De Bello Civili 1.13

Attius Varus is deserted

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BC 1.13.1Adventū Caesaris cognitō decuriōnēs Auximī ad Attium Vārum frequentēs conveniunt;When Caesar's approach was known, the town councillors of Auximum come in a body to Attius Varus;Note. decuriōnēs: the town councillors. BC 1.13.1docent suī iūdiciī rem nōn esse;they tell him that the matter is not for them to judge;Note. suī iūdiciī rem nōn esse: 'that the matter was not for their judgement', predicative genitive. BC 1.13.1neque sē neque reliquōs mūnicipēs patī posse C. Caesarem imperātōrem, bene dē rē pūblicā meritum, tantīs rēbus gestīs oppidō moenibusque prohibērī: proinde habeat ratiōnem posteritātis et perīculī suī.neither they nor the rest of the townsmen can allow Gaius Caesar, a general who has served the republic well and achieved such great things, to be shut out of their town and walls; so let him consider the future and his own danger.Note. C. Caesarem … prohibērī: Caesar lets the townsmen give his own title and record. proinde habeat ratiōnem: 'so let him take account of', a jussive subjunctive in indirect speech. BC 1.13.2quōrum ōrātiōne permōtus Vārus praesidium, quod intrōdūxerat, ex oppidō ēdūcit ac profūgit.Moved by their words, Varus leads out of the town the garrison he had brought in, and flees. BC 1.13.3hunc ex prīmō ōrdine paucī Caesaris cōnsecūtī mīlitēs cōnsistere coēgērunt.A few soldiers from Caesar's first rank, pursuing him, forced him to stand.Note. ex prīmō ōrdine: from the first rank of centurions, the senior officers of the legion. BC 1.13.4commissō proeliō dēseritur ā suīs Vārus;When battle was joined, Varus is deserted by his men;Note. dēseritur ā suīs: the first of many desertions. BC 1.13.4nōnnūlla pars mīlitum domum discēdit;some of the soldiers go home; BC 1.13.4reliquī ad Caesarem perveniunt, atque ūnā cum iīs dēprēnsus L. Pūpius, prīmī pīlī centuriō, addūcitur, quī hunc eundem ōrdinem in exercitū Cn. Pompēī anteā dūxerat.the rest come over to Caesar, and with them Lucius Pupius, a chief centurion, is captured and brought in, who had previously held this same rank in Gnaeus Pompeius' army.Note. prīmī pīlī centuriō: the chief centurion of a legion. Pupius had held the same post under Pompey, so Caesar's clemency to him is pointed.

BC 1.13.5at Caesar mīlitēs Attiānōs collaudat, Pūpium dīmittit, Auximātibus agit grātiās sēque eōrum factī memorem fore pollicētur.But Caesar praises Attius' soldiers, releases Pupius, thanks the people of Auximum and promises that he will remember their action.Note. Attiānōs: 'of Attius'. memorem fore: 'that he would be mindful of'. Caesar advertises his clemency.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×3, indirect statement ×2

Latin vocabulary for this passage (82 words)

adventus, -ūs, m.	approach, arrival
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus	find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
decuriō, -ōnis m.	cavalry officer, decurion
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
frequēns, -entis	crowded, in great numbers; frequent
conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come together, assemble
doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tus	teach, explain
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
iūdicium, -ī n.	trial, court; judgment
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
nōn, adv.	not
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
reliquus, -a, -um	left, the remaining, the other, the rest of
mūniceps, -cipis m.	citizen of a municipium, townsman
patior, patī, passus, bear	suffer, allow
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
imperātor, -ōris, m.	commander, general
bene, adv.	well; successfully
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
pūblicus, -a, -um	public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state)
mereor, -ērī, meritus sum	deserve; (dē) do service to
tantus, -a, -um	so great or much
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus	carry, wear; carry on, do
oppidum, -ī, n.	town
moenia, -ium, n. plur.	walls
que, enclitic conj.	and
prohibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus	hold back, prevent, hinder
proinde (adv.)	therefore, accordingly; so then
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
ratiō, -ōnis, f.	plan, means, method, manner; reason; account
posteritās, -ātis f.	the future; later generations, posterity
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
perīculum, -ī, n.	danger, peril, risk
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
ōrātiō, -ōnis, f.	speech; ōrātiōnem habēre, to deliver an oration, speak
permoveō, -ēre, -mōvī, -mōtum	move deeply, influence
praesidium, -ī, n.	protection; guard, escort
intrōdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductum	lead in, bring in
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead out, draw
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
profugiō, -ere, -fūgī	flee, escape
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
prīmus, -a, -um	first, foremost
ōrdō, ōrdinis, m.	arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order
paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	few
cōnsequor, -sequī, -secūtus	follow up, follow; overtake
mīles, mīlitis, m.	soldier
cōnsistō, -sistere, -stitī, -stitus	station oneself, take one's stand; consist
cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctus	drive together, collect; compel
committō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send together; commit, intrust; expose; proelium committere, to join battle
proelium, -ī, n.	battle, combat; proelium committere, to join battle
dēserō, -serere, -seruī, -sertus	desert
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
nōnnūllus, -a, -um	not none, some, several
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
discēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus	go apart, withdraw, depart
perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come through, come, arrive, reach
ūnā	together, along
cum, prep, with abl.	with
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
dēprehendō, -ere, -hendī, -hēnsus	catch, seize, overtake; detect
pīlus, -ī m.	maniple of veterans (prīmus pīlus: the chief centurion)
centuriō, -ōnis m.	centurion (officer commanding about 80 men)
addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead to, bring, take; induce, influence
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.	the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
exercitus, -ūs, m.	army
anteā, adv.	before
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus	lead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
at, conj.	but
Attiānus, -a, -um	of Attius; Attiānī mīlitēs: the soldiers of Attius Varus
collaudō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	praise warmly
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus	drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
grātia, -ae, f.	favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
factum, -ī n.	deed, act
memor, -oris	mindful, remembering (+ gen.)
polliceor, -licērī, -licitus	promise

Caesar, De Bello Civili I. Latin text: R. du Pontet, C. Iuli Caesaris Commentariorum pars posterior (Oxford, 1901), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.