Section 7 Livy: Hannibal Crosses the Alps Translation Flashcards
fessis taediotot malorum nivis etiam casus, occidente iam sidere Vergiliarum, ingentem terrorem adiecit.
A fall of snow, seeing as the constellation of the Pleiades was now setting , added considerable alarm to the soldiers who were tired from the fatigue of so many hardships.
per omnia nive oppleta cum signis prima luce motis segniter agmen incederet pigritiaque et desperatio in omnium vultu emineret,
Having got under way (literal translation: the standards having been removed) at dawn, the column proceeded slowly over over ground that was completely covered in snow, and the reluctance and hopelessness could clearly be seen on every face;
praegressus signa Hannibal in promunturio quodam, unde longe ac late prospectus erat,
Hannibal went ahead of the standards to a particular viewpoint, from where the view was far and wide,
consistere iussis militibus Italiam ostentat subiectosque Alpinis montibus Circumpadanos campos,
and, having ordered the soldiers to stop, he pointed out Italy and the lands of the Po Valley at the foot of the Alps;
moeniaque eos tum transcendere non Italiae modo sed etiam urbis Romanae;cetera plana, proclivia fore;
and he told them that they were at that moment climbing over not only the walls of Italy, but also of Rome itself. He said that the rest of the terrain would be flat or downhill;
uno aut summum altero proelio arcem et caput Italiae in manu ac potestate habituros.
and that after one or, at the most, two battles they would have in their hands and hold in their power the citadel and capital of Italy.
A fall of snow, seeing as the constellation of the Pleiades was now setting , added considerable alarm to the soldiers who were tired from the fatigue of so many hardships.
fessis taediotot malorum nivis etiam casus, occidente iam sidere Vergiliarum, ingentem terrorem adiecit.
Having got under way (literal translation: the standards having been removed) at dawn, the column proceeded slowly over over ground that was completely covered in snow, and the reluctance and hopelessness could clearly be seen on every face;
per omnia nive oppleta cum signis prima luce motis segniter agmen incederet pigritiaque et desperatio in omnium vultu emineret,
Hannibal went ahead of the standards to a particular viewpoint, from where the view was far and wide,
praegressus signa Hannibal in promunturio quodam, unde longe ac late prospectus erat,
and, having ordered the soldiers to stop, he pointed out Italy and the lands of the Po Valley at the foot of the Alps;
consistere iussis militibus Italiam ostentat subiectosque Alpinis montibus Circumpadanos campos,
and he told them that they were at that moment climbing over not only the walls of Italy, but also of Rome itself. He said that the rest of the terrain would be flat or downhill;
moeniaque eos tum transcendere non Italiae modo sed etiam urbis Romanae;cetera plana, proclivia fore;
and that after one or, at the most, two battles they would have in their hands and hold in their power the citadel and capital of Italy.
uno aut summum altero proelio arcem et caput Italiae in manu ac potestate habituros.
