Chapter 12

frater - brother soror - sister nomen - name scutum - shield miles - soldier gladius - sword pilum - javelin arma - weapons pugnus - fist pedes - infantry eques - horseman pars - part finis - end patria - fatherland/country hostis - enemy bellum - war exercitus - army dux - leader passus - step equitatus - cavalry impetus - attack metus - fear versus - against milia - thousands tristis - sad armatus - armed brevis - short gravis - heavy levis - light barbarus - barbarian altus - high latus - side fortis - brave vester - your ferre - to bear, carry pugnare - to fight incolere - to inhabit diidere - to divide oppugnare - to attack metuere - to fear militare - to be a soldier defendere - to defend iacere - to throw expugnare - to attack fugere - to flee contra - opposite/against avunculus - mother's brother/uncle pes - feet/29.6cm cognomen - surname praenomen - first name