Calendar: 1864-1865 Page 585

THE SCHOOL 587 deuntem dixisse ferunt tandem earn nubem quae sedere in jugis montiurr solita sit cum procella imbrem dedisse What is tbe origin of the saying alluded to in the beginning of the speech of Minucius When was the first treaty between Rome and Carthage concluded What circumstances led to the first Punic War What did the Romans gain by it Give brief outline of the events of the second Punic War State the locality origin and modern name of Saguntum Name other remarkable sieges in ancient and modern history With which has that of Saguntum been compared Where is Ticinum situated Give its modern name For what battle is it famous in later times What enabled the Romans to recover so soon from the blow at Cannae Where is that town situated Who commanded the Romans in that battle and also at the Lacus Trasimenus ί 10 When and by whom was Massilia founded State some particulars of its connexion with the Romans 11 State the divisions of the Alps By what pass is Han- nibal supposed to have effected his passage 12 Define the directions of the Via Appia Via Latina Via Flaminia 13 Explain the allusions in agates insulas Erycemque ante oculos proponite-Alliensis clades 14 Define Herculis columnse-insulam Vulcani-Vibonensia ager-Teanum Sidicinum-Etrusci campi 15 Explain the following phrases Praerogativa militaris Adverso fiumine ire Secundum deos violati Vasa colligere Quibusdam volentibus res novas fore Ita praetorium missum Ver sacrum Resolutis oris In custodiam habitum 10 Vitio creati