1º TEXTO (PARA TRADUCIR)
Alexander (died 323 B.C.E.)
By Plutarch - Written 75 A.C.E. “It being my purpose to write the lives of Alexander the king, and of Caesar, by whom Pompey was destroyed, the multitude of their great actions affords so large a field that I were to blame if I should not by way of apology forewarn my reader that I have chosen rather to epitomize the most celebrated parts of their story, than to insist at large on every particular circumstance of it. It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories, but lives”.
By Plutarch - Written 75 A.C.E. “It being my purpose to write the lives of Alexander the king, and of Caesar, by whom Pompey was destroyed, the multitude of their great actions affords so large a field that I were to blame if I should not by way of apology forewarn my reader that I have chosen rather to epitomize the most celebrated parts of their story, than to insist at large on every particular circumstance of it. It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories, but lives”.
2º TEXTO
La leyenda cuenta que Numitor junto con Amulio eran reyes de una ciudad de Lacio llamada Alba Longa. Amulio destronó a Numitor y mandó matar a todos sus hijos, salvo a su hija Rea Silvia, a quien obligó a dedicarse al culto de Vesta, para así mantenerla virgen. Una noche que se encontraba durmiendo a orillas de un río, el Dios Marte la avistó y se quedó prendado de ella, poseyéndola y dejándola encinta.Como consecuencia, tuvo dos gemelos a quienes llamó Rómulo y Remo. El rey, al enterarse, no la mandó matar, sino que dejó que diera a luz, pero luego ordenó que los colocaran en una cesta en el río Tiber para así ahogarlos.
Esta cesta embarrancó y ambos pequeños fueron amamantados por una loba, llamada Luperca, luego recogidos por un pastor, Fáustulo y cuidados por su mujer. Se decía que fueron criados en el centro de Lacio, en Gabio más precisamente. Al crecer y enterarse de su origen, retornaron a Alba Longa, asesinaron a Amulio y depusieron en el trono a Numitor.
Los dos hermanos decidieron crear una ciudad, justo en el lugar donde embarrancó la cesta. Allí trazaron un perímetro con un arado y Rómulo juró matar a todo aquel que la traspasara. Para otorgarle un nombre sin discutir, decidieron que se lo designaría quien avistara más pájaros, prueba que supero Rómulo.
Decidió ponerle Roma, parecido a su nombre, y Remo enojado, borró el surco de los límites que había trazado su hermano. Cumpliendo el juramento que había realizado, Rómulo lo mató quedando como Soberano de la nueva ciudad.
3º TEXTO
3º TEXTO
The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well… not entirely. One small village of indomitable Gauls continues to resist the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries at the fortified camps of Barbaorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Petibonum.
Asterix is our hero, a brave, astute little warrior. All dangerous missions are immediately given to him. Asterix gets his superhuman strength from a magic potion made by the druid Panoramix. Obelix is Asterix’s inseparable friend. He works as a menhir delivery man and is addicted to wild boar and fighting. He is always ready to drop everything and join Asterix in a new adventure.
He is usually accompanied by his dog Idefix, a canine ecologist who barks in protest when a tree is cut down. At this time, there were two types of Gaul, those who accepted the domination of the Roman invaders and imitated their customs and speech, and those who resisted domination at any cost.
Clearly, Asterix and Obelix do not belong to the first group.
