De Bello Civili 1.49

BC 1.49.1At exercitus Afrānī omnium rērum abundābat cōpiā.

But Afranius' army had an abundance of everything.

Note. The scene is Ilerda (Lleida) in north-east Spain, summer 49 BC: Pompey's legates Afranius and Petreius face Caesar across the river Sicoris. abundābat cōpiā: abundō takes an ablative, 'was rich in a supply of'.

BC 1.49.1multum erat frūmentum prōvīsum et convectum superiōribus temporibus, multum ex omnī prōvinciā comportābātur;

Much grain had been provided and brought in at earlier times, and much was being brought in from the whole province;

Note. multum erat frūmentum prōvīsum: 'much grain had been provided'; erat + perfect participle is a pluperfect passive. superiōribus temporibus: ablative of time, 'at earlier times'.

BC 1.49.1magna cōpia pābulī suppetēbat.

there was a great supply of fodder.

Note. suppetēbat: 'was at hand, was available'; the subject is magna cōpia.

BC 1.49.2hārum omnium rērum facultātēs sine ūllō perīculō pōns Ilerdae praebēbat et loca trāns flūmen integra, quō omnīnō Caesar adīre nōn poterat.

The bridge at Ilerda and the untouched country across the river, where Caesar could not go at all, provided the means of all these things without any danger.

Note. The subjects are pōns and loca; facultātēs is the object of praebēbat. quō: 'to which place' (relative adverb). Ilerdae: genitive with pōns, 'the bridge of Ilerda'.