Capitulum Quartum

Tribūnus* in castrīs sedet. Fēlēs cum tribūnō sedet. Tribūnus lūdicrum spectat. Fēlēs tribūnum spectat quod tribūnus est amīcus. Lūdicrum est frāctum.

Trēs mīlitēs tribūnum vident et ad tribūnum ambulant. Duō sunt tribūnī et alter centuriō veterānus est. Mīlitēs tribūnum spectant. Mīlitēs lūdicrum spectant.

* a high ranking officer

Centuriō veterānus dīcit, "Nōn est culpa tua. Puella cultrum habuit. Puella tē secavit."

Prīmus tribūnus dīcit, "Deī mē pūnient**. Ego necāvī minimam puellam."

*cut

** future time frame

Secundus tribūnus dīcit, "Necesse est nōbīs barbarōs necāre Rōmae*! Deī nōs amant et nōn barbarōs amant!"

Veterānus centuriō secundum tribūnum spectat et dīcit, "Itane**? Ego dubitō, sed ego pecūniam requīrō."

Prīmus tribūnus, trīstis, respondet "Captīvī Germānī dīcunt nōs Rōmānōs barbarōs esse***, nōn Germānōs."

*for Rome

**really?

***another form of est

Perspectives on Imperialism:

Calgacus's speech to rally the British troops against the Romans in Tacitus.

Consider these questions:

Which soldier's view of the situation is most likely to be the most common view among all the soldiers?

Do you think there are any perspectives that might be missing in their conversation?

Why do you think we talk about different perspectives on conflict?

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