-
Psitacorum regio sic a
Lusitanis huc
lebegio vento appulsis, ****
Callicutium peterent,
appellata propter inauditam earum avium ibidem magnitudinem,
porro ****...
- subject: Patrēs conscrīptī ... lēgātōs in Bīthȳniam
miserunt quī ab rēge
peterent, nē inimīcissimum suum se****
haberet sibique dēderet. (Nepos) "The senators...
-
rerum memorabilium, (Frankfurt: Aubry, 1614), p. 29: "****que ambo una Vrbe
peterent,
uniuersam curiam, &
maiorem populi parte extra moenia occurrentem inuenere:...
- long
sentence even a
mixture of the two:
legatos mittunt qui
pacem petant/
peterent (present or
imperfect subjunctive) 'they send (i.e. sent) amb****adors to...
- rule' It can also mean 'in
order to' (purpose): lēgātōs Rōmam quī
auxilium peterent mīsēre (Livy) 'they sent amb****adors to Rome to ask for help'
Another meaning...
- (the
subject of
peterent),
while sē****
refers to the king (the
subject of habēret): lēgātōs in Bīthȳniam mīsērunt, quī ab rēge
peterent, nē inimīcissimum...
- that they
should come' (both
verbs primary) lēgātōs
mittunt quī pācem
peterent (Livy) 'they send amb****adors (who were) to ask for peace' (second verb...
