Thursday, February 21, 2013

Livy I 4, (p. 9)


Ita geniti itaque educati, cum primum adolevit aetas, nec in stabulis nec ad pecora segnes venando peragrare saltus. Hinc robore corporibus animisque sumpto

Thus having been born and thus brought up, as soon as they came of age being lazy neither in their home nor (in working with) the flock, they wandered the woods hunting. From this (or: In this way) with strength in body and spirit having been obtained (or: they achieved strength of body and mind)

iam non feras tantum subsistere sed in latrones praeda onustos impetus facere pastoribusque rapta dividere et cum his crescente in dies grege iuvenum seria ac iocos celebrare.

they now fought not only wild beasts but they attacked robbers who were burdened with spoils and they divided the captured spoils amongst the shepherds and with them they engaged in serious and leisure affairs with the group of young men growing by the day (or: as the group of young men daily grew larger).

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