Section 8 Livy: Hannibal Crosses the Alps Translation

Question 1

procedere inde agmen coepit iam nihil ne hostibus quidem praeter parva furta per occasionem temptantibus.

Answer 1

From there the column began to advance and the enemy didn’t even make any attempt except for some small raids when they had the chance.

Question 2

ceterum iter multo quam in adscensu fuerat - ut pleraque Alpium ab Italia sicut breviora ita arrectiora sunt - difficilius fuit;

Answer 2

However, the journey was much more difficult than it had been on the way up - for just as most of the slopes on the Italian side are shorter, so they are steeper;

Question 3

omnis enim ferme via praeceps, augusta, lubrica erat, ut neque sustinere se ab lapsu possent nec qui paulam titubassent haerere adflicti vestigio suo,

Answer 3

for almost the whole way was steep, narrow and slippery, with the result that they were not able to prevent themselves from slipping and those who had stumbled a little could not get a grip as they lost their footing,

Question 4

aliique super alios et iumenta in homines occiderent.

Answer 4

and they kept falling on top of each other and the baggage animals in turn fell on the men.

Question 5

From there the column began to advance and the enemy didn’t even make any attempt except for some small raids when they had the chance.

Answer 5

procedere inde agmen coepit iam nihil ne hostibus quidem praeter parva furta per occasionem temptantibus.

Question 6

However, the journey was much more difficult than it had been on the way up - for just as most of the slopes on the Italian side are shorter, so they are steeper;

Answer 6

ceterum iter multo quam in adscensu fuerat - ut pleraque Alpium ab Italia sicut breviora ita arrectiora sunt - difficilius fuit;

Question 7

for almost the whole way was steep, narrow and slippery, with the result that they were not able to prevent themselves from slipping and those who had stumbled a little could not get a grip as they lost their footing,

Answer 7

omnis enim ferme via praeceps, augusta, lubrica erat, ut neque sustinere se ab lapsu possent nec qui paulam titubassent haerere adflicti vestigio suo,

Question 8

and they kept falling on top of each other and the baggage animals in turn fell on the men.

Answer 8

aliique super alios et iumenta in homines occiderent.