Lines 37-49

Question 1

ac primum legio gradu immota et angustiis loci defensa

Answer 1

And first the legion, not moving from its position and defended by the narrowness of the place,

Question 2

Postquam in appropinquantes hostes certo iactu tela exhauserat, ya quam cuneo erupit.

Answer 2

After it had used up its javelins, with sure aim, against the approaching enemy, burst forth as in a wedge-formation.

Question 3

auxiliares quoque impetum faciunt;

Answer 3

The auxiliaries also made an attack;

Question 4

Et equites protentis hastis perfrigunt quod obvium et validum erat.

Answer 4

And the cavalry, with their spears at full stretch, broke through any strong forces in their path.

Question 5

Ceteri terga praebuerunt, difficili effugio, quia circumiecta plaustra saepserant abitus.

Answer 5

The rest of the Britons turned tail, with a difficult escape, because the surrounding wagons had closed off their way out.

Question 6

Et milites ne feminis quidem parcebant,

Answer 6

And the soliders did not even spare the women;

Question 7

confixaque telis etiam iumenta corporum cumulum auxerant.

Answer 7

and baggage animals too, transfixed with weapons, had increased the heap of bodies.

Question 8

eo die milites laudem claram et parem antiquis victoriis pepererunt:

Answer 8

On that day the soldiers won outstanding glory, equal to victories of old:

Question 9

quippe sunt qui paulo minus quam octoginta milia Britannorum cecidisse tradant, militum quadringentis ferme interfectis nec multo amplius nec multo amplius vulneratis.

Answer 9

Indeed there are those who report that little less than 80,000 Britons fell, with about 400 soldiers killed and not many more wounded.

Question 10

Boudica vitam veneno finivit.

Answer 10

Boudica ended her life with poison.