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Answer either Section A or Section B. Section A: Comprehension and Grammar Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions which follow. The importance which the Romans attached to oaths ... is demonstrated by the story of ten men sent back to Rome after the Carthaginian victory at Cannae. post proelium Hannibal, imperator Carthaginiensium, ex militibus victis electos decem Romam misit mandavitque eis pactusque est ut, si populo Romano videretur, permutatio fieret captivorum et, si alteri plures acciperent, pro his darent argenti pondus certum. priusquam proficiscerentur, eos coegit ut hoc iusiurandum dicerent: se in castra Poenica redituros esse, si Romani captivos permutare nollent. veniunt Romam decem captivi. mandatum Hannibalis in senatu exponunt. permutatio senatui non placita. tum parentes cognatique virorum eos multis cum lacrimis amplexi ne ad hostes redirent orabant. octo tamen ex his id sibi iustum non esse responderunt, quoniam iureiurando sacro vincti essent, statimque, ut iuraverant, ad Hannibalem revenerunt. duo reliqui Romae manserunt; dicebant enim se liberos esse ac ea religione solutos quod, castra hostium egressi, subito consilio capto tamquam ob aliquam causam eodem regressi essent, atque ita iureiurando iam satisfacto rursum abissent. haec eorum fraus tam esse turpis existimata est ut contempti vulgo discerpti sint consulesque eos omnibus modis poenae et signis ignominiae affecerint, quoniam id quod facturos iuraverant non fecissent. Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 6.18 (adapted) Names Hannibal, -is (m) Hannibal Carthaginienses, -ium (m pl) the Carthaginians Poenicus, -a, -um Carthaginian Words paciscor, pacisci, pactus sum I propose, suggest permutatio, -onis (f) an exchange iusiurandum, iurisiurandi (n) oath cognatus, -i (m) relative religio, -onis (f) obligation, restriction fraus, fraudis (f) trickery, deception discerpo, -ere, -cerpsi, -cerptus I reproach, denounce ignominia, -ae (f) disgrace 1 Hannibal ... misit (lines 1–2): who were the men that Hannibal sent to Rome? [1] 2 mandavitque ... certum (lines 2–4): what deal did Hannibal offer to the Romans? [4] 5 10 153 © OCR 2021 H443/02 Oct21 Turn over 3 priusquam ... nollent (lines 4–5): what else happened before the men set off? [4] 4 veniunt ... placita (lines 6–7): what happened when the men reached Rome? [2] 5 Translate tum parentes ... vincti essent (lines 7–9). Please write your translation on alternate lines. [10] 6 duo reliqui ... abissent (lines 10–13): what reasons did the two men who stayed in Rome give for not returning to Hannibal with the others? [7] 7 haec eorum ... fecissent (lines 13–15): how were these two men treated, and why? [7] 8 State and explain the case of the following, using a translation if you think it is helpful: (a) populo Romano (line 2) [2] (b) pondus (line 4) [2 [Show More]

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