Latin III: Caesar, De Bello Gallico
Instructor: James Ransom
April 30, 2014
Caesar DBG 5:38
Course Notes
© 2014 James Ransom, M.A., J.D.
© 2014 James Ransom, M.A., J.D.
[38] 1 Hac
victoria sublatus Ambiorix statim cum equitatu in Aduatucos, qui erant eius
regno finitimi, proficiscitur; neque
noctem neque diem intermittit peditatumque subsequi iubet. 2 Re
demonstrata Aduatucisque concitatis postero die in Nervios pervenit
hortaturque, ne sui in perpetuum liberandi atque ulciscendi Romanos pro eis
quas acceperint iniuriis occasionem dimittant: 3 interfectos
esse legatos duos magnamque partem exercitus interisse demonstrat; 4
nihil esse negoti subito oppressam legionem quae cum Cicerone hiemet
interfici; se ad eam rem profitetur adiutorem. Facile hac oratione Nerviis
persuadet.
1 Hac
victoria sublatus Ambiorix statim cum equitatu in Aduatucos, qui erant eius
regno finitimi, proficiscitur Giddy with this triumph, Ambiorix with his
cavalry immediately made for the
neighboring kingdom of the Aduatuci; “proficiscitur” is third person singular present indicative passive of
the deponent proficiscor, proficisci, profectus sum, “to set out, depart,
leave.” “sublatus” is perfect
passive participle of tollo, tollere, sustuli, sublatum,
“to lift up, elevate.”
neque noctem neque diem intermittit
peditatumque subsequi iubet He rode both day and night non-stop, and
ordered the infantry to follow; “iubet” is third person
singular present indicative active of iubeo, iubere, iussi, iussum. “intermittit” is third person singular
present indicative active of intermitto, intermittere, intermisi,
intermissumi, “to interrupt,
stop (temporarily).”
2 Re
demonstrata Aduatucisque concitatis His tale once told, the Aduatuci
were readily whipped up;
“concitatis” is perfect passive participle of concito, concitare, concitavi,
concitatum, “to rouse or agitate.” “demonstrata” is perfect passive participle of demonstro,
demonstrare, demonstravi, demonstratum, “to show, draw attention
to.”
postero die in Nervios pervenit hortaturque Next day he
approached and harangued the Nervii; “hortatur” is third person singular present indicative active of the
deponent hortor, hortari, hortatus sum. “pervenit” is third person singular present indicative
active of pervenio, pervenire, perveni, perventum.
ne sui in perpetuum liberandi atque ulciscendi
Romanos pro eis quas acceperint iniuriis occasionem dimittant declaring
that they must not squander this chance for liberation and revenge against the
Romans for the outrages received at their hands; “dimmittant” is third person plural present
subjunctive active of dimitto, dimittere, dimisi, dimissum,
“to send away, dismiss.” “acceperint” is third person plural perfect
subjunctive active of accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptum,
“to receive, accept.” “liberandi”
and “ulciscendi”: see Steadman’s
note.
3 interfectos
esse legatos duos magnamque partem exercitus interisse demonstrat he argued
that, as two legates had been slaughtered and the greater part of the army
destroyed…; “demonstrat” is
third person singular present indicative active of demonstro, demonstrare,
demonstravi, demonstratum, “to show, demonstrate, prove.”
“interisse” is perfect active
infinitive of intereo, interire, interii, interitum, “to be lost, ruined,
undone.” “esse” is present
infinitive of sum, esse, fui, futurus.
“interfectos” is perfect passive participle of interficio, interficere,
interfeci, interfectum.
4
nihil esse negoti subito oppressam legionem quae cum Cicerone hiemet
interfici it would not be difficult work to launch a
surprise attack and destroy the legion at Cicero’s winter quarters; “interfici” is present passive infinitive of interficio,
interficere, interfeci, interfectum, “to kill, destroy.” “oppressam” is
perfect passive participle of opprimo, opprimere, oppressi, oppressum,
“to press upon, take by surprise.”
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