Latin 3 book 2

Latina Lingua for Caesar's Gallic Wars: Book I, Chapter II

dives, -, - (divitis) rich, wealthy

M. Messala (Marcus Messala - co consul of Rome in 61 BC)

P. M. Pisone (Marcus Pupius Piso - co consul of Rome in 61

BC)

(Nota Bene: Messalā et Pisonē are in the ablative case)

(Nota Bene! Romans would name the year after their annually

elected consuls)

induco, inducere, induxi, inductum (II) to draw/lead in coniuratio, coniurationis f. conspiracy, plot nobilitas, nobilitatis f. nobility

persuadeo, ere, persuasi, persuasum (II) + dat. to persuade exeo, exire, exii, exitum to pass beyond, cross, march out perfacilis, perfacilis, perfacile very easy

praesto, -stare, -steti, -statum (I) to be superior to

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potior, potiri, potitus sum (+ gen or abl) to acquire, take

possession of

"hoc' is ablative

facilius (comparative adv) more easily undique (adv) from all directions

Nota Bene! una ex parte ... altissimo (supply continentur as

your verb (an example of ellipsis)

Iura, Iurae f. Iura (a mountain range)

lacus, lacus m. lake

Lemannus, Lemmani m. (with lacus) Lake Geneva fio, fieri, factus sum to happen, come into being, arise, to

Nota Bene! fiebat ut ….. it happened with the result that (Result Clause 'ut' with vagarentur et possent - minus (less) is

the 'so' that we normally require

for a result clause)

vagor, vagari, vagatus sum (I) (deponent verb) to wander, roam

infero, inferre, intuli, illatum (III) to incite cupidus, cupida, cupidum (+ gen) desirous of

bello, are, avi, atum (I) to wage war dolor, doloris m. grief, distress

adficio, adficere, adfeci, adfectum (Ii) to influence, affect

fortitudo, fortitudinis f. courage, bravery angustus, angusta, angustum narrow, confined

arbitror, arbitrari, arbitratus sum (I) (deponent) to decide, judge,

think

Line 15-16 millia passuum = miles (a mile is 1000 steps) (passus,

passus m. step)

pateo, patere, patui, - (II) to extend