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1.1 Marcus Marcus mīles soldier fortis brave Rōmānus Roman in in terrīs lands longinquīs distant bellum war gerēbat was waging dum while uxor wife perfida treacherous domī at home manēbat remained
1.2 Nōn not crēdētis you will believe quid what Cornēlia Cornelia callida cunning fēcerit did dum while vir husband eius her patriam country dēfendēbat was defending
1.3 Cornēlia Cornelia cum with amātōre lover scelestō wicked cōnsilium plan audāx bold excōgitāvit devised ut so that pecūniam money ingentem huge fraudāret she might defraud
1.4 Prīmum first epistulam letter falsam false ad to praefectum commander scrīpsit wrote in in quā which mortem death marītī of husband nuntiāvit announced
1.5 Documenta documents omnia all falsificāvit falsified et and testēs witnesses corruptiōne with bribery persuāsit persuaded ut so that mendācia lies cōnfirmārent they might confirm
1.6 Mox soon sociētās company assēcūrātiōnis of insurance centum hundred mīlia thousands dēnāriōrum of denarii solvit paid quam which summam sum Cornēlia Cornelia cum with amātōre lover laeta happy partīta having shared est is
1.7 Amātor lover autem however villam villa novam new splendidissimam most splendid in in Capuā Capua ēmit bought ubi where amantes lovers lūxuriōsē luxuriously vīvēbant were living
1.8 Incredibile unbelievable dictū to say sed but vērō truly senātor senator quīdam certain eōs them in in convīviō banquet magnificō magnificent vīdit saw et and Marcō to Marcus amīcō friend antīquō old litterās letters mīsit sent
1.9 Marcus Marcus adhūc still vīvus alive īrā with anger ardēns burning Rōmam to Rome celeriter quickly rediit returned ut so that uxōrem wife perfidiam treacherous pūnīret he might punish
1.10 Nōn not crēdētis you will believe quod what factum done est is cum when mīles soldier domum home subitō suddenly intrāvit entered et and coniugem spouse in in lectō bed cum with amātōre lover invēnit found
1.11 Clamōrēs shouts et and lācrimae tears nōn not Cornēliam Cornelia salvāre to save poterant were able cum when Marcus Marcus testēs witnesses et and documenta documents fraudis of fraud iam already collēgisset had gathered
1.12 Iūdex judge sevērus strict Cornēliam Cornelia et and amātōrem lover ad to carcerem prison damnāvit condemned et and omnem all pecūniam money Marcus Marcus recuperāvit recovered
1.13 Sociētās company assēcūrātiōnis of insurance nunc now omnēs all cāsūs cases mortis of death dīligentius more diligently investigat investigates propter because of hanc this fabulam story mīrabilem amazing
1.14 Quod what Cornēlia Cornelia nōn not sciēbat knew erat was mīlitēs soldiers Rōmānōs Roman numquam never in in perīculō danger dēserī to be abandoned et and semper always vīgintī twenty oculīs with eyes cūstōdīrī to be guarded
1.15 Haec this fabula story docet teaches fraudem fraud numquam never impūnītam unpunished manēre to remain et and vēritātem truth semper always tandem finally ēmergere to emerge
1.1 Marcus mīles fortis Rōmānus in terrīs longinquīs bellum gerēbat dum uxor perfida domī manēbat.
1.2 Nōn crēdētis quid Cornēlia callida fēcerit dum vir eius patriam dēfendēbat.
1.3 Cornēlia cum amātōre scelestō cōnsilium audāx excōgitāvit ut pecūniam ingentem fraudāret.
1.4 Prīmum epistulam falsam ad praefectum scrīpsit in quā mortem marītī nuntiāvit.
1.5 Documenta omnia falsificāvit et testēs corruptiōne persuāsit ut mendācia cōnfirmārent.
1.6 Mox sociētās assēcūrātiōnis centum mīlia dēnāriōrum solvit quam summam Cornēlia cum amātōre laeta partīta est.
1.7 Amātor autem villam novam splendidissimam in Capuā ēmit ubi amantes lūxuriōsē vīvēbant.
1.8 Incredibile dictū sed vērō senātor quīdam eōs in convīviō magnificō vīdit et Marcō amīcō antīquō litterās mīsit.
1.9 Marcus adhūc vīvus īrā ardēns Rōmam celeriter rediit ut uxōrem perfidiam pūnīret.
1.10 Nōn crēdētis quod factum est cum mīles domum subitō intrāvit et coniugem in lectō cum amātōre invēnit.
1.11 Clamōrēs et lācrimae nōn Cornēliam salvāre poterant cum Marcus testēs et documenta fraudis iam collēgisset.
1.12 Iūdex sevērus Cornēliam et amātōrem ad carcerem damnāvit et omnem pecūniam Marcus recuperāvit.
1.13 Sociētās assēcūrātiōnis nunc omnēs cāsūs mortis dīligentius investigat propter hanc fabulam mīrabilem.
1.14 Quod Cornēlia nōn sciēbat erat mīlitēs Rōmānōs numquam in perīculō dēserī et semper vīgintī oculīs cūstōdīrī.
1.15 Haec fabula docet fraudem numquam impūnītam manēre et vēritātem semper tandem ēmergere.
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