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Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Wilderness vs. Civilization, Joy, Justice, Prudence, Religion
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What had the Romans built which was 80 miles in length and stretched from “Luguvallium in the west to Segedunum in the east”?
Why, according to the text, were “ex-cavalry mares” so commonly purchased and used by the locals?
How had Marcus disguised himself? Describe his appearance.
What had Marcus’ horse, Vispania, tried to do that made some of the Decurion laugh?
What did the Decurion jokingly accuse “Demetrius” of and how did “Demetrius” respond?
What made the Roman soldiers stop laughing and become “painfully efficient”?
What had Marcus and Esca learned, each in their own way, about the best times to eat when on the move?
What was Marcus and Esca’s plan for how they would move through the North country?
What did Marcus say should not be done “unless one was tired of life”?
What did Marcus do to seek favor from Mithras at the beginning of their hunt for information about the Ninth Legion?
Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)
Why did Marcus start pretending to be “Demetrius the Alexandrian” before crossing into the northern country?
What did Marcus (Demetrius) mean by saying that he was “like Alexander, in search of fresh worlds to conquer”?
Why did the soldiers change their demeanor when the commander showed up?
Why were Marcus’ and Esca’s horses now “unshod”? What is the purpose of shoeing horses?
Why did Marcus greet this adventure “joyously” despite the fact the likelihood of success seemed “hopeless”?
Why did Marcus sacrifice the carved bird to Mithras? Why not something else?
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
How is the behavior of Marcus’ mare, Vispania, in this chapter a good example of the power of habit? Are habits good or bad? How does one form and/or break a habit?
Marcus’ disguise deceived the Roman soldiers as to the nature of his business in the Northern lands. Is deception the same as lying? If there is an important distinction between the two, what is it?
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read Luke 12:34-48. How might we relate this passage to the soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall?