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30. OMINA

chapter 30

WEBLINKS

IMAGE GALLERY

A metal statue of a seated man. He has a beard and long curled hair and wears a robe wrapped around his waist and across his left shoulder. In his right hand he holds a cylindrical object and in his left a long pole.

A bronze statue of Jupiter, the god most closely associated with the omens read by augurs. He holds a thunderbolt in his right hand and his symbol was an eagle.

A rectangular stone altar with a curved top the borders of which are decrated intricately with patterns and leaves and flowers. In the centre three men stand wearing togas which have been pulled up over their heads. The man in the middle holds a stick with a curled end and at his feet is a chicken.

A bronze statue of an eagle sitting with its wings folded. The feathers on the body and wings are stylistically engraved. A dark stone is inset where the eye would be.

A bronze eagle with garnet inlays.

A roughly rectangular piece of dark grey metal which is slightly crinkled. The surface has capital letters scratched into the surface.

A lead curse tablet, pierced by two iron nails.

A long-legged spider.

A small light brown mouse.

Two worms intertwined with each other.

A short metal chain which has coloured a bit green wiht time. From it hang various small charms which have been worn aaway and smoothed a lot.

A fragment of a Roman charm bracelet, with multiple charms in the shape of everyday objects including a pin, a lamp, and a cup. The charm on the far right is a female figurine, perhaps a goddess such as Venus, Fortuna, or Isis.
The everyday objects and the fact that it is made out of a cheap metal indicate that this bracelet belonged to an average person. The worn surfaces of the charms, particularly the female figure, suggest the wearer might have rubbed them for luck, or in prayer.

A black and white line etching showing a woman on the right holding out a cup in her right hand and holding a wand in her left hand. She is passing the cup to a man who has the head of a wild pig and below other pigs are on all fours. Behind them all a man in armour with a helmet and holding a shield looks on.

Circe changes Odysseus’ men into pigs.

The fluted top of a Greek vase. The figures are picked out in red over a black background. On the left two men with the heads of pigs and with tails are walking. On the right a man with a sword and shield is following a woman in a flowing robe who has thrown down a drinking cup to the floor. Above the figures is a decorative floral pattern.

This Greek vase shows Odysseus overpowering Circe.

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ACTIVITIES AND GAMES

Autograded translations

Autograded translation:
Language Practice
Chpt 30, Ex. 1 (30.1)

Autograded translation:
Language Practice
Chpt 30, Ex. 2 (30.2)

Autograded translation:
Language Practice
Chpt 30, Ex. 3 (30.3)

Sorting

Sorting 30.1:
Present or future?

Sorting 30.2:
Which tense?

Sorting 30.3:
Which tense
Present, future, perfect?

Sorting 30.4:
Which infinitive
present, future, perfect?

Verb trainers

Verb trainer
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Verb trainer
Future tense
(Passive)

Verb trainer
Future tense
(Passive + deponent)

Verb trainer
Future tense
(Participle + infin.)

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Story word searches

iūdicium imperātōris

per nocturnās umbrās

solve cūrās tuās

Catena and Arepo

MAPS

map of city of Rome

map of the Roman Empire

THE ROMAN EMPIRE

REFERENCE (inc. Vocabulary for learning)

Reference Grammar

Vocabulary for learning

Ancient authors

Expressions, mottoes, and abbreviations

DICTIONARY

Latin to English
dictionary

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