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XVIII. Certamen Publicum

Tange verbum quod vis.

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Corpora in certamine

Three runners cross a marked line at visibly different distances while a herald raises his hand and an official records their order with counting stones.
Tres cursores ad lineam currunt; primus celerrime currit.

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Rationes ordine dicuntur

Valeria places three sealed records in order before a civic panel while Rufinus gestures loudly and Crispus calmly indicates the first record.
Valeria tabulas ordine ponit; Rufinus vehementer, Crispus diligenter respondet.

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Sententia publica

An arbiter hands Fabia the sealed public decision while Marcellus addresses her from a respectful distance and Rufinus stands separately beside a guard.
Fabia publice absolvitur; Rufinus de fraude condemnatur.

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Promissa sponte facta

Serenus, Marcia and Silvanus stand together at a plain table as each touches or signs one of three matching sealed copies of their island compact.
Serenus, Marcia, et Silvanus pactum aequum sponte subscribunt.

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In margine

  • res in qua duo vincere conanturut
  • finis ad quem cursor curritut
  • numerus qui spatium ostenditut
  • parva res qua numeramusut
  • qui in certamine primus estut
  • celer agitut
  • fortis agitut
  • magna cum curaut
  • iudex a duabus partibus acceptusut
  • una sententia omniumut
  • condemno↔
  • qui se non mutat↔
  • res quae ante pactum accipiturut
  • sine iussuut
  • omnes qui iura et officia loci habentut

Grammatica

Ab adiectivo celer: celeriter, celerius, celerrime

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Ab adiectivo fortis: fortiter, fortius, fortissime

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Bene, melius, optime: tres gradus

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Saepe, saepius, saepissime: tres gradus

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Vocabula nova · XLV

Nomina

  • Vērōna

Pensum

Exspecta…