Vocab from Tacitus' Annales Flashcards by Anna Willis | Brainscape

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vehens

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carrying

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prae se

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in front of her

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accesserat

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approach

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solitum quidem

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was indeed usual

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ulcisci

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avenging

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tantis maioribus

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great ancestors

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libertatem amissam

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lost freedom

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verberibus

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scourging

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contrectatem

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having been manhandled/ outraged

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eo provectas

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so extreme

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adesse

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be present

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deos iustae vindictae

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the gods of just vengeance

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proelium ausa sit

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dared to fight the battle

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ceteros

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the rest

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occultari

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keeping themselves hidden

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aut

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or

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perlaturos

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bear

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strepitum

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noise

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nedum

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still less

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impetus et manus

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the attack and hand to hand combat

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copias armatorum

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forces of armed men

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causas belli

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the reasons for war

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expenderent

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considered

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acie

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battle line

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vel

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or

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cadendum esse

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fall

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discrimine

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crisis

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exhortationes

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encouragement

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sperneret

A

to disdain

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inanis minas

A

empty threats

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cessuros

A

give way

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adgnovissent

A

recognise

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fusi

A

had been routed

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ferrum virtutemque

A

weapons and courage

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vincentium

A

of those defeating them

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profligaret

A

decided

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proelia

A

issue of battle

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gloriaeque eorum accessurum quod

A

it would add to their glory that

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famam adipiscerentur

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obtained force

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stragem caedemque

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destruction and slaughter

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praedae immemores

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without thinking of plunder

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parta victoria

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once victory had been obtained

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cuncta ipsis cessura

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that will yield all to (you) them

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is ardor

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such desired enthusiasm

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vetus milites

A

veteran soldiers ( bring to front of sentence!!!)

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expedierat

A

prepared

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intorquenda

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hurl

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angustias

A

narrow places

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pro munimento

A

for the purpose of defence

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retinens

A

keeping to

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exhauserat

A

discharged/used up

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in propius suggressos

A

approaching more closely

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certo iactu

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deadly effect/ unerring aim

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idem

A

same

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protentis hastis

A

spears oustretched

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perfringit

A

broke through

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obvium et validum

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in the way and strong

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terga praebuere

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turned their backs in flight

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saepserant

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blocked

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abitus

A

retreat