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Helvetii 1.22-25
Gallic Wars
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| praecipiō, praecipere, praecēpī, praeceptum Labienus, ut erat ei praeceptum a Caesare ne proelium committeret | 3. to anticipate, warn Labenius had been warned by Caesar not to commit to battle. |
| renūntiō, renūntiāre, renūntiāvī, renūntiātum Considium timore perterritum quod non vidisset pro viso sibi renuntiavisse. | 1. to report Considius, struck with fear, had reported to him, as seen, that which he had not seen. |
| prōspiciō, prōspicere, prōspēxī, prōspectum rei frumentariae prospiciendum existimavit | (3.) to look out for, foresee he considered that he should be on the lookout for grain |
| āvertō, āvertere, āvertī, āversum [itaque] iter ab Helvetiis avertit ac Bibracte ire contendit. | (3.) to divert So the march was diverted from the Helvetii and they hastened toward Bibracte. |
| interclūdō, interclūdere, interclūsī, interclūsum sive eo quod re frumentaria intercludi posse confiderent | (3.) to block, cut off or they might be cut off from their grain supply |
| consilium commutare commutato consilio atque itinere converso nostros a novissimo agmine insequi ac lacessere coeperunt. | to change plans Having changed their plan and reversed direction, they began to pursue the rear guard and harass it. |
| lacessō, lacessere, lacessīvī, lacessītum commutato consilio atque itinere converso nostros a novissimo agmine insequi ac lacessere coeperunt. | (3.) to harass Having changed their plan and reversed direction, they began to pursue the rear guard and harass it. |
| supersum, superesse, superfuī, superfutūrum Postridie eius diei, quod omnino biduum supererat... | (irr.) to be left over The next day because there remained in all only two days' time... |
| copiosissimus -a -um Bibracte, oppido Haeduorum longe maximo et copiosissimo | adj. the most plentiful Bibracte, the Haedui town the largest and the most plentiful |
| fugitivus -i Ea res per fugitivos L. Aemilii, decurionis equitum Gallorum, hostibus nuntiatur. | runaway slave These things were reported to the enemy by runaway slaves of L. Aemilius decurion of the Gallic cavalry. |
| superiore locus superioribus locis occupatis proelium non commisissent | higher ground did not commit to battle having occupied higher ground |
| concertissima aciēs Helvetii cum omnibus suis carris secuti impedimenta in unum locum contulerunt; ipsi concertissimā aciē, reiecto nostro equitatu, phalange facta sub primam nostram aciem successerunt. | closest battle formation The Helvetti placed all their baggage trains followed by all their wagons in one place; having repelled our cavalry, formed a phalange and advanced up our battle line in the closest formation |
| succēdō, succēdere, successī, successum Helvetii cum omnibus suis carris secuti impedimenta in unum locum contulerunt; ipsi concertissimā aciē, reiecto nostro equitatu, phalange facta sub primam nostram aciem successerunt. | (3.) to advance; climb; succeed The Helvetti placed all their baggage trains followed by all their wagons in one place; having repelled our cavalry, formed a phalange and advanced up our battle line in the closest formation |
| removeō, removēre, remōvī, remōtum Caesar…ex conspectu remotis equis… | 2. to remove Caesar having removed his horses from sight… |
| cohortor, cohortārī, cohortātum Caesar… cohortatus suos proelium commisit. | dep. to encourage, cheer on Caesar joined battle after having cheered his troops on. |
| gladium destringere Ea disiecta gladiis destrictis in eos impetum fecerunt. | to unsheath one’s sword After having thrown them, and unsheathing their swords, attacked them. |
| conligō, conligāre, conligāvī, conligāt Gallis magno ad pugnam erat impedimento quod pluribus eorum scutis uno ictu pilorum transfixis et conligatis, | 1. to bind together The Gauls were mainly hindered from fighting because many of their shields were perforated in one strike by the javelins and bound together… |
| īnflectō, īnflectere, īnflēxī, īnflexum cum ferrum se inflexisset, neque evellere neque sinistra impedita satis commode pugnarem poterant… | (3.) to bend, curve When the iron had bent, they could neither pull it out nor comfortably fight with the hindered left hand… |
| evellō evellere evellī evulsum cum ferrum se inflexisset, neque evellere neque sinistra impedita satis commode pugnarem poterant… | 3. to pull out, pluck When the iron had bent, they could neither pull it out nor comfortably fight with the hindered left hand |
| commode commodius commodissime cum ferrum se inflexisset, neque evellere neque sinistra impedita satis commode pugnarem | adv. agreeably, comfortably When the iron had bent, they could neither pull it out nor comfortably fight with the hindered left hand |
| praeoptō, praeoptāre, praeoptāvī, praeoptātum multi ut diu iactato bracchio praeoptarent scutum manu emittere et nudo corpore pugnare. | (1.) to prefer many having long tossed their arm about preferred to throw down the shield and fight with their body exposed. |
| claudō claudere, clausī clausum Capto monte et succedentibus nostris, Boi et Tulingi, qui hominum milibus circiter XV agmen hostium claudebant et novissimis praesidio erant. | (3.) to blockade, besiege; close, shut, block; confine; enclose Having captured the mountain, the Boii and Tulingii who were about a 15000 men were blocking columns of the enemy and were the rear guard. |
| circumveniō, circumvenīre, circumvēnī, circumventum agmen hostium…ex itinere nostros [ab] latere aperto adgressi circumvenire, | 4. to encircle, surround the enemy column …having assailed our men on the exposed flank as they advanced to surround them |
| īnstō, īnstāre, īnstitī id conspicati Helvetii, qui in montem sese receperant, rursus instare et proelium redintegrare coeperunt. | 1. to approach, threaten when the Helvetii saw this, as they were withdrawing to the mountain, began again to approach and re-engage in battle |
| proelium redintegrāre id conspicati Helvetii, qui in montem sese receperant, rursus instare et proelium redintegrare coeperunt. | to re-engage in battle when the Helvetii saw this, as they were withdrawing to the mountain, began again to approach and re-engage in battle |
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carlos antonio
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