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Helvetii 1
Henle Latin II
Question | Answer |
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pateō patēre patuī se fines habere arbitrabantur, qui in longitudinem milia passuum CCXL, in latitudinem CLXXX patebant. | 2. to extend, lie open, be accessible they have narrow borders, which extended 240 miles long and 180 miles wide |
quam maximum iumentorum et carrorum quam maximum numerum coemere | as much/as many as possible to buy up as many as possible beasts of burden and wagons |
sementes facere | to do sowing/planting |
suppetō suppetere suppetīvī suppetītum ut in itinere copia frumenti suppeteret | 3. to be sufficient so that there would be enough grain for the journey |
conficiō conficere confēcī confectum Ad eas res conficiendas biennium sibi satis esse duxērunt | 3. to complete, perform, accomplish They considered that two years would be enough to complete these things. |
deligō deligere deligī delectus Ad eas res conficiendas Orgetorix deligitur. | 3. to choose, select Orgetorix was chosen to perform these deeds. |
lēgātiō -nis Is sibi lēgātiōnem ad civitatēs suscipit. | (f.) 3. ambassadorship He undertook the ambassadorship for the nations. |
itemque Dumnorigi Haeduo, …ut idem conāretur persuadet. | conj. similarly Similarly, he tried to persuade Dumnorix, of the Haedui to do the same. |
probō probāre probāvī probātum Perfacile factu esse illis probat conāta perficere…esset | 1. to prove It would be very easy to try to prove to them to accomplish |
quin non esse dubium quin totius Galliae plurimum Helvetii possent | conj. but that, that not there could be no doubt that most of the Helvetii would control all of Gaul |
regnō occupāre l regno occupato per tres potentissimos ac firmissimos populos totius Galliae sese potiri posse sperant. | to seize control they hoped that after having seized control to acquire all of Gaul through the three most powerful and strongest peoples. |
ius iurandum dare Hac oratione adducti inter se fidem et ius iurandum dant | to swear an oath Inspired by this speech, they swear an oath of loyalty |