Vocabulary from De Bello Gallico by Caesar

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms from Caesar's 'De Bello Gallico', providing essential definition for study.

sum

to be, exist (verb)

habeo

to have, hold, consider (verb)

res

thing, matter, affair; circumstance (noun)

omnis

all, every, whole (adj)

locus

place, position; region (noun)

causa

cause, reason; for the sake of (noun)

reliquus

remaining, rest of, other (adj)

summus

highest, greatest, top of (adj)

homo

man, human being, person (noun)

finis

end, boundary; territory (noun)

bellum

war (noun)

publicus

public, of the state, official (adj)

utor

to use, employ (verb)

genus

kind, type; birth, race, nation (noun)

princeps

chief, leader; first, foremost (noun)

Aedui

the Aedui (Gallic tribe) (noun)

magnus

great, large, important (adj)

dico

to say, speak, tell; to name (verb)

numerus

number, amount, rank (noun)

Druides

the Druids (noun)

vita

life (noun)

cornu

horn; wing (of an army) (noun)

videor

to seem, appear; to be seen (verb)

civitas

state, community; citizenship (noun)

ager

field, land, territory; farmland (noun)

magnitudo

greatness, size, magnitude (noun)

deus

god, deity (noun)

Gallia

Gaul (the region) (noun)

auctoritas

authority, influence, prestige (noun)

existimo

to think, consider, judge (verb)

pars

part, portion; side, direction (noun)

Caesar

Caesar (noun)

nullus

no, none, not any (adj)

possum

to be able, can (verb)

sacrificium

sacrifice, offering (noun)

accipio

to receive, accept, learn (verb)

studeo

to be eager for, devote oneself to (verb)

Galli

the Gauls (noun)

arbitror

to think, judge, believe (verb)

capio

to take, capture, seize (verb)

magistratus

magistrate, official; magistracy (noun)

differo

to differ; to scatter, postpone (verb)

facio

to do, make (verb)

Germani

the Germans (noun)

proelium

battle, combat, engagement (noun)

interficio

to kill, destroy (verb)

ius

right, law, justice; authority (noun)

constitutio

to establish, decide, station (verb)

litterae

letter(s); literature; writing, learning (noun)

memoria

memory, recollection; tradition (noun)

accido

to fall; to happen, occur (verb)

pecunia

money, wealth, property (noun)

figura

shape, form, figure, appearance (noun)

factio

faction, political party, group (noun)

consilium

plan, counsel, advice; assembly (noun)

plebs

common people, plebeians, masses (noun)