boudica 3 Flashcards
Suetonius, -il (m)
Suetonius Paulinus (Roman Govenor)
quartus decimus, -a, -um
fourteenth
vexilarii, -orum, (m pl)
detachment
vicensimus, -a, um
twentieth
proximum, -i (n)
neighbouring area
auxiliares, -um (m pl)
auxiliaries
ferme
about, approximately
armature, -i (m)
armed man
contendo (3)
I hurry
acid (abl) congredior, congredi
I join battle (lit, ‘come together in battle line’)
eligo (3)
I choose
angustus -a, - um
narrow
fauces, -um, (f pl)
defile, entrance, (lit ‘jaws’)
a tergo
from behind
claudo (3), clausi, clausus
I shut, close, block
nihil hostium
‘no enemies’ (lit nothing of enemies)
frons, frontis (f)
front
apertus, -a, -um
open
planities, planitiei (f)
plain (i.e. level ground)
metus, - us (m)
fear
insidiae, arum, (f pl)
ambush
legionarius, - il (m)
legionary soldier
instruo (3) instruxi, instructus
i draw up
frequens, frequentis
crowded
ordo, ordinis (f)
row
levis, levis, leve
lightly-armed
armatura, -ae (f)
troops
circumsto (1)
i am stationed around (lit. ‘I stand around’)
conglobatus, -a, -um
massed together
pro cornibus
on the wings (of the army)
adsto (1), adstiti
I stand by
copiae, -arum (f pl)
troops
passim
everywhere
per catervas
in groups (of infantry)
turma, -ae (f)
troops of cavalry
exulto (1)
I rush about wildly
tanta … quanta…
as great … as…
non alias
at no other time
tanta multitudo quanta non alias
(i.e.) an incredible, unprecedented number
animus, - i (m)
spirit
ferox, ferocis
fierce, ferocious
coniunx, coniugis (f)
wife
testis, testis (m)
witness
secum
‘with them’
plaustrum -i (n)
wagon, cart
ad (+a acc)
(here =) at
extremus, -a, -um
‘the edge of’