Passage 2

Question 1

eo provectas Romanorum cupidines ut non corpora,

Answer 1

The desire of the Romans had progressed so far that they were not leaving either their bodies,

Question 2

, ne senectam quidem aut virginitatem impollutam relinquant.

Answer 2

, nor even their age, nor their virginity unpolluted.

Question 3

. adesse tamen deos iustae vindictae:

Answer 3

. Yet the gods were there for their just revenge:

Question 4

: cecidisse legionem, quae proelium ausa sit;

Answer 4

: the legion which had dared to do battle, had perished;

Question 5

; ceteros castris occultari aut fugam circumspicere.

Answer 5

; the rest were skulking in the camp or looking for a way out.

Question 6

. ne strepitum quidem et clamorem tot milium,

Answer 6

. They would not face even the din and roar of those many thousands,

Question 7

, nedum impetus et manus perlaturos:

Answer 7

, far less their onslaught and their swords!

Question 8

: si causas belli secum expenderent,

Answer 8

If they (the Britons) weighed up [in their hearts] the amount of armed men and the causes of the war,

Question 9

, vincendum illa acie vel cadendum esse.

Answer 9

, in that battle-line they must win or fall.

Question 10

. id mulieri destinatum: viverent viri et servirent.

Answer 10

This was the purpose of the women: the men may live and be slaves.