Hannibal Translations latin final

Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar, the Carthiginean.

Hannibal, Hamilcaris fīlius, Karthāginiēnsis.

If it is true, which nobody doubts

Sī vērum est, quod nēmō dubitat

then it must not be denied that Hannibal excels other generals in so much practical skill

nōn est īnfitiandum Hannibalem tantō praestitisse cēterōs imperātōrēs prūdentiā,

as the Roman people excel all nations in courage.

quantō populus Rōmānus antecēdat fortitūdine cūnctās nātiōnēs.

for however often as he would join battle with them in Italy

Nam quotiēnscumque cum eō congressus est in Italiā

he always left victorious

semper discessit superior

which if he had not been weakened at home by the envy of his own citizens

Quod nisi domī cīvium suōrum invidiā dēbilitātus esset

he seems to be able to defeat the romans

Rōmānōs vidētur superāre potuisse

But the disparagement of many people conquered the virtue of one man

Sed multōrum obtrectātiō dēvīcit ūnīus virtūtem

he however, preserved his father's hatred against the romans, left as though an inheritence in such a way that

Hic autem, velut hērēditāte relictum, odium paternum ergā Rōmānōs sīc cōnservāvit

He would give up his life before it

ut prius animam quam id dēposuerit

although he had been repelled from his country and he relied on the resources of foreigners

quī quidem, cum patriā pulsus esset et aliēnārum opum indigēret

because indeed he never ceased to wage war with romans in his mind

numquam dēstiterit animō bellāre cum Rōmānīs.

that the Roman people surpass all other nations in courage

ut populus Rōmānus omnēs gentēs virtūte superārit,

for to omit Philip

nam ut omittam Philippum

whom he (Hannibal) being absent returned as an enemy to the Romans

quem absens hostem reddidit Romanis

antiochus was the most powerful king of all in those times.

omnium iis temporibus potentissimus rex antiochus fuit

he set this man on fire with such great desire of waging war

hunc tanta cupiditate incendit bellandi

that he attempted to bring weapons all the was from the Red Sea to Italy

ut usque a rubro mari arma conatus sit inferre Italia

to whom when the roman lieutenants had come

ad quem cum legatgi venissent Romani

in order to gain information about his intentions, and they endeavored

qui de eius voluntate explorarent darentque operam

with the plans being secret

consiliis clandestinis

in order to lead hannibal into suspicion of the king

ut hannibal in suspicionem regi adducerent

as if he had been corrupted by them themselves he felt different things than before

tamquam ab ipsis corruptus alia atque antea sentiret

and when they had not done it in vain and when Hannibal had discovered it

neque id frustra fecissent idque Hannibal comperisset

and when he has seen himself being separated from the inner plans

seque ab interioribus consiliis segregari vidisset

when the time had been given he approached the king

tempore dato adiit ad regem

and when he mentioned to him many things about his trust and hatred against the romans

eique cum multa de fide sua et odio in Romanos commemorasset

he added this: "my father" he said

hoc adiunxit, "pater meus" inquit

hamilcar, when i was a little boy, not more than nine years old

hamilcar, puerulo me, upote non amplius novem annos nato

when he was the general he was going forth in Spain

in hispanian imperator proficiscens

he made sacrifices to jupiter, the best and greatest in Carthage

karthagine Iovi optimo maximo hostias immolavit

and while this divine thing was being accomplished

quae divina res dum conficiebatur

he asked me, whether I would want to go on campaign with him into the campls

quaesivit a me, vellemne secum in castra proficisci

when i had accepted gladly

id cum libenter accepissem

and when I begun to seek from him that he would not hesitate to lead

atque ab eo petere coepissem, ne dubitare ducere

then he said that, "i would do so if you give me the trust that i command"

"faciam" inquit "si mihi fidem quam postulo dederis"

at the same time he lead me to the alter, at which he undertook a sacrifice

simul me ad aram adduxit, apud quam sacrificare instituerat

when the others had been dismissed

eamque ceteris remotis

he ordered me while i was holding it to swear that i would never be in a friendship with the romans

tenetem iurare iussit numquam me in amicitia cum romanis fore

Therefore at the age which i spoke of, hannibal set forth with his father into spain.

Hāc igitur, quā dīximus, aetāte cum patre in Hispāniam profectus est

after his (hamilcar's) death

Cuius post obitum

hasdrubal having been appointed in his place as general

Hasdrubale imperātōre suffectō

he took charge of all cavalry

equitātuī omnī praefuit.

With him (Hasdrubal) also having been killed, the army entrusted the highest command to him

Hōc quoque interfectō, exercitus summam imperiī ad eum dētulit

This, having been reported to Carthage, was officially approved

Id Karthāginem dēlātum pūblicē comprobātum est.

thus hannibal no more than 25 years old was made general

Sīc Hannibal, minor quīnque et vīgintī annīs nātus imperātor factus

in the next 3 years he subjugates all of the people of Spain by war

proximō trienniō omnēs gentēs Hispāniae bellō subēgit

he captured by force, Saguntum, an ally with the state

Saguntum, foederātam cīvitātem, vī expugnāvit

he prepared the very great three armies

trēs exercitūs maximōs comparāvit

From these he sent one to Africa

Ex hīs ūnum in Āfricam mīsit

he left another with his brother hasdrubal in spain

alterum cum Hasdrubale frātre in Hispāniā relīquit

he led the third one with him in italy

tertium in Italiam sēcum dūxit

he crossed the pyrenees path

Saltum Pȳrēnaeum trānsiit

wherever he went he clashed with all of the inhabitants

Quācumque iter fēcit, cum omnibus incolīs cōnflīxit

he sent no one away unless defeated

nēminem nisi victum dīmīsit

afterwards he came to the alps which separates italy from france

Ad Alpēs posteāquam vēnit quae Italiam ab Galliā sēiungunt

which no one has ever crossed with an army except the greek hercules

quās nēmō umquam cum exercitū ante eum praeter Herculem Grāium trānsierat

because of which fact having been done, today it is called the Greek pass

quō factō is hodiē saltus Grāius appellātur

he cut to pieces the alpine people trying to prohibit him from crossing

Alpicōs cōnantēs prohibēre trānsitū concīdit

he opened up places, he built paths

loca patefēcit, itinera mūniit

he made it so than an armored elephant was able to go

effēcit, ut eā elephantus ōrnātus īre posset

where before one unarmed man was barely able to crawl

quā anteā ūnus homō inermis vix poterat rēpere

this way he led troops across Italy and arrived there

Hāc cōpiās trādūxit in Italiamque pervēnit