Gladiatores
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Dies festus est: hodie cives Romae Ludos celebrant.
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Ubique praecones in viis clamant:
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Venite ad amphitheatrum.
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Puer nomine Gaius cito per vias currit. Gaudet,
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nam spectacula valde ei placent. Subito amicum
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Marcum videt. Eum vocat: 'Heus, Marce, quo
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curris? Nonne ad amphitheatrum accedis?' 'Ita est,'
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respondet Marcus, 'Accedo...' Sed sententiam
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finire non potest, nam Gaius iterum amicos
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accedere videt. Clamat: 'Salve, Quinte, salve Publi,
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nonne vos ad Ludos venitis?' 'Scilicet!' respondet
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Publius, 'Domi manere non possumus. Quando
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in arena pugnant gladiatores, nos semper in
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cavea sedemus. Hodie gladiatori Celado favemus.
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Celadus
Thraex est: gladio pugnat. Omnes superat.
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Et tu? Quis tibi heros Ludorum est?' Dicit Gaius:
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'Ego Cornaci faveo. Cornax
retiarius est: tridente
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et reti pugnat. Nemo celeritate eum superat!'
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Deinde Marcum rogant amici: 'Dic nobis, tu
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quid videre cupis?' Marcus respondet: 'Bestias
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spectare mihi placet, leones et pantheras et
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elephantos. Pugnam numquam specto: si sanguis
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fluit, ego semper oculos claudo.'
English Translation
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It's a festive day: today the civilians of Rome are going to celebrate the games.
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Everywhere, announcers are shouting in the streets:
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We announce the spectacles.
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Come to the amphitheater.
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The boy named Gaius quickly runs through the streets. He is happy,
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because he really likes the games. Suddenly, the friend
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sees Marcus. He shouts: 'Hey, Marcus, why
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run? Aren't you going to the amphitheater?' 'Indeed I am',
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answers Marcus, 'I'm going to..' He cannot
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finish his sentence, because Gaius again sees
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his other friends approach. He yells: 'Hello, Quintus, and hello Publius,
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you are coming to the games, right?' 'Of course!' answers
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Publius, 'Today we cannot stay home. When
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then gladiators fight in the area, we always sit
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in the tribune. Today we support Celadus.
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Celadus is a
thraex: he fights with a sword. He stands above all.
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And you? Who is the hero of the games for you?' Gaius says:
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fights with a net and trident. Nobody is faster than him!'
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Then, Marcus' friends ask: 'What do
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you want to see?' Marcus responded: 'I like looking at
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animals, lions and panthers
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and elephants. I never watch a fight: if blood
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flows, I always close my eyes.'