in palestra

1. Why did Caecilius give Quintus a discus? It was Quintus's birthday.
2. Where did Caecilius take Quintus? To the palaestra to throw his new disc.
3. Who was in the crowd? Many iuvenes (Juveniles) athletas (athletes) and pugiles (boxers) as well as statues and the athlete "Milo."
4. Why were there statues in the palaestra? Pompeiani put up the statues of famous athletes in the palaestra.
5. What were the slaves doing in the palaestra? The slaves were offering wine to the spectators.
6. Write down two Latin words used in the lines 12-15 to describe the athlete Milo. What do they tell us about him? ingens; notissimus. They show us that he is a very popular and very good athlete.
7. athleta palaestram circumspectavit.  Why do you think Milo did this before throwing the discus?  The only reasons that come to mind are either he was "showboating" or he was doing it to aid in this throw.
8.  How did the spectators react in line 20? They praised Milo (by cheering I assume)
9. discus non est meus. What had just happened to make Milo say this? Quintus had let Milo borrow the disc.
10. In lines 26-28, what happened when Quintus threw the discus? He hit a statue and broke off the nose.
11. How was Milo's reaction different from that of the Pompeians? Do you think he was right to behave as he did? Why? While the Pomeians were laughing about it, Milo got upset and started insulting Quintus. I don't think he should have acted the way he did, he only got upset because the statue was of himself.