Military Vocabulary

bellum, -ī n.

war

bellum gerere

wage war

pax, pacis f.

peace

praeda, -ae f.

booty, plunder

vī

by force, with violence

aggredior, aggredī, aggressus sum

attack

castra, castrōrum n. pl.

(military) camp

exercitus, -ūs m.

army

hostis, -is m.

enemy

impetus, -ūs m.

attack

mīles, mīlitis m.

soldier

arma, armōrum n. pl.

weapons

telum, -ī n.

spear

conicio, -ere, coniecī, coniectus

throw, hurl

obses, obsidis m.

hostage

dux, ducis m.

leader

custōs, custōdis m.

guard

armātus, -a, -um

armed

infestus, -a, -um

hostile

praesidium, -ī n.

protection, defense

oppugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus

attack

legiō, legiōnis f.

legion

legātus, -ī m.,

legate, ambassador

proelium, -ī n.

battle

centuriō, centuriōnis m.

centurion, commander (of an army)