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Quintus consilium capit pages 68-9

1. How many soldiers did Salvius send for? What did he tell them
to do? SALVIUS QUINQUAGINTA MILITES ARCESSSIVIT. EOS
IUSSIT REGEM PRINCIPESQUE REGNENSIUM
COMPREHENDERE ET IN CARCERE RETINERE Salvius sent for
50 soldiers. He ordered them to arrest the king and Regnenses
chiefs and keep them in prison.

2. Which British Chieftain escaped? Whose help did he seek?


Why? DUMNORIX TAMEN E MANIBUS MILITUM ELAPSUS
QUINTUM QUAESIVIT. QUINTO ENIM CREDEBAT. Dumnorix
wanted to get help from Quintus to save the king because he
trusts and believes in him.

3. What was Dumnorixs opinion of the Romans? PAUCIS


ROMANIS CREDO; PLURIMI SUNT PERFIDI
Dumnorix thinks many Romans are treacherous PERFIDI.

4. nemo quidem perfidior est quam iste Salvius . Why did


Dumnorix think this?
Dumnorix knew that Salvius TRIED to POISON the king and
now has captured and imprisoned him.

5. What further action did Salvius intend to take against


Cogidubnus? NUNC COGIDUBNUS A MILITIBUS
COMPREHENSUS IN CARCERE IACET
Salvius arrested Cogidubnus and put him in prison
And will charge him with treason.

6. What event was Dumnorix referring to when he said tu antea


eum servavisti (lines 17-18)?
Dumnorix was referring to Quintus saving Cogidubnus life by
warning about the cup and saving him from the bear.

7. Whom did Quintus suggest he and Dumnorix should visit?


Where was this man? Why was he the only one who could help
Cogidubnus? Gnaeus Iulius Agricola AD ULTIMAS PARTES
BRITANNIAE...AGRICOLA SOLUS SALVIO OBSTARE POTEST
QUOD SUMMAM POTESTATEM IN BRITTANIA HABET Agrigola
was the governor of Britain waging warin the farthest reaches
of Britain. He has the greatest power in the province.

8. How much food did Quintus obtain? How did he obtain it?
QUINTUS SERVUM FIDISSIMUM ARCESSIVIT CUI MANDATA
DEDIT. SERVUS EXIIT. MOX REGRESSUS CIBUM SEX DIERUM
QUINTO ET DUMNORIGI TRADIDIT. He took six days worth
which he had ordered a servant to get.
9. How did the two men obtain horses? QUINTUS ET DUMNORIX
DUOS EQUOS CONSPEXERUNT. QUINTUS QUI FURTUM
COMMITERE NOLEBANT HAESITAVIT.
Quintus hesitated, but the men stole two of Salviuss horses
outside of Memors house
10. Why did Quintus support a British king and a British
chieftain, instead of supporting his fellow-Roman, Salvius?
The British people took him in when the Romans didnt. He
trusted his friend.

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