← Latin Stories: The Claudius Tales
13.1 Claudius Claudius mercātor merchant Rōmānus Roman dīves wealthy nāvem ship magnam large habēbat had quā by which merx merchandise pretiōsa precious per through maria seas portābat carried
13.2 Ūnō on one diē day dēcrēvit decided sē himself ad to Britanniam Britain nāvigāre to sail ut so that novās new mercātūrās trading opportunities quaereret might seek
13.3 Cum when ventus wind secundus favorable flāret was blowing nāvis ship ē from portū harbor Galliae of Gaul profecta having departed est is et and septentriōnēs north versus toward contendit hastened
13.4 Post after trēs three diēs days nāvigātiōnis of sailing ōram coast Britanniae of Britain prōspexērunt they saw ahead et and flūmen river Tamesim Thames intrāvērunt they entered
13.5 Claudius Claudius mox soon urbem city Londinium Londinium cōnspexit caught sight of ubi where multae many nāvēs ships in in portū harbor stābant were standing
13.6 Mercātōrēs merchants Britannicī British et and Gallicī Gallic in on rīpīs banks flūminis of river negōtiābantur were trading et and mercēs goods suās their vendēbant were selling
13.7 Cum when Claudius Claudius ad to terram land dēscendisset had descended mercātōrēs merchants locī of place eum him benignē kindly excēpērunt welcomed
13.8 Prīnceps chief mercātōrum of merchants Britannicus British nōmine by name Caratācus Caratacus Claudium Claudius ad to cēnam dinner invītāvit invited
13.9 In during convīviō feast dē about mercātūrā trade collocūtī having conversed sunt are et and pactum agreement commercī of commerce fēcērunt they made
13.10 Per for multōs many diēs days Claudius Claudius Londinī in Londinium manēbat remained et and urbem city novam new crēscentem growing mīrābātur was admiring
13.11 Tandem finally cum when negōtia business cōnfēcisset he had completed et and multa many lucra profits fēcisset had made ad to Rōmam Rome revertī to return cōnstituit decided
13.12 Caratācus Caratacus amīcō to friend Rōmānō Roman valē farewell dīxit said et and spērāvit hoped sē himself eum him iterum again vīsūrum about to see esse to be
13.1 Claudius mercātor Rōmānus dīves nāvem magnam habēbat quā merx pretiōsa per maria portābat.
13.2 Ūnō diē dēcrēvit sē ad Britanniam nāvigāre ut novās mercātūrās quaereret.
13.3 Cum ventus secundus flāret nāvis ē portū Galliae profecta est et septentriōnēs versus contendit.
13.4 Post trēs diēs nāvigātiōnis ōram Britanniae prōspexērunt et flūmen Tamesim intrāvērunt.
13.5 Claudius mox urbem Londinium cōnspexit ubi multae nāvēs in portū stābant.
13.6 Mercātōrēs Britannicī et Gallicī in rīpīs flūminis negōtiābantur et mercēs suās vendēbant.
13.7 Cum Claudius ad terram dēscendisset mercātōrēs locī eum benignē excēpērunt.
13.8 Prīnceps mercātōrum Britannicus nōmine Caratācus Claudium ad cēnam invītāvit.
13.9 In convīviō dē mercātūrā collocūtī sunt et pactum commercī fēcērunt.
13.10 Per multōs diēs Claudius Londinī manēbat et urbem novam crēscentem mīrābātur.
13.11 Tandem cum negōtia cōnfēcisset et multa lucra fēcisset ad Rōmam revertī cōnstituit.
13.12 Caratācus amīcō Rōmānō valē dīxit et spērāvit sē eum iterum vīsūrum esse.
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