Readings in Roman History 3 - Marius and Sulla (lines 1-22)

humilis, humile

lowly, humble

nascor, nasci, natus sum

to be born

locus, -ī m.

place

stipendium, -ī, n.

soldier's pay, service

dux, ducis, m.

leader, general

faciō, facere, fēcī, factus

make, do

virtus, virtutis, f.

manliness, courage; excellence, character, worth, virtue

carus, cara, carum

dear (to)

enim

for

accido, accidere, accidi

befall, happen

alius, alia, aliud

other, another

melior, melius

better

invenio, invenire, inveni, inventus

find, come upon

laus, laudis, f.

praise

excito, excitare, excitavi, excitatus

arouse, wake up

dignus, a, um

worthy of

postea (adv.)

afterwards

concipio, concipere, concepi, conceptus

to conceive

legatus, legati, m.

ambassador

bellum gerere

to wage war

rex, regis, m.

king

mitto, mittere, misi, missus

to send

apud (+ acc)

among, at the house of

duco, ducere, duxi, ductus

lead

consul, consulis, m.

consul

brevis, breve

short, brief

tempus, temporis n.

time; occasion, opportunity

vivus, a, um

alive, living

capio, capere, cepi, captus

take, seize

itaque

and so, therefore

creo, creare, creavi, creatus

make, create

redeo, redire, redii

to return, go back

supero, superare, superavi, superatus

overcome, overpower

fugio, fugere, fugi, fugitus

run away, flee

deinde (adv.)

then, next

persuadeo, persuadere, persuasi, persuasus

to make something (acc.) agreeable to someone (dat.); to persuade someone of something (dat)

trado, tradere, tradidi, traditus

to hand over

iterum (adv.)

again

proficiscor, proficisci, profectus sum

set out, depart

vinco, vincere, vici, victus

to conquer

gens, gentis, f.

clan, race, nation, people

sedes, sedis, f.

seat, home

quaero, quaerere, quaesivi, quaesitus

search for, look for, ask

flumen, fluminis n.

river

teneo, tenere, tenui, tentus

to hold

miles, militis, m.

soldier

inquit

he/she says

pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatus

to fight

sequor, sequi, secutus sum

to follow

castra, castrorum, n. pl.

military camp

ager, agri, m.

field, territory

postulo, postulare, postulavi, postulatus

to demand

disco, discere, didici

to learn

rideo, ridere, risi, risus

to laugh

proelium, i n.

battle

pugna, ae f.

fight, battle

vis, vis, f.

force, violence

lex, legis, f.

law

civitas, civitatis, f.

state, citizenship

verbum, verbi n.

word

possum, posse, potui

to be able

ius, iuris

right, justice, law