Sunday, November 19, 2017

Caesar DBG 4.25 Course Notes Updated 11 18 2017

Immaculate Conception Academy
Latin 3:  Caesar, De Bello Gallico
Instructor:  James Ransom
November 13, 2017
DBG 4.25
Course Notes

[25]          1         Quod ubi Caesar animadvertit, naves longas, quarum et species erat barbaris inusitatior et motus ad usum expeditior, paulum removeri ab onerariis navibus et remis incitari et ad latus apertum hostium constitui atque inde fundis, sagittis, tormentis hostes propelli ac submoveri iussit; quae res magno usui nostris fuit.        
2         Nam et navium figura et remorum motu et inusitato genere tormentorum permoti barbari constiterunt ac paulum modo pedem rettulerunt.          3         Atque nostris militibus cunctantibus, maxime propter altitudinem maris, qui X legionis aquilam gerebat, obtestatus deos, ut ea res legioni feliciter eveniret, ' desilite', inquit, ' milites, nisi vultis aquilam hostibus prodere; ego certe meum rei publicae atque imperatori officium praestitero.'          4         Hoc cum voce magna dixisset, se ex navi proiecit atque in hostes aquilam ferre coepit.
5         Tum nostri cohortati inter se, ne tantum dedecus admitteretur, universi ex navi desiluerunt.                  6         Hos item ex proximis primi navibus cum conspexissent, subsecuti hostibus adpropinquaverunt.
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1            Quod ubi Caesar animadvertit When Caesar realized the situation;

“quod”: “this, which”;  accusative object of “animadvertit.” 
"animadvertit" is third person singular present active indicative of animadverto, animadvertere, animadverti, animadversum, "notice, observe, judge, estimate." 

 naves longas, quarum et species erat barbaris inusitatior et motus ad usum expeditior, which were not only less familiar to the savages, but more maneuverable; "inusitatior" and "expeditior":  comparative adjectives. 
“barbaris”:  “to the barbarians”; dative of reference. 

paulum removeri ob onerariis navibus...iussit he ordered the warships to remove a short distance from the troop carriers;

the adverb “paulum” = “a little”; [comparative minus, superlative minime]

"removeri" is present passive infinitive of removeo, removere, removi, remotus, "remove."  

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