Caesar War Vocab

Bellum -i n

war

hostis hostis m/f

enemy

arma, armorum npl

arms

vinco vincere vici victum

to conquer

vis f

force

capio capere cepi captum

to seize

miles militis m

soldier

imperium i n

command

castrum i n

fortress

gero gerere gessi gestum

to manage

dux ducis m/f

leader

premo premere pressi pressum

to press

telum i n

weapon

signum i n

sign, standard

exercitus us m

army

eques equitis m

horseman

cedo, cedere, cessi, cessum

to move, yield

copia, ae f

abundance

victor victoris m

conqueror

proelium i n

battle

agmen agminis n

marching column

tutus a um

safe

legio legionis f

legion

pax pacis f

peace

parco parcere peperci parsum

to spare

ordo ordonis m

rank

acies ei f

edge; line of battle

adversus

opposed (to)

legatus i m

envoy

occupo occupare

seize; anticipate (+inf)

classis classis f

class

auxilium i n

support; pl auxiliary forces

gradus us m

step; grade

praesidium i n

garrison; protection

vinculum i n

bond

impero imperare

to command

praeda ae f

booty

defendo, ere, defendi, defensum

to defend

adversus a um

opposed; unfavorable

concedo

to yield

cohors cohortis f

cohort

supero are

to overcome

deficio

to fail

imperator -oris m

commander

infero

to bring upon

bellum infero

to make war

victoria ae f

victory

barbarus i m

foreigner

cingo cingere cinxi cinctum

to encircle

gladium i m

sword

cornu cornus n

flanks of an army

impetum facio

to make an attack

pedum referro

to retreat