Belimicus Ultor

Belimicus Ultor

ultor = avenger

Belimicus

• chief of the Cantican tribe

• arrogant and rude

• doesn't notice the reef under the waves

• ends up soaking wet on a rock calling for help like a big ol' baby

Dumnorix

• chief of the Regnensian tribe

• brave and honest

• steers around the reef, wins the race!

Read this carefully, looking at the vocab on the side.

Open Ended

What do you think the story will be about based on the title "Belimicus Ultor?" Remember that ultor means avenger.

Multiple Choice

Belimicus, princeps Cantiacus, postquam Dumnorix in certamine navali vicit, rem graviter ferebat.

Who won the boat race?

• Dumnorix

• Belimicus

Multiple Choice

Iratissimus erat. Omnes hospites, quos rex aulam invitaverat, eum deridebant.

Which emoji best describes Belimicus?

• 😂

• 🐩

• 🤗

• 😠

Multiple Choice

Iratissimus erat. Omnes hospites, quos rex aulam invitaverat, eum deridebant.

Which word is in the pluperfect?

• erat

• invitaverat

• deridebant

Open Ended

Iratissimus erat. Omnes hospites, quos rex aulam invitaverat, eum deridebant.

Why do you think the guests are making fun of him?

Multiple Select

Cantiaci quoque eum deridebant et vituperabant.

Etiam servi, qui de naufragio cognoverant, clam ridebant.

This sections lists two other groups of people that were laughing at him. Who are they? Select all that apply.

• the Cantiaci

• the Regnenses

• the clams

• slaves

Multiple Choice

Cantiaci quoque eum deridebant et vituperabant.

Etiam servi, qui de naufragio cognoverant, clam ridebant.

Why is it extra bad that the Cantiaci are laughing at him?

• they're his own tribe

• they won the boat race, so they're adding insult to injury

Open Ended

Cantiaci quoque eum deridebant et vituperabant.

Etiam servi, qui de naufragio cognoverant, clam ridebant.

Why do you think the slaves are laughing "clam" (secretly)?

Open Ended

"iste Dumnoric me decepit," Belimicus sibi dixit.

"me in saxa impulit et praemium iniuste cepit. decorum est mihi eum punire."

iste = that (rotten)

iniuste = unjustly

According to Belimicus, what happened during the boat race?

Open Ended

"iste Dumnoric me decepit," Belimicus sibi dixit.

"me in saxa impulit et praemium iniuste cepit. decorum est mihi eum punire."

iste = that (rotten)

iniuste = unjustly

Do you agree with his account of the events?