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Betrayal of Tarentum

From Quizlet: The Betrayal of Tarentum

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Hannibal urbem Tarentum capere voluit. Hannibal wanted to capture the city of Tarentum.
nonnulli cives Tarentini imperium Romanum tolerare nolebant. Some citizens of Tarentum didn't want to tolerate Roman rules.
hi cives Hannibalem accipere voluerunt. These citizens wanted to welcome Hannibal.
Philemenus igitur ad Hannibalem contendit. Philemenus, therefore, hurried to Hannibal.
ego et amici mei, inquit Philemenus, 'I and my friends,' said Philemenus,
urbem tibi tradere volumus. 'Want to hand over the city to you.
necesse est posticum aperire. It is necessary to open a side gate.
posticum ita aperire possumus. We are able to open the side gate in the following way.'
tum Philemenus Hannibali consilium suum susurravit. Then Philemenus whispered his plan to Hannibal.
postridie Philemenus ex urbe vesperi discessit. The next day Philemenus departed from the city in the evening.
cur tu ex urbe discedis? rogaverunt custodes. 'Why are you departing from the city?' the guards asked.
ego ad venationem exire volo, respondit Philemenus. 'I want to go out to hunt,' responded Philemenus.
cur tu nocte ad venationem exire vis? 'Why do you want to go out and hunt at night?'
ego die exire nolo, quod Carthaginienses timeo. 'I don't want to go out in the day, because I am afraid of the Carthaginians.'
postridie Philemenus iterum ex urbe vesperi discessit. The next day Philemenus went out from the city in the evening again.
postea ad venationem cotidie vesperi vesperi contendebat. After that he would hurry to go hunting in the evening every day.
ubi ad urbem revenit sibilo signum dabat. When he returned to the city, he would give a signal by whistling.
tum costodes posticum aperiebant. Then the guards would open the gate.
tandem Philemenus Carthaginienses ad urbem duxit. Finally Philemenus led the Carthaginians to the city.
ex consuetudine sibilo signum dedit. As usual gave a signal by whistling.
custodes posticum aperuerunt. The guards opened the side gate.
ego inquit Philemenus aprum maximum habeo. 'I' said Philemenus, 'have the biggest wild boar.
sed fessus sum. But I am tired.
aprum in urbem portare non possum. I am not able to carry the boar into the city.
vosne aprum meum portare vultis? Do you (pl) want to carry my boar?
vos non estis fessi. You (pl) aren't tired.
vos aprum portare potestis. You (pl) can carry the boar.'
tum custodes e postico venerunt. Then the guards came from the side gate.
Carthaginienses custodes interfecerunt et urbem intraverunt. The Carthaginians killed the guards and entered the city.
Created by: RLD
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