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Cambridge Ecce Romani Latin for the New Millennium Wheelock Disce Allen & Greenough None of the above

Brev. VI.15.1

        M. Tullio Cicerone oratore et C. Antonio consulibus,

        anno ab urbe condita sexcentesimo octogesimo nono

L. Sergius Catilina,

    nobilissimi generis vir, sed ingenii pravissimi,

ad delendam patriam coniuravit

    cum quibusdam claris quidem, sed audacibus viris.

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  • anno ab urbe condita: Cicero and Gaius Antonius Hybrida, the uncle of Mark Antony, held the consulship in 63BC. AblAbs
  • ad delendam patriam: Translate as "to destroy the fatherland." Ad and the gerundive delendam are used to express purpose. GerPurp

    Having twice failed to be elected consul, Catiline planned an uprising in Rome to seize power. Cicero, however, caught wind of this and thwarted this plan.
  • cum quibusdam claris: The addition of -dam makes it "with those certain people."
    Claris in this sense means "distinguished" or "well-known."
 

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