iudex basilicam intrat.
A judge enters the law court.
quid es tu?
Who are you?
ego sum Caecilius.
I am Caecilius.
tu es Pompeianus?
Are you a citizen of Pompeii?
ego sum Pompeianus.
I am a citizen of Pompeii.
quid tu in urbe agis?
What do you do in the city?
ego cotidie ad forum venio.
I come to the forum every day.
ego sum argentarius.
I am a banker.
cur tu hodie ad basilicam venis?
Why did you come to the law court today?
Hermogenes multam pecuniam debet.
Hermogenes owes much money.
Hermogenes pecuniam non reddit.
Hermogenes did not give back the money.
Caecilius est mendax!
Caecilius is a liar.
Hermogenes, quid tu in urbe agis?
Hermogenes, what do you do in the city?
ego in foro negotium ago.
I do business in the forum.
ego sum mercator.
I am a merchant.
quid tu respondes?
What do you respond?
tu pecuniam debes?
Do you owe money?
ego pecuniam non debeo?
I do not owe money.
amicus meus est testis.
My friend is a witness.
ego sum testis.
I am the witness.
Hermogenes pecuniam non debet.
Hermogenes does not owe money.
Caecilius est mendax.
Caecilius is a liar.
tu, Hermogenes, es mendax.
You, Hermogenes, are the liar.
amicus tuus quoque est mendax.
Your friend is also a liar.
tu pecuniam non reddis...
You did not give back the money...
satis! tu Hermogenem accusas, sed tu rem non probas.
Enough! You accuse Hermogenes, but you do not prove the case.
ego ceram habeo.
I have a wax tablet.
tu signum in cera vides.
You can see the (his) seal in the wax tablet.
Hermogenes, tu anulum habes?
Hermogenes, do you have a ring?
ecce! Hermogenes anulum celat.
Look! Hermogenes is hiding the ring.
ubi est anulum?
Where is the ring?
ecce! anulus rem probat.
Look! The ring proves the case.
ego Hermogenem convinco.
I convict Hermogenes.