Le Grec Ancien

Chapter 6

1. The teacher shows the letters

2. And the children read them

3. Polumetis

4. Ulysses of a thousand tricks

5. That is correct, children

1. The child shows the animal

2. The teacher writes the fifth lesson

3. I read the book

4. The child is correct

5. The rhapsody reads and writes.

Chapter 7

1. Hello, teacher, says the children

2. Hello, children, says the teacher

3. The teacher now writes the first lesson and the children write

4. The teacher shows the letters, the children read:

5. O micron, mu, eta, rho, o micron, sigma: Homer!

Chapter 8

1. The children listen and write

2. They learn to write

3. The teacher asks Phillos

4. What is, my child, the first letter?

5. The first letter is A, teacher, said Phillos.

6. Correct Phillos.

1. The father asks: what is my child learning?

2. The child is learning to write

3. What does the Sphinx show?

4. Phillos writes correctly (well)

5. The second letter is Beta.

Chapter 9

1. The teacher calls on Cottalos,

2. But Cottalos does not know the letters well

3. You, tell me, what is the last letter?

4. He does not know how to answer, and in embarrassment, finally says:

5. Oh dear me

6. That’s right Cottalos, the O is the last letter

1. The Greek writes Alpha, but the barbarian does not know the letter.

2. The teacher calls on Phillos

3. The child said what he knows with certitude.

4. Ulysses is a hero

5. The soul of man

Chapter 10

1. This teacher is a grammatist

2. He teaches the children to read and write

3. The Greek language is difficult of sort that studying it is difficult

4. That is why children read it with difficulty

5. Recite these children:

6. Plectre, Sphinx…

7. This is how the grammatist teaches the children to read and write.

1. It is difficult to read “plectra” and ‘sphinx”.

2. This god (character) is difficult, this one, not.

3. The peasant knows precisely the animals.

4. Learning is difficult

5. I learn the Greek language.

Chapter 11

1. Not only do the children learn to read,

2. But music and physical education

3. They frequent school as well as the gym

4. The place where all athletes train is called the gym

5. In fact, it’s where they practice fighting that it’s called as such.

1. This child attends school.

2. Tell me, what is the place where athletes train?

3. The Gym responds Phillos.

4. That is correct Phillos.

5. This one is not a God but a human.

Chapter 12

1. It is not only for the fight but also for the course

2. that young athletes work their bodies.

3. Anyhow, between these children,

4. some have the desire to train, others do not.

5. In fact, training is not easy.

1. The young athletes frequent the gym.

2. Phillos appreciates learning

3. The twelfth lesson is easy

4. In the gym, young athletes learn to train ardently.

5. First of all, I read the lesson, then the exercise.

Chapter 13

1. The gym teacher often repeats to the children

2. The good people train their bodies

3. Because “the ideal man” should have a strong chest

4. good health and large shoulders.

5. Anyhow, it is with these words, that he tries to convince young athletes.

1. He gives good speeches.

2. It is difficult to convince them with these words.

3. Tell me what are you reading?

4. I have a friend

5. Finally, this man evokes the Gods, because he has difficulties.

Chapter 14

1. Hi! said the man

2. The teacher writes the letter, the child reads.

3. Such a child learns quickly to read and write (the letters).

4. One loves PE the other doesn’t.

5. Greek is not easy.

6. He attempts to play the cithara

7. They try to convince the young

8. The PE teacher calls the children

9. Celebrate the Gods by singing

Chapter 15

1. The gym is filled with children

2. All the children will soon be trained

3. They leave their clothes on a stool

4. Then rub oil on their bodies and cover them with dust

5. All the clothes are on the stools.

1. School is filled with children.

2. Crocodiles are in Egypt.

3. Read the book out loud.

4. The Dad tell his children to play the cithara.

5. He always speaks good of his child

Chapter 16

1. Being naked (of all his clothes)

2. Aristippe does like the other young athletes.

3. He first pours oil on his hands

4. then starts rubbing his body (moisturizes)

5. then places the bottle of oil on the floor.

1. Being in the gym, Aristippe pours oil.

2. First, he starts to rub his body with oil, then trains.

3. The wind blows the leaves on the ground.

4. The young athlete places his clothes on a stool.

5. Sing me the song.

Chapter 17

1. It is evident that Phillos does not like to train.

2. In any case, he is not a good runner.

3. And this is why the other children make fun of him.

4. Phillos and Cottalos happen to no longer have oil.

1. Phillos makes fun of Cottalos who is embarrassed

2. All children love to have fun

3. I ask my mother: what is this?

4. I ask my mother for the bottle of oil.

5. The father rests his son on his shoulders.

Chapter 18

1. Cottalos addresses the gym teacher on these terms

2. We have no more oil in this bottle.

3.this is why we are asking you for a little bit teacher.

4. Learn not to be negligent by Zeus!

1. It is evident that Aristippe is his friend.

2. The father asks his son child: do you see this little door?

3. And the child says: I see it. What is it father?

4. And the father answers: Our school.

5. The speaker exercises intensely his voice.

Chapter 19

1. Phillos heads to the oil depot with Cottalos

2. Walking at a fast pace, they discuss the fight together

3.It does not look like you want to train4. Actually, I am afraid of the combat contest

5. Me too answers Cottalos

6. However, I fear more the teacher than the fight.

1. It is clear that they are not trying

2. These men discuss Philosophie often

3. The small child is afraid of this animal.

4. It is not only the small children, but all the men are afraid of the crocodiles.

5. The first divine word teaches men that God is one.

Chapter 20:

1. Cottalos thinks that the gym teacher is more formidable than the competition and says

2. furthermore, I think the competition is more dangerous than a military expedition

3. How so?

4. Actually, those who practice for gymnastics,

5. Face much more severe problems

6. than the soldiers that fight over land or sea

7. That is what my Dad often said.

1. I would like to talk about the soldiers and of the expedition.

2. They are always afraid of the first fight

3. What is dangerous?

4. The competition is dangerous.

5. These soldiers fight over land and sea.

Chapter 21

1. My Dad tells me about wrestling.

2. Are you afraid of it?

3. Not at all, we never were afraid

4. I ask you to do like the others

5. It feels good to me

6. He has more trouble than me

7. Those who train often are not afraid of wrestling

8. It is clear Aristippe listen to the teacher

9. This slave is without a coat

Chapter 22

1. Phillos and Cottalos go through the gym

2. and run along the portico

3. Finally, they enter the depot where the shade keeps the air real fresh

4. By Zeus, the air here is much fresher than outside says Cottalos

5. Absolutely, says the other

6. Cottalos prefers to lie down in the shade

7. rather than to run in the heat of the summer.

Ex.

1. I want to lie here because of the shade

2. The children frequent the school

3. He does not want to speak like this.

4. The Sphinx interrogates the man

5. But, not knowing how to answer, he remains silent

6. It is very dangerous indeed not to answer the Sphinx with precision.

Chapter 23

1. Children train under the direction of the teacher

2. Now they start the exercises and go to the trouble

3. But it is evident that they are not valiant.

4. But it is also visible the most valiant of all children

5. who are in this gym.

1. It turns out that Cottalos has no more oil.

2. The coach always has oil.

3. The child asks him for some oil.

4. He points him to the location of the communal oil.

5. The coach thinks Cottalos neglects the contest because he has no oil.

Chapter 24

1. It is with real strictness that the PE teacher/coach educates the children.

2. He shows necessary movements to the competition to a few.

3. He tells one or two

4. Pay close attention to some of the movements I recommend for wrestling

5. If not, you will receive a beating.

6. Then he looks at Aristippe.

7. who applies himself with his colleagues at throwing the javelin and shooting the bow and arrow

1. The PE teacher, being very strict, recommends to the children to observe attentively all movements.

2. The children watch him and apply themselves like he told them.

3. Now, they start practicing the javelin and the archery

4. This is why wrestling is difficult and dangerous.

5. The mother glances at her son.

Chapter 25:

1. The brilliant rays of the sun hit the earth

2. and in summer, the portico and the trees do not offer but a bit of shade to those who train.

3. Some go to the gym in the morning, others in the afternoon.

4. Since it is so hot in the summer,

5. exercises become difficult in the gym.

6. At midday heat,

7. the bodies get covered with dust while exercising.

1. Some children frequent the gym in the afternoon.

2. The air is warmer than in the morning.

3. The air is warmer and that makes it more difficult for some to practice wrestling

4. First, the young athletes coat their bodies with oil, then they cover them with dust while exercising.

5. Now they start practicing archery and throwing the javelin.

Chapter 26:

1. Very thirsty and tired, Aristippe wishes he could stop

2. He stops training

3. And looks for the gym teacher through the crowd

4. Finally, he hears and directs himself towards him

5. I am thirsty he said and I am tired

6. As we have been training for a very long time

1. Aristippe goes towards the school teacher before noon

2. The child sees his friends in front of the little door.

3. Philos and Cotttalos discuss his subject

4. They not only frequent the grammatist but also the music teacher.

Chapter 27

1. The still air becomes very hot

2. Spotting shade, Aristippe says:

3. Teacher, shade is already seven feet!

4. The shade is seven feet

5. but children feet!

6. We have to continue training

7. since it is not yet the time to stop.

1. In the gym, le gym teacher watches the children train

2. One of the children has been training for a long time with young people of his age

3. But he is thirsty and hungry

4. That is why he wants to stop wrestling to rest a bit

5. It is in fact the time to rest.

Chapter 29

1. As it’s time for the race,

2. The teacher orders the runners to be ready.

3. Some, because they are runners, prepare themselves for the test,

4. others, because they are not racing, move out of the way and get ready to encourage them

5. The runners line up immediately

6. Silence! Shouts the teacher

7. and most quiet down in the stands

8. which is right next to the gym.

1. Who is coming?

2. Somebody is coming

3. The leaves lie on the floor

4. It has been a long time since Ulysses has been away from Penelope and Telemaque.

5. Since the speaker stars his speech, all are silent.

Chapter 30

1. Suddenly, the runners straighten and take off

2. at the signal of the teacher.

3. From the start, Phillos runs so fast that all think he is the fastest.

4. But, Aristippe, already stamps the footsteps of Phillos

5. before the dust cloud even forms.

6. Aristippe is so light and so fast

7. that he is ahead of all other runners.

1. Persians are afraid of Alexander, who possesses a powerful army.

2. “We have to win this battle” says Alexandre to his soldiers.

3. As the enemy stand aside, the soldiers suddenly take off screaming

4. When the enemy hears their cries, they are scared and helpless.

5. It is evident that Alexander is the winner.

Chapter 31

1. The children train at the sound of the aulos

2. Some practice the jump, others wrestling

3. Shortly after, the teacher looks for Aristippe who is resting in the shade

4. and interrogates a child as to the whereabouts of the winner:

5. Tell me child, where is Aristippe?

6. I think he is sitting there, he answered gesturing with his right hand to the gym.

7. The man then crosses over to the gym.

1. The messenger runs towards Athens

2. The woman and the small child have been walking for a long time

3. “I want to rest” said the small child

4. This is why they are now looking for some shade and rest for a little while.

5. Since they are tired, they rest.

Chapter 32

1. Crossing the courtyard, the teacher treads on the sand

2. which became extremely hot due to the heat wave

3. It is difficult to walk through the sand

4. He finally finds Aristippe near the oil depot

5. sitting and resting

6. It seems from your breathlessness, that you are very tired

7. Yes teacher, I am very tired

8. Tired but not out of steam!

1. Who answers the gym teacher who asked the whereabout of Aristippe?

2. A child.

3. Does Aristippe continue to train?

4. He does not train because he is resting.

5. We have no more oil in the lampe.

Chapter 33:

1. Aristippe questions the teacher

2. Who is knowledgeable in all that is body and health

3. But what is this breath?

4. I will tell you, answers the man

5. Those who train intensely

6. accelerate their breath to the point that everyone notices

7. But the child added

8. Probably teacher, only that {noise you hear}

1. Aristippe is ahead of all the runners in the stadium

2. Then he questions his gym teacher about his breathlessness

3. He stands so close that I hear his breathing

4. Indeed, this one is not only a learned as regards to the body, but also health

5. It is well known that the Greeks, as the Barbarians fear the Gods.

Chapter 34:

1. Obviously, we clearly hear a noise coming from the inside (of the oil depot)

2. What? I do not quite understand what you are saying Aristippe.

3. But, this noise we hear behind the jars

4. As you can see, it is not my breath!

5. It is then true! It sounds like snoring

6. It is something strange! Truly

7. Oh! Oh! I am scared shouts Aristippe,

8. There is a monster in the oil.

Ex.

1. A loud noise presents itself.

2. I hear a noise.

3. Is it something bizarre?

4. What is it in your opinion?

5. It is clear something bizarre is happening.

Chapter 37 :

1. Come on! Do not worry says the teacher to Aristippe.

2. The teacher enters the dark depot

3. This place is cool in the summer and warm in the winter

4. Me, I would not enter!

5. says Aristippe when he sees him entering.

6. Be courageous, do not worry. Come on.

7. Walk, I will be behind you.

8. Since it is so dark, they do not see anything while entering.

Ex.

1. Is the gym teacher afraid of the noise?

2. No, by Zeus! He is not afraid.

3. But it is obvious that Aristippe does not want to enter.

4. Even in fear, the child has confidence and entre after the man.

5. Where do they enter?

6. There are a lot of jars there.

Chapter 37

1. As they enter, they approach jars and vases

2. Now, yes, I do hear the noise said the man.

3. By all the Gods, I am dead with fear

4. answers the child who entered with him

5. The teacher falls upon Cattalos who is asleep behind the jars and says:

6. So then! By Zeus! While the good (students) train,

7. this one sleeps in secret.

8. The teacher becomes very angry

9. and with one hit of his stick wakes him up

1. I listen to him converse with friends

2. I take him to the race

3. They take Corinthe to the enemy

4. Il certainly is not listening to the words of the athlete

5. The teacher strikes the sleeping child with his stick.

Chapter 38

1. By Hermes, miserable boy! You are bad and deserve a correction

2. By saying this, he chases Cottalos with his stick.

3. Dear me, said the poor child and runs away

4. Running away huh?

5. Screaming, Cottalos runs as quickly as possible outside the depot.

6. He is very afraid of the angry teacher.

7. Well, you worthless, says the teacher, you who do not want to run..!

8. Those who do not want to run are finally obliged to do so!

1. Most of those present heard a bizarre noise

2. Suddenly, they watch a child running away from the teacher as quickly as possible

3. Then they realize that the gym teacher is angry with someone

4. Anyways, the children should always obey the gym teacher

5. In fact, he often has to use his stick.

Chapter 39

1. Aristippe, come here!

2. What is it teacher?

3.It’s time to stop?

4. You, Phillos and Cottalos bring the water jars

5. Should we also take the bristles?

6. Exactly, take them and some sponges as well.

7. Understood

8. I tell you that the young amongst you should use the sponges in lieu of the scraper.

9. and do not scrub too hard!

1. Our contemporaries love the bath

2. The one sitting in the hot bath is soon thirsty.

3. Child! Bring me the jug of water.

4. After the bath, we rub olive oil on our bodies

5. Previously, some used sponges others bristles.

Chapter 40

1. Cottalos, in full disarray,

2. dare not approach the teacher

3. who seem even angrier at him.

4. But this one does not intend to get carried away. He calls the child:

5. Cottalos, come here!

6. Teacher, don’t blame me!

7. But I only want to tell you a couple of words.

8. I am afraid you are going to punish me.

9. I will not hurt you.

10. The child approaches the man.

1. Cottalos dreads terribly the gym teacher’s anger.

2. This child holds a bristle in his right hand and a sponge in his left.

3. This one walks long in the summer and has terrible thirst due to the heat.

4. The man blames the child for sleeping instead of exercising.

5. The slave brings fresh water to the one who asks.

Chapter 41

1. Do you regret what you have done?

2. Yes, teacher, I know I was wrong, it’s because of my laziness.

3. And me, if I do not punish you, that would be unjust.

4. That is obvious

5. Besides, it is worse to commit an injustice than to suffer it

6. Absolutely.

7. However listen: I want to convince you and not to mistreat you.

8. I would agree with you

9. Well! I hope to make you better with reason

1. Our victory is brilliant

2. You write on water (you do something useless) (Proverbe)

3. Don’t you regret your insolence?

4. He does not want to recognize that he is violent most of the time

5. It is clear that you are wrong

6. Aristippe hopes for an easy victory.

Chapter 42

1. There are some who consider

2. That training is unhealthy to the youngsters who frequent the gym daily

3. And that physical force is something temporary and quite dangerous.

4. If you are convinced, you are wrong.

5. And you will have a pale complexion, narrow shoulders and a small chest.

6. But I will apply myself answers Cottalos.

1. It is necessary that men take care of their health.

2. If they do not pay attention, they will have problems.

3. Are you of the mindset that fair education is about teaching and punishing children?

4. I cannot make such a speech about education

5. I think the speech Demosthene made is fair.

Chapter 44

1. First, young people have to exercise for their health

2. It is necessary to be both strong and brave

3. Yes, indeed

4. It is moreover necessary, by your bravery and your moral qualities, to protect the homeland.

5. It’s indisputable

6. You know, that compared to our mother, our father as well as all our other ancestors

7. The homeland is more precious, more venerable and more holy.

8. Keep that in mind.

1. A young man should always be daring

2. Children have to believe their fathers words

3. What should we do?

4. You should, gentlemen, behave in the following manner

5. You should be brave, not out of necessity but out of nobility.

Chapter 45

1. I will not dishonor my sacred arms nor abandon my companion

2. I will also defend the divine laws and human laws

3. I will not leave my homeland diminished but bigger and more powerful

4. And if anyone attempts to overturn the established laws or disobey them, I will not allow them

5. I will respect the cult of my fathers.

Ex.

1. I am ashamed of my mistakes

2. I am a woman, but I have judgement

3. I have to say gentlemen, that I am ashamed to say

4. I listen to the speaker defend this woman

5. I took these weapons and I defended you.

Chapter 46

1. For body care

2. Men have discovered two sciences,

3. medicine and exercise,

4. one brings health, the other a good constitution.

5. However, diseases and sufferings of the soul,

6. only philosophy is a remedy.

Ex.

1. He is so wise that he found a remedy for all ailments

2. Being healthy in body and soul

3. Everything in man’s body, good or bad, springs from the soul.

4. You know, that I observe the rites.

5. Plato said that the soul lives a long time, the body, more briefly.

Chapter 47

1. Thanks to Philosophie, it is possible to know what is good and what is bad,

2. what is fair and what is unfair,

3. how to the gods, the parents,

4. the elders, the laws, towards the foreigners

5. vis a vis leader, friends,

6. women, children and servants we must act.

1. It is possible for us to be your friends

2. We must treat fairly the slaves who care for us.

3. We must every day, honor the gods and our parents.

4. It is necessary to obey our leaders and the laws.

5. I love to converse with old people.

Chapter 48:

1. Now it is the end of the lesson

2. And the children start to play, to train, to be rubbed with oil and to have bathed.

3. The children, in fact, appreciate rest after exercise.

4. What’s more, they are more than happy to play the game of Jacks.

5. Most play in the courtyard outside

6. A few, in a corner in the locker room, play a pair or odd with lots of jacks

7. let them draw from small baskets

8. Others, in a circle, watch them play.

1. You, you know how to ask questions, Socrates, and me,

I have the Plaisir to.,answer those who pose good questions.

2. I heard him talk of friends

3. Bad leaders, bad laws.

4. Let us not rejoice at the idea of doing what we not choose.

5. He orders the Greeks who were with him to stand and face the Athenians.

Chapter 49

1. Soldiers came wearing all sorts of weapons.

2. We know very well that the laws do not allow contempt.

3. Without my friends, obviously I am not happy.

4. Who hurt her?

5. The enemies are preparing for war.

6. They want to fight against us.

7. They never stopped fighting for the homeland.

8. Leonidas fought against the Persians at Thermopolis with many Spartans.

1. and time not much after

2. The learned man takes Aristippe to house

3. along the road

4. They-meet-with a few of their own servants

5. in-this-case-on-one-hand One of them carrying wreaths, on-another-hand lamps buying ,

6. on-another-hand a second speaking to women

7. at banquets beside drink to-play and to-sing

11. soon for i-will-take in the bath

12. a servant I-meet-with at the marke

13. You too, son!

14. this light, for-people sweetest thing Seeing . (Euripides)

15. We need to-make the children the truth tell

1. The Agora is full of all kinds of things to buy.

2. they are imported , to Athens, not only from all over Greece, but also from whole world.

3. The orators, merchants, horses, and donkeys make a lot of noise yelling.

4. Actually everything in the same place of-fresh is-sold in Athens

5. Figs, grapes, apples, spectators,

6. Roses, stingy peas, reports, myrtle berries

7. Drawing lots, sheep, water-clocks laws, and writings

1. of-labors sell us all the fine things in exchange The gods

2. Xenophon hears the soldiers cry " the sea, the sea"!

3. This speaker or- friend must truth no tell

4. I don't know of-him those friends want

5. I have heard of-servants what shouting.

1. Now, at-any-rate approach Aristippe and the wise-one himself towards the portico

2. her Poecilr they-name from of the writings

3. In the middle of the portico walls you see

4. Athenians and These Amazons fighting

5. and is close-by huge doorway

6. towards the gymnasium of Thesee is temple

7. In which of the Centaurs and Lapithes battle is represented

8. Nearby there is Pyrtanee where the laws of Solon are engraved

9. standing statues of tricksters and goddesses Eirene and Hestia statues

1. The soldier shows the general to-where are most of companions

2. I see the portico that Aristippe crosses.

3. I know the teacher at-the-side-of are-learning your children

4. Who is this man.

5. He asks who is this man.

1. Aristippe, son of Callias, enters house where are-awaiting him the mother and the sisters.

2. But, since has still not returned father

3. in the courtyards, the children are playing one with her doll, and the other with some toys

4. Callias is so wealthy that he owns a very big mansion

5. And in fact, the family properties owns not only many in Athens

6. But also in Attica.

7. Everyone is waiting for some friends that Callias has invited to dinner.

1. Who this man to dinner in Pyrtanee has invited?

2. Theodore has-invited him because he is an ambassador.

3. Why then has-he-come here?

4. It's because he is meeting Pericles who has-come to Athens.

5. ANow at-any-rate he-is-speaking to council-members on-behalf-of peace.

1. Callias is the richest man of-Ahtens.

2. a property-place in Cephisia is for-himself,

3. a field in Amphitropee

4. and 2 studios in Laurion .

5. also a 1000 men he-has-acquired in the silver mine

6. which to Sosias the foreman he rents.

7. yet-moreover , for-himself 2 brothers are and

of the 3, himself whole properties manages

8. that is why he lives in beautiful and big house .

the most important house in the area.

1. at the market, someone has bought for us slave the best

2. how much has he bought ?

3. 10 mines in Attica.

4. much you-say

5. yes, but the buyer is a servant man very of-rich in Athens.

1. well, in the evening,

2. the sweet voice of the nurse calls the little girl

who is playing in the middle of the courtyard.

3. your father has come home !

4. what did you say ?

5. my little Cratea !

6. who is calling me ? Daddy !

7. then the child looks at the door,

8. Calliav enters holding his arms out to his daughter.

9. how wonderful to see you my dear dad !

10. come to my arms, my child !

11. and, hugging her, gives her a kiss.

1. a woman who usually plays a stringed instrument

has come to Calliav house with a lyre.

she uses her left hand to hold it and her right hand to pluck strings

1. your slaves always do what they’re told, but mine often disobay me.

2. how should I treat those who don’t obey me ?

3. punish the ones who disobey you !

1. you see my slave

2. my slave is 20 years old.

3. I am waiting for his sister

4. he is waiting for his sister.

5. she is waiting for her sister.

6. they are waiting for their sister.

7. wait for your friends

8. we are going away tonight leading our horses.

9. in summer, it is necessary to grow crops, but not in winter.

10. I know that the enemies have been on the march for 12 days

1. Callias has arrived home.

2. All his children welcome him joyfully.

3. His elder daughter washes

4. and perfumes (oils) his two feet

5. His wife brings him cakes and wine.

6. Callias must pay a sacrifice to the gods

7. A laurel crown

8. He takes the wine and drinks a libation at the altar located in the middle of the courtyard

9. The others stand around him and watch

1. He must walk 6 hours a night and 6 hours a day.

2. Who is the master and how much does he take for his lessons?

3. Evene teaches for six mines

4. There is no better gift than wisdom.

5. He says that he will guide them to a a place in 5 days, where they will see the sea.

1. The master of the house orders the servants to prepare the food for the meal.

2. The cook tells the ones in the kitchen

3. You, pour the honey over the sausage.

4. And get the cuttlefish fried

5. To a slave

6. Little one, bring me salted thyme and onions.

7. To another

8. And you little one, bring a pie; I will have you cook over there.

9. Next, put the bread where the watercress is.

1. Little one, bring us bread for two days.

2. The children eat lunch but not at their mother's but at their teacher's

3. They bring bread from home as the meal and some watercress as garnish.

4. Due to the heat the runner pours water over his head.

5. I will not see him.

1. Now everything is ready

2. Beds, tables, cushions

3. Tablecloths, crowns, perfumes

4. Cakes,sesame breads

5. Then, the guests arrive

6. Some after a meeting of exercises and rubbed in perfumed oils, and others after bathing

7. They are taken directly by the slaves ( in the dining room) where they are settled.

8. Night has fallen, they ready themselves for dinner.

1. Callias has invited some friends to dinner.

2. As evening approached, he ordered some servers to wait for guests in front of the gate.

3. One of his friends by the name of Niceratos has arrived at the at the door

4. Actually, Niceratos arrived before the other guests.

5. Finally, all the guests are settled in the dining room where they prepare to dine.

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1. At this time, the mother accompanies her children into their bedroom,

2. Near the harem

3. Actually, the women and children do not dine with the men

4. The children chat under the light of the oil lamp.

5. And before going to bed,,they ask their mother to recite them stories or legends

6. Mom, tell us something to help us fall asleep.

7. Come near and be quiet!

8. Some of them are lying down and others sitting.

9. They enjoy listening to their mother telling stories of Achean heroes.\]

1. There is a treaty with the Lacedodemonians

2. I know all the Pyrtanes eat together.

3. The slave, after taking the money that I gave him, left for the market.

4. He bought this domain for a lot of money.e Greeks have fought

5. I was thinking, however, that it was not worth very much.

1. The Acheeans defeated the Trojans thanks to a famous trick

2. Tell us more mom of The Trojan Horse story

3. Another time. continues The mother tale.

4. The Acheans, after their victory and Troy was taken,

5. Destroyed their town.

6. Odysseus and his companions all wanted especially to return to Ithaca.

7. for a long time had been gone Odysseus from his country.

8. Where Penelope and Telemachus had been awaiting him.

1. You must be more fair than devoted

2. from of-bad beginning becomes ends badly.

3. We speak about of the city laws.

4. What brings you to my door?

5. for dinner I have come.

1. APoseidon,king of the sea who hated Ulysees, detained him for many years

2. Until he found the favorable winds to Ihaca

3. Here is why he sailed for ten years already on the fish ocean

4. He suffered many ills on foreign lands

5. Ulysees, according to some, wandered in Sicily.

6. According to others, on the ocean,

7. On the Tyrrhenian Sea as well.

1. I will wait here until he comes back.

2. Pompey riding his horse crossed the city shouting "All this is mine!"

3. In this city, some govern and others are governed.

4. Do you want us to argue?

5. In a democracy the people have the highest burden.

1. Ulysees, having sailed a long while, reached the shore one day of the lawless and proud Cyclops.

2. Those who lived there were believers in the immortal gods,

3. Neither did they plant or grow anythything.

4. Nevertheless, everything grew without being planted,

5. They were not familiar with angoras where they deliberate nor with laws

6. Since no one was worried about anyone else,

7. The Cyclops as isolated, were living in great caverns in the high mountains.

1. of the gods more-strongly of the men They neglect .

2. first the Hellespontfirst, then the Bosphorus, they crossed and finally at Colchide arrived

3. The whole land is my country.

4. You lose labor

5. You work in vain.

1. Facing the port of the Cyclops is a small island.

2. The divine Ulysees stood before his companions, saying,

3. My friends, there is a small island that seems safe

4. Let's go there!

5. The Acheans camped on this island, awaiting the divine Sunrise.

6. The next day, having left their ships on the neighboring island,

7. Ulysees neared the land of the Cyclops aboard one ship

8. Accompanied by 12 of his companions, he debarked and climbed up.

1. Who are you? Where are you from?

2. What is your country of origin?

3. What should we call you?

4. Creuse . my name is Creuse.

5. I am the daughter of Erechthee.

6. The next day, having left their ships on the neighboring island,

Ulysees neared the land of the Cyclops aboard one ship

Accompanied by 12 of his companions, he debarked and climbed up.

1. Near the sea is a cave

2. He entered with wine which Marron had given him

3. This was the cave of Polyphemus.

4. Son of Poseidon and the nymph Thoosa.

5. Polyphemus was a giant man, savage and a cannible.

6. Who had a single eye on his forehead

7. After his size, Ulysees summed him up as someone savage and grand.

8. Nevertheless, Ulysees entered the cave and didn't encounter anyone.

9. The terrible shepherd was gone.

1. Eudemos was present when we arrived in Rhodes.

2. The came inside and found him reclined.

3. He took to the sea with 7 ships that he had with him.

4. In the absence of the king, the ambassadors did not come ashore.

The ambassadors waited until the king returned to Athens.

1. Meanwhile, down below, where the guests were eating dinner silently,

2. Phillip the clown knocked at the door

3. And said to the doorman to tell he was there

4. And why he wanted to stop at Callais house

5. Callais heard and replied

6. Well my friends it would be shameful to refuse the guest and answered that he enter

7. Phillip stood at the door to the room where they were eating and said

8. You all know that I am a clown

9. I was eager to come thinking that it would be more amusing

rather than be invited to-come to dinner

10. Sit down then said Callais.

11. However, as you can see, our guests are quite serious

12. And maybe to laugh they need,

1. When I am have a dinner, the services of a chef I rent

2. Seated, he was eating with friends

3. He had had a lot to eat and much wine.

Some of them enjoyed the discussion, as for me,

I liked the meal.

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1. σχολαστικός τις επὶ δεῖπνον κληθεὶς ουκ ήσθιεν .

2. One of the guests asked him

3. Why aren't you eating?

4. I, you see, in order to think that simply came just to eat

5. The twin brothers

6. There were twin brothers. One of them died

7. A neighbor approached the surviving one and asked

8. Are you dead or is your brother?

1. Do I seem serious or not?

2. No, by Zeus, you do not seem to be a serious person.

3. He died at the age of 78

4. Do you know " the true Histories" by Lucian?

5. Oh by Zeus this story has no truth in it

1. A towns person of Cyme tried to sell some honey

2. Someone came to try to taste it and said it was very good

3. Oh yes! If a mouse had not fallen in it I wouldn't be selling it

1. A talkative barber interrogated a client who loved chatter

2. How should I shave you?

3. They replied

4. In silence.

1. A fellow, wanted to teach his horse not to eat.

2. He was not giving him any food

3. When the horse starved to death he said

4. What a shame! Just when he had learned not to eat he died.

1. If you had some good honey I would buy it.

2. If you had had some good honey, I would have bought it.

3. If you were very brave, you would fight.

4. The most difficult part of work is the beginning.

1. Which of the two are speaking the truth?

Two boys meet: one tells the other

2. I learned that you died. The other answers:

3. you can see that I'm still alive

4. Yes, the one who told me is more trustworthy than you!

5. A very hard couch

6. A parasite wanted to lie down

7. But having no couch, he asked a servant to slip a vase underneath his head

8. The guy said it was too hard

9. He asked him to fill the vase with feathers

Exercise

1. He got on a horse and left for Corinth

2. You will find if you really seek that I say the truth

3. Friends! Let's stay here till the new day.

4. the commanders should convince their soldiers

5 Lead your horse home

1. Once the tables were set up,a certain Syracusean arrived for their entertainment.

2. with a good aulos player and one of those dancers capable of many standing turns

3. As well as a boy gracious enough to be dancing and playing zither a as well.

4. By showing these performers, the Syracusean was earning money.

5. And seemingly charmed them one after another

6. Then the young lady aulos player and boy zither player then played for the guests.

7. Then the young lady began to dance

8. and apparently charmed them all

9. Standing beside her she was offered 12 hoops

10. While dancing she took them And threw them rhythmically in the air.

Exercise

1. Who has taken the tables away?

2. We servers have taken them away in order for the entertainers aulos and zither players.

3. This man of Syracuse has become wealthy by showing them in the banquets.

4. The guests loved to listen to the zither and aulos.

5.Then the dancer performed so that those in attendance might enjoy the show.

1. Callie's crowned the young man and said

2. You are handsome and I have a weakness for handsome young men.

3. Hermogene stood up and said

4. It seems,dear friends,

5. That these young people in the flower of their youth

6. Have put sorrows to sleep and awakened love

7. having set his eyes on the zither player he speaks thus:

8. If only I were a beautiful ivory lyre

9. and that the young beautiful boy could carry me to a dance of Dionysus.

exercise

1. What would Callias wish to do by crowning the young man?

2. By crowning the slave he said he had a weakness for young men.

3. Was Hermogene sharing their advice?

4. Completely. He said First of all that their beauty assuaged their ills and awakened their love

5. Moreover he said he wanted to be a lyre so the young boys would take him to the dance of Dionysus.

1. i would like to be your mirror.

2. So that you would always look at me

3. I would like to be your tunic

4. so that you would always wear me

5. i would like to be water

6. So that I would always wash your skin

7. Young lady, I would like to become a perfume

8. In order to coat you with my scent

9. And a shawl at your breast

10. And a pearl at your neck

11. I would become a sandal

12. So that you could not trod on anyone but me

Exercise

1. Arriving home he wanted to rest and lie down

2. It was time for a bath

3. He told the servants he would happily rest

4. Cyrus washed and his servants prepared him a meal

5. But he didn't eat anything; he was thirsty and drank with pleasure

1. Philippe says:

2. In any case, I'm thirsty.

3. By Zeus, says Callias. So are we.Actually, we equally thirsty because you made us laugh.

4. Socrates,by and by, says

5. Drink, my friends seems to be a good thing

6. Wine, which quenches the thirst dulls the pain

7. As the mandrake which dulls men

8. Awakens good humor like oil to a flame

Exercise

1. Fire devours everything

2. This seems to me a terrible way to treat children.

3. He entered without anyone's notice.

4. He is so fast that he finished first in the race.

5. She came in furtively

1. Socrates says

2. However it seems that he is leaving his human body

3. The plants can't even straighten up

4. While the goddess picks them only once

5. That which grows from the earth

6. He is leaving: if we pour our drinks in profusion

7. Our bodies and our spirits waver

8. All will be fine

Exercise

1. Where were you educated ?

2. I was educated in Egypt with the scholars there

3. Have you a little servant?

4. Yes,of course! He arrived at my house very well brought up.

5. The teacher gave my son lessons and taught him a lot.

Lesson 87

1. The black earth drinks.

2. On his own: the tree drinks the earth

3. The sea drinks the waterfalls

4. The sun drinks the sea

5. And the moon the sun

6. Why argue with me companion

7. I who want to drink too? When Bacchus Arrives

8. when Bacchus arrives

9. my cares disappear

10. I think I'm as rich as Caeser.

11. I want to sing with a great voice.

12. I am crowned with ivy

13. I run by foot all the cares of my heart away

14. Hand out the weapons! As for me, I remain here to drink

15. Bring me a cup of wine.

16. For its better to fall down under the throes of drunkenness

17. Than under the blows of death

Exercise

1. He whom the gods prefer dies young,.

2. Prometheus gave his men fire.

3. Slaves gave the goblets to the guests

4. Say young fellow, does your father get inebriated or not?

5. It is better to die than suffer the outrage of your nation.

Lesson 88

1. Socrates then began to speak,saying,

2. My friends, these artists appear to be charming us

3. Nevertheless, believe it well I say, that we are worth more than they

4. Would it not be shameful to not even look, now that we are together,

5. To make ourselves useful to each other or rejoice

6. On this several of them replied,

7. Explain to us then what we should argue (discuss)

8. For the mutual benefit of all

Exercises

1. I do not touch fire

2. We will not start a war; we will defend ourselves against those who would.

3. The servants take care of those bathing in the thermals.

4. Last night no one slept.

5. Time heals all wounds.

Lesson 88

1. The Pleasure of Conversation

2. Socrates then began to speak,saying,

3. My friends, these artists appear to be charming us

4. Nevertheless, believe it well I say, that we are worth more than they

5. Would it not be shameful to not even look, now that we are together,

6. To make ourselves useful to each other or rejoice

7. On this several of them replied,

8. Explain to us then what we should argue (discuss)

9. For the mutual benefit of all

Exercises

1. I do not touch fire

2. We will not start a war; we will defend ourselves against those who would.

3. The servants take care of those bathing in the thermals.

4. Last night no one slept.

5. Time heals all wounds.

Lesson 89

1. As for me, Says Socrates,

2. I would like Callias to promise,

3. Because he has stated that if we ate together he would prove his wisdom

4. And I am going to ,says Callias

5. On the condition that each of us without exception, reveals

6. That he knows about well,

7. For me,then, he declared,here is of what I am most proud

8. I think I can make men better.

1. Those fortunate enough to receive a royal education first learn to be quiet,and listen, then to speak

2. He promises that in twenty days he would bring back the Lacdemonians alive.

3. The path of life is of two kinds; one leading to vice, the other to virtue

4. Time has no way to preserve our hopes

5. He went to consult the oracle sacrifice to gods first then asked if the laws of the city were well written

lesson 90

1. Listen to me first, says Callias

2. I believe myself capable of making men more honest.

3. Then Socrates speaks

4. How do you do that, my friend?

5. In giving them money, by Zeus

6. Antisthenes then stood up and asked him

7. Is it in their purses

8. Or in their soul that you place honesty?

9. In their soul.

10. And then if to put money in their purse, do you make them more honest?

11. Certainly

12. How is that?

13. Because they realize they will have what they need

14. And they won't risk being dishonest.

Exercise1

1. Strabon says in the fourth volume of the Geography of Antipolis is found near Nikuita

2. There's another harbor not further than 200 stadiums (200x100 yards)

3. This port is called Monoikos,as it is the refuge of Heracles

4. The ships that are too big are unable to enter it

5. The people of Massala especially wanted to rule the sea and neighboring territory

Lesson 91 Review

Lesson 92

In praise of Poverty

1. And you, Charmide, what are you proud of, asks Socrates

2. Well, on the contrary, I am most proud of my poverty

3. When I was rich in this city,

4. I feared first of all that someone might break into my house

5. That he might steal my money and torture me

6. Then, if I always owed expenses for the city

7. And in that period of time I was paying tariffs to the State

8. Now it's the city who feeds me at their expense

9. And, in addition, when I had a lot of wealth

10. I was always losing it by misfortune or because of the city

11. But now, I lose nothing, for I have nothing

12. And I always expect to get something

Exercise 1

1. If someone does you wrong we will fight for you

2. In that which concerns the health men do better with doctors than with their family

3. The voice of a mother who sings is sweet

4. And it is pleasant to drink in the warmth of the sun

5. Why then do you place a crater behind me?

Lesson 93

Elegy of Homer

1. when it was Nicaratos' turn says Callias, tell us

2. About what knowledge you are proud? He then says

3. Father,who oversaw me to become an accomplished man

4. Has obliged me to learn all the verses of Homer

5. And now I can recite by heart the entire Iliad and Odyssey

6. you know without a doubt that Homer,

the wisest of men composed poems about almost all human beings.

7. Which among you who want to know how to run a house,speak to people, command an army

8. Or be like Achilles or Ulysees which are with me frequently

9. I actually know all that

10. Did it escape you that all those rhapsodies have these verses.

11. How did you not notice this?

12. Do you know any breed worse than the rhapsodies?

13. No, by Zeus, replies Niceratos

14. Yet, you says So rates, it is certain that you have given them a lot of money.

Exercise 1

1. I hope to get an Boole from them.

2. He who likes a party is stupid not to drink.

3. Your mother watches so that you lack for nothing

4. Poor boy, it is obvious you do not know how to play the zither.

5. Do you know that I carefully learn?

Lesson 94

1. And you, Critobule, of what are you proud?

2. Of my beauty , he replies

3. In any case I swear by all the gods

4. That I will not trade my beauty for the power of the great King

5. He who is strong ought to procure lands by hard work

6. He who is brave in taking risks and he who is intelligent in speaking

7. But he who is handsome can obtain all that by doing nothing

8. I know that now by all means

9. Even by keeping quiet, this child and that girl I could get to kiss me more quickly

10. Than you, Socrates, despite your filling them with pretty words

Exercises

1. He declared that the man was dead from his wounds.

2. Someone killed him by the force of their hands

3. The other died by defending himself weakly against someone stronger

4. I am not ashamed to have less power than the laws

5. After having stationed himself 5or 6 stadiums away from the harbor, he gave the soldiers time off

Lesson 95

1. And you, continued Socrates, what are you proud of Antithenes?

2. Of my wealth

3. Hermogenes asked him if he had a lot of money

4. He swore he had not even one obole ( the equivalent of one sixth drachma)

5. But do you own a a lot of land?

6. Maybe he says, that would be sufficient to cover an athlete in dust

7. Tell us, then, says Socrates

8. How do you have so little but are proud of your wealth?

9. Because I value my friends, not by their homes I base their riches upon, or rather their poverty,

10. but upon their soul.

Exercises

1. love to listen to my little child sing.

2. We're he able as such, to become our friend rather than our enemy

3. I am thrilled to go hear the oracle.

4. He is so rich he doesn't know what he owns.

5. The orator should always speak the truth.

Lesson 96

1. I see certain tyrants have such a need for wealth

2. That they commit the worst acts than the helpless

3. As a matter of fact due to their povert, many steal,

4. And others knock down walls and still others sell free men as slaves

5. But there are tyrants that destroy entire families and

6. do a general massacre to many

7. And who often reduce whole cities into slavery for money

8. They seem to me to live

9. Absolutely like those who possess a lot and eat a lot

10. Who would never be satisfied

Exercise1

1. Alexander took five towns in a few days and reduced them to slavery

and headed toward the largest town of Persia

2. Ulysses filled the wooden horse with Greek warriors

3. After eating and drinking and slandering men soundly, I rest. Timocreon of Rhodes

4. You shouldn't neglect your friends.

5. You neglect those who you should take care of.

Lesson 97

1. When I am home,

2. The walls feel like warm tunics

3. The roof feels like very thick coats

4. But the most that I value among my wealth is

5. If someone dared me that what I own

6. To not see any work as humble

7. As to allow me to obtain enough food

8. And I consider the most honest to be

9. Those who seek simplicity rather than opulence

10. In effect, one should be content with what he has

11. Less than covet what other people have

Exercise 1

1. It is pleasant to have a cool house in summer and a warm one in winter.

2. Crete is an island with a mild climate.

3. They arrived at the sanctuary of Apollo and sacrificed to the God.

4. Those in attendance heard the oracle speak briefly.

5. Once they heard the oracle, they left.

Lesson 99

1. What else is of the best choice

2. You see I find it to be leisure all the time

3. To be a way of seeing what is worth the trouble and listen to what merits being chosen

4. And above all, what I appreciate most about leisure is to spend my days in Socrates' company

5. As for him, he does not admire those who can count the most gold

6. But he spends his time in the company of those who please him

7. Such then were the proposals of Antisthenes

Exercise

1. When I am unfair to you, blame me

2. If I were unfair towards you, you would blame me.

3. If I had not been unfair to you, you would not have blamed me.

4. I do not wish to be unfair to you.

5. I have no intention to be unfair to you.

Lesson 100

1. Everyone applauded after Antisthenes discourse.

2. The conversation ended there.

3. Suddenly a band of resellers and aulos player arrived in great number at the door

4. There was a noise in the courtyard and Callias spoke to the waiters

5. Young men! Aren't you going to see who is there?

6. If it is one of our friends invite him in

7. If not, tell him we are not drinking and are resting

8. Since the guests discovered the night had well advanced

9. Socrates arose with others to go

10. for a walk with Callias

11. That is how the banquet ended.

Exercises

1. (Hermes) I lead the best life the most honored one

2. Who will buy it?

3. Who wants to be in charge of all men?

4. (Buyer). Who knows it most of all?

5. ( Hermes) math astronomy, geometry, music.(Lucien goes to the sale)

Lesson 101

1. Tell me Muse, about the man who travelled a thousand times

2. Who wandered into Troy and destroyed the sacred walls

3. And who saw the cities of many men and learned of their mind

4. And who many sufferings endured in his heart

5. Struggled to survive to assure the return of his fellow men

6. But even as such he could not save them despite his wish

7. Due to their foolish pride they perished

8. The fools who by the Sun, the Very High, had devoured the cattle,

9. Those who captured them on the day of their return

10. Tell us, also goddess, daughter of Zeus, of one of these adventures.