Tacitus: Inspiration for the fight Flashcards
Boudicca curru filias prae se vehens,
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Boudicca, carrying her daughters in front of her in a chariot,
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ut quamque nationem accesserat,
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as she approached each tribe
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solitum quidem Britannis feminarum ductu bellare testabatur,
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she declared that it was indeed unusual for the Britons to fight under the leadership of women,
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sed tunc non ut tantis maioribus ortam regnum et opes,
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but then, having not been born in a kingdom of such great ancestors and wealth,
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verum ut unam e vulgo libertatem amissam,
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but as a woman of the common people who has lost her liberty
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confectum verberibus corpus,
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her body having been exhausted by scourging,
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contrectatam filiarum pudicitiam ulcisci.
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and to avenge the manhandling of her daughters’ chastity.
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eo provectas Romanorum cupidines,
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The lusts of the Romans advanced so much
Sentence 2 (Part 1/2)
ut non corpora, ne senectam quidem aut virginitatem impollutam relinquant.
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that not a body, nor even old age or virginity was left unpolluted
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adesse tamen deos iustae vindictae;
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However, the Gods are here for just vengeance;
Sentence 3 (Part 1/3)
cecidisse legionem, quae proelium ausa sit;
Sentence 3 (Part 2/3)
a legion has been slain, which had dared to go into battle;
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ceteros castris occultari aut fugam circumspicere.
Sentence 3 (Part 3/3)
the others were concealed in the camp or looking around for an escape.
Sentence 3 (Part 3/3)
ne strepitum quidem clamorem tot milium, nedum impetus et manus perlaturos:
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Indeed they could not have beared the din and noise of so many soldiers, still less the attack and a band of men:
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si copias armatorum, si causas belli secum expenderent,
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if they considered for themselves the forces of armed men, and if they considered the reasons of the war,
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vincendum illa acie vel cadendum esse.
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on that battlefield they must be victorious or die.
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id mulieri destinatum: viverent viri et servirent.
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This was the resolve of a woman: that the men might die and be slaves.
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ne Suetonius quidem in tanto discrimine silebat.
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Nor indeed was Suetonius silent in such a great crisis.
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quamquam confideret virtuti,
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However although he was trusting in the courage of his men,
Sentence 7 (Part 1/4)
tamen exhortationes et preces miscebat,
Sentence 7 (Part 2/4)
he was mixing his encouragements and prayers,
Sentence 7 (Part 2/4)
ut spernerent sonores barbarorum et inanes minas:
Sentence 7 (Part 3/4)
so that they treated with disdain the noises and empty threats of the barbarians:
Sentence 7 (Part 3/4)
plus illic feminarum quam iuventutis aspici.
Sentence 7 (Part 4/4)
there were more women than men to be seen.
Sentence 7 (Part 4/4)
imbelles inermes cessuros statim ubi
Sentence 8 (Part 1/2)
Unwarlike and unarmed they immediately gave way when they
Sentence 8 (Part 1/2)
ferrum virtutemque vincentium totiens fusi adgnovissent.
Sentence 8 (Part 2/2)
had recognised the swords and valour of their conquerers and had been routed so often.
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etiam in multis legionibus paucos, qui proelia profligarent;
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Even in a number of legions it was only a few who decided the outcome of a battle;
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gloriaque eorum accessurum
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it will be more to their glory
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quod modica manus universi exercitus famam adipiscerentur.
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that a small band of men were obtaining the fame of a whole army.
Sentence 9 (Part 3/3)
conferti tantum et pilis emissis post,
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Only, being densely packed and when their javelins had been thrown
Sentence 10 (Part 1/4)
umbonibus et gladiis stragem caedemque continuarent,
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did they continue afterwards with their shields and swords towards destruction and slaughter,
Sentence 10 (Part 2/4)
praedae immemores:
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and without thinking of their booty:
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parta victoria cuncta ipsis cessura.
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victory had been procured once all had yielded to them.
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is ardor verba ducis sequebatur,
Sentence 11 (Part 1/3)
Such desired enthusiasm followed on after the words of their leader,
Sentence 11 (Part 1/3)
ita se ad intorquenda pila expedierat vetus miles et multa proeliorum experientia
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in this way he had prepared his veteran soldiers with so much experience of battle to hurl their javelins
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ut certus eventus Suetonius daret pugnae signum.
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that Suetonius confident in the outcome gave the signal for battle.
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ac primum legio gradu immota
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And at first the legion stood motionless,
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et angustias loci pro munimento retinens,
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keeping the narrow places as defence,
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postquam in propius suggressos hostes certo iactu tela exhauserat,
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then after the approaching enemies got closer it discharged its weapons with more certainty,
Sentence 12 (Part 3/4)
velut cuneo erupit.
Sentence 12 (Part 4/4)
breaking out in a wedge formation.
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idem auxiliarium impetus;
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The attack of the auxillaries was done in the same way
Sentence 13 (Part 1/2)
et eques protentis hastis perfringit quod obvium et validum erat.
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and the cavalry with lances stretched out smashes through those who were strong and in the same way.
Sentence 13 (Part 2/2)
ceteri terga praebuere, difficili effugio,
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The rest showed their backs in flight, though escape was difficult,
Sentence 14 (Part 1/2)
quia circumiecta vehicula saepserant abitus.
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because wagons having been placed all around had blocked their retreat.
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et miles ne mulierum quidem neci temperabat,
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And the soldiers exercised no restraint even murdering women,
Sentence 15 (Part 1/2)
confixaque telis etiam iumenta corporum cumulum auxerant.
Sentence 15 (Part 2/2)
and also piercing through the beasts of burden with spears, they had increased the pile of bodies.
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clara et antiquis victoriis par ea die laus parta:
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That part of the day was famous and equal in glory to the victories of old:
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quippe sunt qui paulo minus quam octoginta milia Britannorum cecidisse tradant,
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for there are those who say that a little less than eighty-thousand of the Britons had died,
Sentence 16 (Part 2/3)
militum quadringentis ferme interfectis nec multo amplius vulneratis.
Sentence 16 (Part 3/3)
having killed about four-hundred soldiers and a not much greater number having been wounded.
Sentence 16 (Part 3/3)
Boudicca vitam veneno finivit.
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Boudicca ended her life with poison.
Sentence 17 (Part 1/1)
