SAT II Latin (crickets)

Brinestorm
Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:12:10 +0000

I believe he was sent to the borders of Italy, not out of it completely: the phrase was “finibus extremae Ausoniae” which would translate as “to the borders of farthest Italy.”

Nice pick-up on the poem, glowingamy. It reminds me of another question: what does the author tell us in “nec spatium…nostra mora?” I said that his heart was not in his preparations. Also, “pectora” is nominative; I think I got that right since I remember the translation. Taking “pectora nostra” as poetic plurals, you’d have, “My heart was numb…”