Ecce Romani 1 chapter 24 translation?

Answer 1

As soon as Titus, the boys and Eucleides went through the Capena Gate into the city, Sextus shouted, "What shall we do first? Where shall we go? Shall we visit...?" "Where will you take us, uncle?" Marcus interrupted. "Shall we see the Senate house and the Forum? Sextus has read and heard many things about Rome and now, uncle, he wants to see everything." "Be silent! Be silent" said Titus. "We shall visit the Forum tomorrow. Tomorrow, Euclides, you will be permitted to take the boys there. There will be enough time then. Today, however, boys, I shall take you home through the city and I shall point to you everything on the journey." They had now arrived at the Circus Maximus, which was not far off. Sextus was astounded when he saw the massiveness of the Circus Maximus. Marcus too was astounded although he had seen the Circus before. Titus was astounded, astonished not by the massiveness but the silence of the Circus. "Alas! Alas!" said Titus. The Circus is closed today. In three days, however, the ruler himself, Titus Flavius Vespasianus will hold magnificent games. "Will you not take us there?" asked Marcus. "Alas! I will not be able to take you there," said Titus. Perhaps Eucleides will take you. "Not at all!" Sextus replied. "Eucleides loves books, not games." "Come on, boys!" interrupted Titus. "Now we shall go round the Palatine Hill and we shall enter the Forum at the Arch of Tiberius. Perhaps we shall meet your father there, Marcus. The senators will soon be coming out of the Senate house." And so they left the Circus and went round the Palatine. On the way, Titus showed the boys the wonderful buildings that the rulers had built on the Palatine. At last they arrived at the Arch of Tiberius, exhausted now by the effort and the heat. "Here is the Arch," said Titus, "which..." "You will see everything tomorrow, "interrupted Cornelius, who had arrived at that very time at the Arch from the Senate house. "When you come back to the Forum tomorrow, Eucleides will explain everything to you. It is now too late. Come on! We shall now go home."

Answer 2

Chapter 24 of "Ecce Romani 1" is about the Roman festival of Saturnalia. It describes how the Romans celebrated the festival, exchanging gifts, wearing colorful clothing, and participating in feasts. The chapter also highlights the reversal of social roles during Saturnalia, where slaves were allowed to act as equals to their masters.