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Latin Stage 40 Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lex, legis | law |
| Iudex, iudicis | judge |
| Testis | witness |
| Testimonia, ae | testimony |
| Praetor | magistrate |
| Quaestio, quaestionis | “investigation” pre trial hearing |
| Centumviri | jury of 100 men used in cases involving money $$$ |
| Orator / patronus | lawyer |
| Leges Duodecimarum tabularum | Laws of the 12 Tables |
| Novus homo | New Man (person running for consul whose family members have never been consul) |
| Genitive of possession | Shows ownership ex: liber pueri = the boy's book |
| Genitive of material | What something is made of ex: anulus auri = ring of gold |
| Partitive genitive | Parts of a whole ex: parts = part of the city |
| Objective genitive | Object of emotion or action ex: amor partial = love of the country |
| Domitia obtains pardon for Salvius’s wife | His wife abandons him → betrayal and isolation |
| Vitellianus encourages Salvius | Son’s loyalty and false hope |
| Salvius loses hope | Shows despair and fear of emperor’s wrath |
| Salvius breaks his ring | Destroys evidence, protects others |
| Salvius’s final letter | Begs mercy for son, not Rufilla |
| Salvius gives money/freedom to slaves | Final act of control and preparation for death |
| Soldiers stop his suicide | Emperor’s control over life and death |