LIVY 1.12 Flashcards
instructus
(although) had been drawn up
quod…campi
over all the level ground [gen. s. m. partitive]
complesset
had filled [plup. act. sub.] {syncope} {concessive cum clause}
prius…quam
until (before)
aequum
level ground [acc. s. n.]
reciperandae arcis
of recovering the citadel [gen. s. f. gerundive]
in adversum (collem) subiere
launched an attack up the hill
ciebant
(generals) commenced [imp. act. ind.]
iniquo loco
in spite of uneven ground [m. s. AB ABSOLUTE]
prima signa
the front line [acc. p. n.]
inclinatur
(the line) broke [pres. pass. ind.]
veterem portam Palati
porta Mugiona
prima urbi fundamenta
first foundations [acc. p. n.] of Rome [dat. s. f. of reference]
scelere emptam
having been bought by bribe
inde huc tendunt
they stretch from there to here
saltem
at least
arce
ward (the enemy) off! [imperative]
deme
banish! [imperative]