Chapter XV: #Indirect quotation of simple sentences; ablative with opus.#

1. "The Samnites are our enemies," said Curius; "let us set out against them." 2. Immediately he set out, and, having[1] conquered[1] the Samnites,[1] he took a large amount of land and many captives [men]. 3. He swore (that there) was[2] none [nothing] of the booty in his house. 4. Cicero says (that) the Samnites brought [to have brought] a great weight of gold to Curius. 5. Curius scorned[1] their gold[1] (and) said that he could not be bribed. 6. He told the senate that he was contented with seven jugera of land. 7. He afterwards sold into slavery a young man who refused to serve in the army [military service]. 8. The young man saw that the tribunes could not help him [not to be able to be for an aid to him]. 9. After he had destroyed the army of Pyrrhus, he returned to Rome in triumph [triumphing]. 10. It is said that Pyrrhus was slain by a woman of Argos.[3] 11. So the Romans[4] did not need the aid[5] of Curius again.

[Footnotes:
1: Abl. abs.
2: See p. 7, n. 16.
3: Use adj.
4: Dat. of poss.
5: Cf. #cîve#, l. 22.]