I need help with this!
(I know we're not supposed to post homework. I will post what i think it is in a min)
Sum servus quod* Romani meam (my) patriam occupabant. In proeliis Romanis non pugnabam. Mea patria erat Graecia*, et nunc mea familia in Graecia habitat. Mox mea familia ad Italiam navigabit.
Habito et laboro in casa domini . Multi (many) servi in agris laborant. Equi frumentum portant. Unus (one) servus est magister. Servus est Egnatius. Egnatius est de Hispania. Egnatius est magister puerorum. Mox non i am (no longer) erit servus.
Dominus me amat. Dominus me amat quod* vitam fili servabam. Sum Xeno; Romae (in Rome) sum Sextus*. Mox liber (free) ero.
Please re-think the underlined sections below:
I am a Roman slave because the Romans have occupied my country. I did not fight in the battles with the Romans. My native country was Greece, and now my family lives in Greece. Soon my family will sail for Italy.
Now I live in a town in Italy. I work in the house of master. Many slaves work in the fields, and horses carry the grain to the house. One slave is from Spain and is a teacher. The Spanish slave is Luis. Luis is the teacher of the boys in the house of the master. He will soon be a free man and will not be a slave anymore. [Are you expected to have more in the English than is in the Latin?]
The lord and I are friends. The master is grateful to me because I had at one time saved his son's life in front of the temple. In Greece my name was Xeno: my Roman name is a common Roman boy’s name. Soon I hope to be free and to be a Roman man.
I am a Roman slave because the Romans have occupied my country. I did not fight in the battles with the Romans. My native country was Greece, and now my family lives in Greece. Soon my family will sail for Italy.
Now I live in a town in Italy. I work in the house of master. Many slaves work in the fields, and horses carry the grain to the house. One slave is from Spain and is a teacher. The Spanish slave is Luis. Luis is the teacher of the boys in the house of the master. He will soon be a free man and will not be a slave anymore.
The lord and I are friends. The master is grateful to me because I had at one time saved his son's life in front of the temple. In Greece my name was Xeno: my Roman name is a common Roman boy’s name. Soon I hope to be free and to be a Roman man.
What does sum mean, it’s constantly popping up in sentences I’m supposed to translate but it’s not in any vocabulary and the only translation I can find is be in the dictionary.
sum= I am
The translation I need looked over is "Dominus me amat. Dominus me amat quod* vitam fili servabam. Sum Xeno; Romae (in Rome) sum Sextus*. Mox liber (free) ero."
This is the answer I got- The master loves me. The master loves me becaue I saved the life of the son (or I saved the son's life?) I am Xeno; in Rome I am Sextus. Soon I will be free.
It seems like you need help understanding the passage you provided. The passage is written in Latin and talks about a person named Xeno who is a slave in ancient Rome.
To understand the passage, let's break it down sentence by sentence:
1. "Sum servus quod Romani meam patriam occupabant." This sentence translates to "I am a slave because the Romans were occupying my homeland." Here, Xeno is explaining that he is a slave because his homeland, which is Greece, was occupied by the Romans.
2. "In proeliis Romanis non pugnabam." This sentence means "I did not fight in battles with the Romans." Xeno is saying that he didn't participate in any battles against the Romans.
3. "Mea patria erat Graecia, et nunc mea familia in Graecia habitat." This sentence translates to "My homeland was Greece, and now my family lives in Greece." Xeno is mentioning that his homeland is Greece and his family currently resides there.
4. "Mox mea familia ad Italiam navigabit." This sentence means "Soon my family will sail to Italy." Xeno is saying that his family plans to move to Italy in the near future.
5. "Habito et laboro in casa domini." This sentence translates to "I live and work in my master's house." Xeno is mentioning that he lives and works in his master's home.
6. "Multi servi in agris laborant." This sentence means "Many slaves work in the fields." Xeno is stating that there are many other slaves who work in the fields.
7. "Equi frumentum portant." This sentence translates to "Horses carry grain." Xeno is mentioning that horses are used to transport grain.
8. "Unus servus est magister. Servus est Egnatius. Egnatius est de Hispania. Egnatius est magister puerorum." This sentence means "There is one slave who is the teacher. The slave is Egnatius. Egnatius is from Hispania. Egnatius is the teacher of the boys." Xeno is introducing another slave named Egnatius, who is a teacher and is from Hispania.
9. "Mox non iam erit servus." This sentence translates to "Soon he (Egnatius) will no longer be a slave." Xeno is stating that Egnatius will soon be freed from slavery.
10. "Dominus me amat. Dominus me amat quod vitam fili servabam." These sentences mean "My master loves me. My master loves me because I saved his son's life." Xeno is expressing that his master loves him because he saved his master's son's life.
11. "Sum Xeno; Romae sum Sextus. Mox liber ero." This sentence translates to "I am Xeno; I am Sextus in Rome. Soon I will be free." Xeno is introducing himself as Xeno and stating that he goes by the name Sextus while he is in Rome, but he anticipates being freed soon.
I hope this breakdown helps you understand the passage better! If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.