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[GCSE OCR] Latin Prose Literature (Caesar, Tacitus and Cicero) > Tacitus: Inspiration for the fight > Flashcards

Tacitus: Inspiration for the fight Flashcards

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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

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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;

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cecidisse legionem, quae proelium ausa sit;

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a legion has been slain, which had dared to go into battle;

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ceteros castris occultari aut fugam circumspicere.

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the others were concealed in the camp or looking around for an escape.

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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,

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tamen exhortationes et preces miscebat,

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he was mixing his encouragements and prayers,

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ut spernerent sonores barbarorum et inanes minas:

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so that they treated with disdain the noises and empty threats of the barbarians:

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plus illic feminarum quam iuventutis aspici.

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there were more women than men to be seen.

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imbelles inermes cessuros statim ubi

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Unwarlike and unarmed they immediately gave way when they

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ferrum virtutemque vincentium totiens fusi adgnovissent.

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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.

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conferti tantum et pilis emissis post,

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Only, being densely packed and when their javelins had been thrown

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umbonibus et gladiis stragem caedemque continuarent,

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did they continue afterwards with their shields and swords towards destruction and slaughter,

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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,

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Such desired enthusiasm followed on after the words of their leader,

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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,

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velut cuneo erupit.

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breaking out in a wedge formation.

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idem auxiliarium impetus;

Sentence 13 (Part 1/2)

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The attack of the auxillaries was done in the same way

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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.

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ceteri terga praebuere, difficili effugio,

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The rest showed their backs in flight, though escape was difficult,

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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,

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confixaque telis etiam iumenta corporum cumulum auxerant.

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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,

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militum quadringentis ferme interfectis nec multo amplius vulneratis.

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having killed about four-hundred soldiers and a not much greater number having been wounded.

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Boudicca vitam veneno finivit.

Sentence 17 (Part 1/1)

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Boudicca ended her life with poison.

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[GCSE OCR] Latin Prose Literature (Caesar, Tacitus and Cicero) (6 decks)

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