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What does "cum propter istius hanc avaritiam nomine classis esset in Sicilia," mean? | Since (cum) because of (propter) this (hanc) greed (avaritiam) of that man (istius), there was (esset) a fleet (classis) in Sicily (in Sicilia) in name (nomine), |
What does "re quidem vera naves inanes," mean? | but (quidem) in reality (re vera) there were (<essent>) empty (inanes) ships (naves), |
What does "quae praedam praetori non quae praedonibus metum adferrent," mean? | Which (quae) were to bring (adferrent) booty (praedam) to the governor (praetori) not (non) fear (metum) to the pirates (praedonibus): |
What does "tamen, cum P. Caesetius et P. Tadius decem navibus suis semiplenis navigarent," mean? | However (tamen), when (cum) Publius Caesetius (P. Caesetius) and Publius Tadius (P. Tadius) were sailing along (navigarent), in their (suis) ten (decem) half-empty (semiplenis) ships (navibus), |
What does "navem quadam piratarum praeda refertam non ceperunt," mean? | they did not <so much> capture (non ceperunt) a (quandam) pirate (piratarum) ship (navem) packed (refertam) with plunder (praeda), |
What does "sed abduxerunt onere suo plane captam atque depressam." mean? | But <rather>, (sed) they took it in tow (abduxerunt) as it was completely (plane) handicapped (captam) and (atque) weighed down (depressam) with its (suo) cargo (onere). |
What does "haec una navis a classe nostra non capta est," mean? | This (haec) single (una) ship (navis) was not <so much> captured (non capta est), |
What does "sed inventa ad Megaridem," mean? | But <rather> (sed) discovered (inventa est) off the site of Megara (ad Megaridem), |
What does "qui locus est non longe a Syracusis." mean? | a place (locus) which (qui) is (est) non longe (not far) from Syracuse (a Syracusis). |
What does "Quod ubi isti nuntiatum est," mean? | When (ubi) this (quod) was reported (nuntiatum est) to the defendant (isti), |
What does "tametsi in acta cum mulierculis iacebat ebrius," mean? | although (tametsi) he was lying (icaebat) drunk (ebrius) on the beach (in acta) with his floozies (cum mulierculis), |
What does "erexit se tamen et statim quaestori legatoque suo custodes misit complures," mean? | he still (tamen) got up (erexit se) and (et) immediately (statim) sent (misit) several (complures) of his guards (custodes) to his quaestor (quaestori) and (-que) his (suo) legate (legato), |
What does "ut omnia sibi integra quam primum exhiberentur." mean? | <with instructions> that (ut) everything (omnia) was to be brought for inspection (exhiberentur) by him (sibi) intact (integra) as quickly as possible (quam primum). |
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