IV.

#Ablative absolute; locatives of common nouns.#

1. At the death of Numa [Numa having died] the Romans elected a more warlike king. 2. War[1] having broken[1] out between the Romans and the Sabines, the dispute was settled by a contest between [of] the Curiatii and the Horatii. 3. The young men took up arms and [arms having been taken up][1] advanced to battle. 4. At a given[2] signal,[2] with drawn swords, they rushed together. 5. As the two Romans fell [the two Romans falling], the Alban army shouted for joy. 6. The sister of Horatius began to weep when she saw her lover's cloak. 7. He drew his sword and stabbed the girl who forgot [having forgotten] her brothers and her country. 8. When Tullus learned of the treachery of the Alban general, in anger[3] he ordered him to be put to death. 9. Then war was declared against the Sabines.[4] 10. Very many young men were in military service, a few were at home. 11. Tullus[5] Hostilius, who succeeded Numa, liked war [war pleased] rather than peace.

[Footnotes: 1: See p. 1, n. 4. 2: See p. 5, l. 12. [[in selection II]] 3: Use participle. 4: H. 429 (386); M. 534; A. 228; G. 347; B. 187, III. 5: H. 426, 1 (385, I); M. 531; A. 227; G. 346; B. 187, II.]