112 EASY LATIN STORIES. [part iii. fiinalem utrinque marem — 'amalefastened-to-a-halteroiieachBide.' data opera — * taking care.' quam nuperrime— ' as lately as possible.' The Indians used to keep the she-camelB for themselves, so that in extremity of danger they might abandon the males with the gold to the ants, and escape themselves. 125. Garamantibus.— £a<. Prim, § 109. possint — ^in snbj. after priusqnam, becanse possibility, not a fact, is meant. 127. intercedere — 'interfere with.' quin capitis damnetur — 'without being condemned to death ;' liter- ally, 'but that he should be condemned of the head.' quin (qui- non) can only be used in a negative sentence. 128. Delphi, -onim — a town in Northern Greece, celebrated for an oracle of Apollo, consultum. — See 25, note. 129. Laconia — ^the country of which Sparta was the capitaL multam — ' a penalty.' in auspidis — ' at the beginning,' from the auspices taken at that time. aere aiieno — ' debt,' literally ' some one else's money.' 131. Athenae, -anim — ^the capital of Attica in Northern Greece. Athenis is the locative case ; see note on 16. quantum — 'as.' quos reppererat amplissimos— the Latins often put the superlative into the relative clause, where in English it would be less correctly joined with the noun. Olympia, in Elis, a country in the Peloponnesus, celebrated for its great Athletic games, which were held every fourth year. 132. Sicyon— ^ town in the N.E. of the Peloponnesus, dignum qui fiat—' worthy to be made.'— 2>a<. Prim. § 160. quibus certarent —2^a<. Prim, § 150. 133. pertentavit — ' made a thorough trial ot* 135. eac legibua — ' according to the laws.' PART IV. SUBSTANTIVAL CLAUSES. A Substantival Clause is one which may take the place of a Substantive, as Subject, Object, or Apposite, being — I. Indirect Statement. Construction.— Accus. with Infin. II. Indirect Command or Request. Construction. — Subjunctive. III. Indirect Question. Construction. — Subjunctive,
