First Punic War Vocab

contendērunt

hastened

admissī

having been admitted

tecta

houses

iam

already

conātī sunt

tried

igitur

therefore

fore

would be

eventum

outcome

praedam

plunder

sic

thus

consecturam

to pursue

denique

finally

censuit

decided

contentio

dispute

indictum

inflict upon

factu

to fight

inter

between

exercitum

army

permultae

very many

constans

consisting of

quidem

indeed

commodatis

leased

quamquam

though

oppida

town

crebris

frequent

incursionibus

attacks

numquam

never

intellegentes

realizing

susceperunt

undertook

quomodo

how

nesciis

unaware

res

thing

constantia

persistence

calliditas

cleverness

firme

firmly

consilium

plan

conficiendi

completing

vix

scarcely

periti

skilled

scopulis

rocks

usi sunt

used

interim

meanwhile

exercendōs

to train

sicco

dry land

sonitu

sound

tollentes

raising

primo

at first

deduxerunt

launched

remigium

rowing

experti

having tested

oram

coast

quaerendae

to seek

irretītus esset

had been trapped

Ob

because of

praefectus est

put in command

mutavit

changed

gerendi

of waging

adire

approaching

commīsērunt

joined

attoniti

astonished

omnino

completely

harpagonibus

with grappling hooks

corvi

ravens

foris

deck

coniunctīs

joined

velut

as if

cēterīs

the other

convivium

banquet

iuvenēs

young men

funalibus

torches

tibicine

flute player

canente

playing

concentum

a serenade

cuiusdam

of a certain

ianuam

door

pompam

display

ergo

therefore

deducebatur

was being escorted

funalia

torches