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Chapter V: #Ablative of specification; dative with compounds.#

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1. Ancus Marcius, the fourth king, was like Numa[1] in justice and piety, but was more warlike. 2. During[2] his reign[2] a raid was made on the Roman territory by the Latins. 3. When the king heard of this [which having been learned], he declared war against them. 4. Having defeated the Latins, he destroyed their towns and transferred the citizens to Rome. 5. Romulus had built a wall around the city, but this wall was larger. 6. Of these four kings of Rome, two were distinguished in war, two in peace.

[Footnotes:
1: H. 434 (391, I); M. 536; A. 234; G. 359; B. 192, 1.
2: Abl. abs.]

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