Section 3D(iii) Hannibal's character Flashcards

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ingenium habilissimum fuit:

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His nature was most adaptable:

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nam eī placuit uel imperātōrī pārēre uel imperāre mīlitibus.

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for it pleased him either to obey his general or to give orders to his soldiers.

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itaque et imperātōrī suō et exercituī cordī fuit Hannibal;

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And so Hannibal was beloved by [to] both his (own) general and to his army;

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et ubi rem fortiter ac strēnuē agere necesse fuit, …

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and when it was necessary to act bravely and energetically, …

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… Hasdrubal nēminem alium exercituī praeficere māluit, …

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… Hasdrubal preferred to place no one else over the army, …

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… neque mīlitēs aliī ducī plūs cōnfīsī sunt, …

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… nor did the soldiers place more trust in (any) other leader, …

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… quod semper eīs in pugnā salūtī fuit.

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… because he was always a (source of) safety for them in a fight.

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maxima in perīculīs audācia fuit, …

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His boldness in (the midst of) dangers was extremely great, …

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… cōnsilium inter ipsa perīcula optimum.

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his advice among those same dangers was the best.

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nūllus labor potuit aut corpus fatīgāre aut animum uincere.

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No task could either tire his body or conquer his spirit.

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calōrem ac frīgus aequē passus est;

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he endured heat and cold equally;

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cibus pōtiōque nōn uoluptātī eī fuit sed necessitātī;

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food and drink for him were [was] not a (source of) pleasure but of necessity;

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noctēs atque diēs uigilāre potuit;

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he was able to stay awake for nights and for days;

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requiēuit ubi ōtium eī fuit.

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he rested when he had leisure.

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saepe humī iacuit et inter mīlitēs dormīuit;

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Often he lay on the ground and slept among the soldiers;

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uestis īdem ac mīlitum fuit, arma atque equī praeclāriōrēs.

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his clothing was the same as (that) of the soldiers, his weapons and horses were more distinguished.

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equitum peditumque longē optimus fuit;

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He was by far the best of the footsoldiers and the cavalry;

18
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eī ōtium semper odiō fuit.

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to him leisure was always a (source) of hatred.

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prīmus in proelium iit, ultimus excessit.

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He went first into battle, he departed last.

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nihil eī unquam impedīmentō fuit.

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Nothing was ever (as) an impediment to him.

21
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hās tantās uirtūtēs ingentia uitia aequāuērunt:

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(But) huge flaws balanced these (so) great virtues:

22
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inhūmāna crūdēlitās, perfidia plūs quam Pūnica, …

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an inhuman cruelty, a deceitfulness more than (the expected) Carthaginian (deceitfulness), …

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… nihil uērī, nihil sānctī, nūllus deum metus, nūllum iūs iūrandum, nūlla religiō.

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nothing of truth, nothing of the holy, no fear of the gods, no oath, no sense of religious obligation.

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sed in bellō etiam uitia eī auxiliō fuērunt.

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But in war even his failings were (as) a help to him.