another dat., as deō here (dat. of advantage).
25.7 locative: H 483 (425, II): M 620: A 258, c, 2: G 411: B 228, 1.
25.8 Cf. p. 3, n. 2. The whole clause is the object of cōnsulunt, ‘consult (by asking).’
25.9 Cf. p. 6, n. 1. The oracle said: Is . . . habēbit, quī . . . erit.
25.10 prōlāpsus (prōlābor) cecidisset (cadō) = prōlāpsus esset et cecidisset.
25.11 See Vocab., cōnsul.
25.12 Cf. VIII, 17.
25.13 pariō.
25.14 The sons of Tarquin, mentioned above, l. 4.
25.15 = quae datae erant. datae = missae, and so is construed with ad and the accusative.
25.16 = prōcessērunt.
26.1 nūdātōs virgīs caedunt = nūdant (eōs) et virgīs caedunt.
26.2 = etiam.
26.3 What does the subjunctive express?
26.4 cōnor.
26.5 dat. after ob in obviam. The rule regarding compound verbs (p. 2, n. 7) holds true often of nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
26.6 āgnōscō.
26.7 ipse . . . incēdit: the spirit of this dramatic sentence may be reproduced thus: ‘Look at him (ēn ille)! He is actually adorned with our insignia! See in what a lordly way he advances!’
26.8 Adeō, ‘such,’ in part qualifies īnfēstīs, in part paves the way for the result clause ut . . . caderent.
26.9 Alter: ‘the remaining.’ Why may it be so translated?
26.10 quantō . . . apparātū: ‘with the greatest possible splendor.’
26.11 lūgeō.