#ib latin

2.2.2020

o    Have the Latin and English version in front of you and split them into short sections, a few lines long (preferably until there is a natural stopping point), and create another document with the notes about the latin- things you write about in the figures of speech questions

o    Highlight the Latin words that match with the notes so you remember in the exam there is something special about them

o    Learn it so you can work it out from the Latin in the exam, not so you can recite it from nothing 

o    Look over the vocab you don’t know so you can work it out in the exam if you get stuck

o    Learn it section by section, but go over the previous sections before moving on to the next (i.e. learn section 1, then 2, then 1 and 2 then 3 then 1 and 2 and 3 etc)

I’ve noticed that there aren’t really any studyblr resources for IB Latin, so I decided to make some! Most of these are from my class notes/work.

Some info about Cicero:

Born in 106 BC in Arpinum, a town in Latium. His father was a Roman eques.

First speech (that we know of) was the pro Quinctio

Came to public notice through the case Pro Roscio Amerino

Started to become politically active in 70 BC during the consulship of Pompey and Crassus

Reached the consulship as a novus homo, was a consul 64-63 BC

During his consulship, he exposed the Catilinarian conspiracy, and persuaded the senate to let the conspirators be executed without a trial

His execution of the conspirators caused public opinion to turn against him. His enemy, P. Clodius brought in a bill exiling anyone who had put Romans to death without a trial. Cicero had the support of the senate, but Clodius controlled Rome with his gangs and the aid of Caesar’s army, so Cicero bowed to pressure and went into exile. His property was confiscated and his house was burnt down.

With Caesar’s consent, Cicero returned to Rome in 57 BC, and was very bitter about how he was treated as a result of his “patriotism” (this was demonstrated in his speeches).

After Caesar was assassinated, Cicero became political prominent again, waging a personal vendetta against Antony via the Philippics. This didn’t work out in his favour, as Antony was supported by the consuls and soon became part of the Second Triumvirate. Cicero was then killed in 43 BC by agents of Antony, and his head and hands were cut off and displayed on the rostra.

This isn’t required knowledge, but it can help provide some context to the text you may be translating, and therefore aid your translation. Plus it’s interesting!

General Cicero Translation Note

Cicero often leaves out “est”, so it’s often implied

Common Words

crimina = charges persona = character quaestio = court sedes = basis auctor = creator, originator video = I see sunt = they are autem = but maledicta = abuse accusatio = accusation or prosecution accusator = accuser or prosecutor quare = therefore oro = I beg obtestor = I beseech civitate = city/state res = property

Common Phrases sunt autem = But there are magis quam = more than nullo auctore = with no originator quam ob rem = Therefore (on account of this thing) re publica = the republic oro obstestorque = I beg and beseech ut dicitur = as was said opus esse = to be in need of (takes the ablative)

Practice Unseens

All of these are a bit shorter than the final Paper 1 unseen, but they’re good to practice and hone your unseen translation skills.

Unseen 1     Correction copy

Unseen 2     Correction copy

Unseen 3     Correction copy

Unseen 4     Correction copy

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