Quārta · Unit 2 · Lesson 2
Letters 7.27.5–6: the house at Athens
In Pliny’s own words: the clank of chains in the night, the old man in fetters, and the house left empty to its monster.
You will be able to
- Read Letters 7.27.5–6
- Recognize ablatives of description, a generalizing “you”, and an ablative of comparison
- Explain how Pliny builds suspense
New words
- senex, senis, m. old man
- capillus, capillī, m. hair
- vinculum, vinculī, n. chain, bond
- mōnstrum, mōnstrī, n. monster; portent