Vocab from Tacitus' Annales Flashcards
1
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vehens
A
carrying
2
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prae se
A
in front of her
3
Q
accesserat
A
approach
4
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solitum quidem
A
was indeed usual
5
Q
ulcisci
A
avenging
6
Q
tantis maioribus
A
great ancestors
7
Q
libertatem amissam
A
lost freedom
8
Q
verberibus
A
scourging
9
Q
contrectatem
A
having been manhandled/ outraged
10
Q
eo provectas
A
so extreme
11
Q
adesse
A
be present
12
Q
deos iustae vindictae
A
the gods of just vengeance
13
Q
proelium ausa sit
A
dared to fight the battle
14
Q
ceteros
A
the rest
15
Q
occultari
A
keeping themselves hidden
16
Q
aut
A
or
17
Q
perlaturos
A
bear
18
Q
strepitum
A
noise
19
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nedum
A
still less
20
Q
impetus et manus
A
the attack and hand to hand combat
21
Q
copias armatorum
A
forces of armed men
22
Q
causas belli
A
the reasons for war
23
Q
expenderent
A
considered
24
Q
acie
A
battle line
25
vel
or
26
cadendum esse
fall
27
discrimine
crisis
28
exhortationes
encouragement
29
sperneret
to disdain
30
inanis minas
empty threats
31
cessuros
give way
32
adgnovissent
recognise
33
fusi
had been routed
34
ferrum virtutemque
weapons and courage
35
vincentium
of those defeating them
36
profligaret
decided
37
proelia
issue of battle
38
gloriaeque eorum accessurum quod
it would add to their glory that
39
famam adipiscerentur
obtained force
40
stragem caedemque
destruction and slaughter
41
praedae immemores
without thinking of plunder
42
parta victoria
once victory had been obtained
43
cuncta ipsis cessura
that will yield all to (you) them
44
is ardor
such desired enthusiasm
45
vetus milites
veteran soldiers ( bring to front of sentence!!!)
46
expedierat
prepared
47
intorquenda
hurl
48
angustias
narrow places
49
pro munimento
for the purpose of defence
50
retinens
keeping to
51
exhauserat
discharged/used up
52
in propius suggressos
approaching more closely
53
certo iactu
deadly effect/ unerring aim
54
idem
same
55
protentis hastis
spears oustretched
56
perfringit
broke through
57
obvium et validum
in the way and strong
58
terga praebuere
turned their backs in flight
59
saepserant
blocked
60
abitus
retreat
