Caesar Idioms

gratias agere

to thank

Vitam agere

To live a life

consilium capere

to form a plan

se recipere

to retreat

proelium committere

To begin or join battle

In fugam conicere

To put to flight

in fugam dare

To put to flight

In fugam sese dare

To flee

Inter se dare

To exchange

iter dare

To give right of way

poenam dare

to pay a penalty, suffer punishment

causam dīcere

To plead a case

bellum ducere

To prolong the war

In matrimonium ducere

to marry

Murum ducere

To contruct a wall

navem deducere

To launch a ship

certiorem facere

to inform

certior fieri

to be informed

Imperata facere

To obey commands

Iter facere

To march

Potestatem facere

To give an opportunity

proelium facere

To engage in battle

verba facere

To speak

Vim facere

To use force

aegre ferre

To be annoyed at

Signa ferre

To advance

se conferre

to proceed

bellum inferre

To make war

gratiam referre

To show gratitude

Pedem referre

To retreat

se referre

To go back, return

gratiam habere

to feel grateful

in animo habere

to intend

orationem habere

to deliver a speech

pedibus ire

to go on foot, walk

castra movere

to break camp

viam munire

to build a road

castra ponere

to pitch camp

plurimum posse

to be very powerful

navem solvere

to set sail

memoria tenere

to remember

terga vertere

to turn and flee

a dextro cornu

on the right wing

a sinistro cornu

on the left wing

in summo monte

on top of the mountain

magnum iter

a forced march

mille passus

a mile

millia passuum

miles

multa nocte

late at night

navis longa

a battleship

navis oneraria

a transport

ne...quidem

not even

non iam

no longer

non modo...sed etiam

not only...but also

non nulli

some

non numquam

sometimes

novissimum agmen

the rear

primum agmen

the van

prima luce

at dawn

qua de causa

for this reason

quam celerrime

as quickly as possible

sub monte

at the foot of the mountain

solis occasu

at sunset

simul atque (ac)

as soon as

res publica

government, state

quam primum

as soon as possible

res frumentaria

grain supply

res gestae

deeds, achievements

res novae

a revolution

res militaris

military science