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1.1 Secundus Secundus adulēscēns young man animī of spirit fortis brave in in Daciā Dacia prōvinciā province domicilium residence habēbat had ubi where pater father eius his praefectūram prefecture castrōrum of camp administrābat administered
1.2 Eī to him duo two familiarēs close friends erant were cārissimī most dear Pontius Pontius fidus faithful sodālis companion et and Aemilius Aemilius quem whom ardente with burning amōre love complectēbātur he embraced
1.3 Quōdam on a certain diē day cum when trēs three iuvenēs young men per through montēs mountains vagārentur were wandering cavernam cave obscūritāte with darkness oppressam oppressed reppererunt they found
1.4 Pontius Pontius quī who cēterīs than others audācior more bold exstitit stood out prīmus first ingressus having entered est is comitēsque and companions subsequī to follow iussit ordered
1.5 Per through tenebrās darkness Secundus Secundus tabulam tablet ex from aere bronze factam made litterīs with letters vetustissimīs very ancient īnscūlptam engraved animadvertit noticed
1.6 Aemilius Aemilius bonarum of good artium arts perītus skilled Dacōrum of Dacians sermōnem language callebat was versed in atque and īnscrīptiōnem inscription interpretātus having interpreted est is quae which thesaurum treasure absconditum hidden commemorābat mentioned
1.7 Thesaurum treasure esse to be Decēbalī of Decebalus rēgis king ultimī last quī who diū for a long time contrā against populum people Rōmānum Roman arma arms tulerat had carried fāma rumor erat was
1.8 Trēs three amīcī friends cōnfestim at once cōnsilium plan iniērunt entered into ut that thesaurum treasure investigārent they might investigate nōn not tamen however ignārī unaware quantum how much perīculī of danger inesset was in it
1.9 Etenim for indeed Marcus Marcus Severus Severus lēgātus legate prōvinciae of province vir man avāritiā with greed īnsatiābilī insatiable divitiarum of riches omnium all cupidissimus most desirous custōdiās guards passim everywhere disposuerat had placed
1.10 Nocte at night insequentī following lūnā moon plēnā full illūcente shining on trēs three amīcī friends ad to cavernam cave revēnērunt returned facibus with torches īnstrūmentīsque and tools mūnītī equipped
1.11 Dum while interiōra interior parts spēluncae of cave explōrant they explore vocēs voices horrendās dreadful exaudiēbant they heard clearly umbrāsque and shadows hūc here illūc there mōtantēs moving cernēbant they were discerning
1.12 Aemilius Aemilius quamquam although timōre with fear perculsus struck Secundī of Secundus tamen however dextrā right hand comprehēnsā having been grasped animum courage recēpit regained Pontio with Pontius intrepidē fearlessly praecedente going before
1.13 Tandem finally ad to conclave chamber amplum spacious pervēnērunt they arrived ubi where plūrima very many deōrum of gods Dacōrum of Dacians simulācra images cōnstitūta established erant were
1.14 Sub under simulācrō statue maximō greatest deī of god barbā with beard prōmissā hanging down signum sign in on pavīmentō floor incīsum cut in vidēbātur was seeming quod which ad to thesaurum treasure viam way monstrāre to show vidēbātur was seeming
1.15 Diūtissimē for a very long time humum ground fodiēbant they were digging dōnec until subitō suddenly cista chest aenea bronze in into cōnspectum sight vēnit came
1.16 Magnō with great cum with gaudiō joy cistam chest reserāvērunt they unlocked in in quā which vīs abundance aurī of gold argentīque and of silver gemmaeque and gems ingentis of immense pretiī value repositae placed away erant were
1.17 Haud not procul far ā from cistā chest ossa bones mortalia mortal iacēbant were lying et and in on pariete wall verba words cruōre with blood exarāta written out omnium of all animōs minds horrōre with horror complēvērunt filled
1.18 Ecce behold autem however subitō suddenly fragor crash immānis enormous exortus having arisen est is terraque and earth contremuit trembled velut as if īrā with anger numinum of divine powers concitāta stirred up
1.19 Secundus Secundus celeritāte with swiftness summā greatest partem part thesaurī of treasure in into sacculum small bag condidit put away sociōsque and companions ut that fugam flight capesserent they should take cohortātus having encouraged est is
1.20 Vixdum scarcely yet è from cavernā cave ēvāserant they had escaped cum when aditus entrance universus entire ingentī with huge strepitū noise corruit collapsed
1.21 Mīlitēs soldiers lēgātī of legate ad at fragōrem crash accurrērunt ran up sed but trēs three comitēs companions iam already in into silvārum of forests latebras hiding places sēsē themselves abdiderant had hidden away
1.22 Ad to tūgurium cottage remōtum remote Pontiī of Pontius contendērunt they hastened ibique and there thesaurum treasure inter among sē themselves partītī having divided sunt are
1.23 Paucīs in few post after diēbus days lēgātus legate Marcus Marcus Severus Severus īrā with anger exārsit blazed out praemiaque and rewards amplissima most ample prōposuit set forth sī if quis anyone thesaurī of treasure praedōnēs plunderers indicāvisset would have indicated
1.24 Secundus Secundus et and Aemilius Aemilius ē from prōvinciā province quam as prīmum first excēdere to depart statuērunt they decided Pontiumque and Pontius ut that sēcum with them proficīscerētur he might set out ōrāvērunt beseeched
1.25 At but Pontius Pontius cupiditāte by desire pecūniae of money dēpravātus corrupted maiōrem greater thesaurī of treasure portionem portion concupīvit desired amīcōsque and friends prōdere to betray in in animō mind habēbat had
1.26 Noctū by night ad to aedēs dwelling lēgātī of legate fūrtim stealthily contendit hastened Secundus Secundus vērō truly eum him īnsecutus having followed est is iam already perfidiam treachery amīcī of friend suspicātus suspecting
1.27 Dum while Pontius Pontius cum with lēgātō legate collocūtūrus about to converse est is Secundus Secundus omnia all things auribus with ears percēpit perceived continuōque and immediately ad to Aemilium Aemilius properē hastily regressus having returned est is
1.28 Ambō both raptim hurriedly sarcinas bundles convasāvērunt packed up et and intempestā in dead of nocte night ē from Daciā Dacia effūgērunt fled out haud not exiguam small thesaurī of treasure partem part sēcum with themselves asportantēs carrying away
1.29 Pontius Pontius autem however ā by lēgātō legate dēceptus deceived in into vincula chains coniectus thrown est was opibusque and with wealth quās which attulerat he had brought spoliātus despoiled
1.30 Secundus Secundus et and Aemilius Aemilius incolumēs unharmed in into Graeciam Greece pervēnērunt arrived ibique and there novae of new vītae life initium beginning fēcērunt made et and mutuō mutual amōre with love coniūnctī joined perpetuam perpetual fēlīcitātem happiness adeptī having obtained sunt are
1.1 Secundus adulēscēns animī fortis in Daciā prōvinciā domicilium habēbat ubi pater eius praefectūram castrōrum administrābat.
1.2 Eī duo familiarēs erant cārissimī, Pontius fidus sodālis et Aemilius quem ardente amōre complectēbātur.
1.3 Quōdam diē cum trēs iuvenēs per montēs vagārentur cavernam obscūritāte oppressam reppererunt.
1.4 Pontius quī cēterīs audācior exstitit prīmus ingressus est comitēsque subsequī iussit.
1.5 Per tenebrās Secundus tabulam ex aere factam litterīs vetustissimīs īnscūlptam animadvertit.
1.6 Aemilius bonarum artium perītus Dacōrum sermōnem callebat atque īnscrīptiōnem interpretātus est quae thesaurum absconditum commemorābat.
1.7 Thesaurum esse Decēbalī rēgis ultimī quī diū contrā populum Rōmānum arma tulerat fāma erat.
1.8 Trēs amīcī cōnfestim cōnsilium iniērunt ut thesaurum investigārent nōn tamen ignārī quantum perīculī inesset.
1.9 Etenim Marcus Severus lēgātus prōvinciae vir avāritiā īnsatiābilī divitiarum omnium cupidissimus custōdiās passim disposuerat.
1.10 Nocte insequentī lūnā plēnā illūcente trēs amīcī ad cavernam revēnērunt facibus īnstrūmentīsque mūnītī.
1.11 Dum interiōra spēluncae explōrant vocēs horrendās exaudiēbant umbrāsque hūc illūc mōtantēs cernēbant.
1.12 Aemilius quamquam timōre perculsus Secundī tamen dextrā comprehēnsā animum recēpit Pontio intrepidē praecedente.
1.13 Tandem ad conclave amplum pervēnērunt ubi plūrima deōrum Dacōrum simulācra cōnstitūta erant.
1.14 Sub simulācrō maximō deī barbā prōmissā signum in pavīmentō incīsum vidēbātur quod ad thesaurum viam monstrāre vidēbātur.
1.15 Diūtissimē humum fodiēbant dōnec subitō cista aenea in cōnspectum vēnit.
1.16 Magnō cum gaudiō cistam reserāvērunt in quā vīs aurī argentīque gemmaeque ingentis pretiī repositae erant.
1.17 Haud procul ā cistā ossa mortalia iacēbant et in pariete verba cruōre exarāta omnium animōs horrōre complēvērunt.
1.18 Ecce autem subitō fragor immānis exortus est terraque contremuit velut īrā numinum concitāta.
1.19 Secundus celeritāte summā partem thesaurī in sacculum condidit sociōsque ut fugam capesserent cohortātus est.
1.20 Vixdum è cavernā ēvāserant cum aditus universus ingentī strepitū corruit.
1.21 Mīlitēs lēgātī ad fragōrem accurrērunt sed trēs comitēs iam in silvārum latebras sēsē abdiderant.
1.22 Ad tūgurium remōtum Pontiī contendērunt ibique thesaurum inter sē partītī sunt.
1.23 Paucīs post diēbus lēgātus Marcus Severus īrā exārsit praemiaque amplissima prōposuit sī quis thesaurī praedōnēs indicāvisset.
1.24 Secundus et Aemilius ē prōvinciā quam prīmum excēdere statuērunt Pontiumque ut sēcum proficīscerētur ōrāvērunt.
1.25 At Pontius cupiditāte pecūniae dēpravātus maiōrem thesaurī portionem concupīvit amīcōsque prōdere in animō habēbat.
1.26 Noctū ad aedēs lēgātī fūrtim contendit Secundus vērō eum īnsecutus est iam perfidiam amīcī suspicātus.
1.27 Dum Pontius cum lēgātō collocūtūrus est Secundus omnia auribus percēpit continuōque ad Aemilium properē regressus est.
1.28 Ambō raptim sarcinas convasāvērunt et intempestā nocte ē Daciā effūgērunt haud exiguam thesaurī partem sēcum asportantēs.
1.29 Pontius autem ā lēgātō dēceptus in vincula coniectus est opibusque quās attulerat spoliātus.
1.30 Secundus et Aemilius incolumēs in Graeciam pervēnērunt ibique novae vītae initium fēcērunt et mutuō amōre coniūnctī perpetuam fēlīcitātem adeptī sunt.
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