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Literal translation: Jupiter destroyed the chariot quickly. For he was fearing lest the earth might be burned.Less literal: Jupiter destroyed the earth quickly as he was afraid that the earth would be bur...

Let’s take this sentence from Virgil's Aeneid, Book 2 : 'tempus erat quo prima quies mortalibus aegris incipit et dono divum gratissima serpit'. Let's analyse each ending. First, sort th...

Students often have trouble distinguishing between a purpose clause and a result clause when they meet them in the Latin. This is because they look quite similar, as they are both formed, when positive, b...

The ablative case is used in several instances. A noun in the ablative case can usually be translated with the meanings 'by', 'from', or 'with'.Cer...

First, Cicero uses a climactic tricolon to build up Pompey’s achievements and abilities during the pirate campaign, ‘inde cum se in Italiam recepisset, duabus Hispaniis et Gallia Transalpina praesidiis ac...