113. Hannibal primus transiit Alpes--Hannibal was the first to cross the Alps. 114. Columba, animal timidissimum-The timid dove. 115. Caius, homo optimus-The worthy Caius. 116. Caius, quæ est humanitas (quâ est humanitate)—Caius, with his usual courtesy. 117. Jamdudum id facio—I have long been doing that. 118. Alius es atque olim fuisti-You are different from your former self. 119. Multæ et tristes cogitationes-Many sad thoughts. 120. Multae marmoreæ statuæ-Many statues of marble. 121. Mons est a regione urbis-The mountain is opposite the city. 122. Quam celerrime venit-He came as soon as possible. 123. Est mihi nomen Caio-My name is Caius. 124. Actum est de exercitu-It is all over with the army. 125. Cæsari ad pedes se projecit-He flung himself at Cæsar's feet. 126. Quod ad Caium attinet-So far as Caius is concerned. 127. Uterque consul-Both consuls (acting separately). 128. Ambo consules-Both consuls (acting together). 129. Utrique victi sunt-Both parties were conquered (plural only used where bodies of men are meant). 130. Scribebam hæc a.d. IV. Kal. Mart, &c.—I write this, &c.; past tense, because by the time the letter is received, the writing will be past. IDIOMATIC EXERCISES. 1. Hephaestion's Death. Alexander, after reviewing his troops at Susa, chose a thousand Macedonians and Persians to be his body-guard. He then set out for Ecbatana in Media. His soldiers had lately endured much fatigue, and were wearied after their march to this city, and so he1 resolved to give them a few days' repose. Meantime, it is said, he and his nobles indulged in excessive drinking. At one of these feasts, Hephæstion, who is known to have been the dearest of Alexander's friends, contracted a disease of which he died after a few days' illness; and Alexander was so grieved at his death, that he sent for the physician who had attended him, and thinking he had been negligent, ordered him to be crucified.2 1 Alter this to a complex sentence. 2 In crucem agi. M. 2. Cæsar as an Orator. 2 Upon the death of Sulla, Cæsar returned to Rome. He1 soon gained such a reputation for eloquence, that some have said that he spoke with the same spirit with which he fought, and that had he pleased, he might have rivalled Cicero himself. Be this as it may, he rapidly became the most powerful man in Rome; but, instead of 3 using his position to maintain the liberties of his country, he was the means 4 of overthrowing the republic. 2 M. 1 Join this to previous sentence by ubi, or ibi. Utcunque hæc res se habet. 4 3 See prepositions, Introduction. Cp. mea operâ captum est Tarentum. 3. Fortune's Wheel. Sesostris, king of Egypt, was so successful in war that on one occasion he had1 his chariot drawn by four captive kings, whose lives he |