Quārta · Unit 1 · Lesson 5
Letters 6.16.17–22: the end on the shore
Darkness at midday, the smell of sulfur, and the admiral’s death; then Pliny’s last word on letters and history.
You will be able to
- Read Letters 6.16.17–20 and 22 in extracts
- Recognize an ablative of comparison and an ablative absolute
- Explain how the letter ends
New words
- cālīgō, cālīginis, f. darkness, thick fog
- flamma, flammae, f. flame
- corpus, corporis, n. body
- historia, historiae, f. history