De Bello Civili 2.5

BC 2.5.1Eōdem Brūtus contendit auctō nāvium numerō.

Brutus hurries to the same place with the number of his ships increased.

Note. eōdem: adverb, 'to the same place'. auctō nāvium numerō: ablative absolute, 'with the number of his ships increased'.

BC 2.5.1nam ad eās, quae factae erant Arelāte per Caesarem, captīvae Massiliēnsium accesserant sex.

For to the ships which had been built at Arelate on Caesar's orders, six captured from the Massiliots had been added.

Note. Arelāte: locative, 'at Arelate' (Arles), where Caesar had built warships. captīvae: six ships captured from the Massiliots in the first battle.

BC 2.5.1hās superiōribus diēbus refēcerat atque omnibus rēbus īnstrūxerat.

He had repaired these in the previous days and fitted them out with everything.

Note. superiōribus diēbus: 'in the previous days'.

BC 2.5.2itaque suōs cohortātus, quōs integrōs superāvissent, ut victōs contemnerent, plēnus speī bonae atque animī adversus eōs proficīscitur.

So, having encouraged his men to despise as beaten those whom they had defeated when they were still fresh, he sets out against them full of good hope and courage.

Note. quōs integrōs superāvissent: 'those whom they had beaten when (the enemy were) fresh'; the subjunctive is indirect, reflecting Brutus' words. ut victōs contemnerent: indirect command, 'to despise them as beaten'.

BC 2.5.3facile erat ex castrīs C. Trebōnī atque omnibus superiōribus locīs prōspicere in urbem, ut omnis iuventūs, quae in oppidō remānserat, omnēsque superiōris aetātis cum līberīs atque uxōribus aut mūrō ad caelum manūs tenderent aut templa deōrum immortālium adīrent et ante simulācra prōiectī victōriam ab dīs exposcerent.

From Gaius Trebonius' camp and all the higher ground it was easy to look into the city: how all the young men who had stayed in the town, and all those of older age with their children and wives, were either stretching their hands to the sky from the wall or going to the temples of the immortal gods and, flinging themselves down before the statues, begging the gods for victory.

Note. facile erat … prōspicere: 'it was easy to look'. ut … tenderent … adīrent … exposcerent: the ut clause explains what could be seen. superiōris aetātis: genitive of description, 'of older age'. ā dīs: dīs is a contracted form of deīs.

BC 2.5.4neque erat quisquam omnium, quīn in eius diēī cāsū suārum omnium fortūnārum ēventum cōnsistere exīstimāret.

Nor was there anyone among them all who did not think that the outcome of all his fortunes depended on the chance of that day.

Note. neque erat quisquam … quīn … exīstimāret: after a negative, quīn means 'who did not': 'there was no one who did not think'. in eius diēī cāsū: 'on the chance of that day'.

BC 2.5.5nam et honestī ex iuventūte et cuiusque aetātis amplissimī nōminātim ēvocātī atque obsecrātī nāvīs cōnscenderant, ut sīquid adversī accidisset, nē ad cōnandum quidem sibi quicquam reliquī fore vidērent;

For both the respected men among the youth and the most distinguished men of every age had been called out by name and begged to go aboard the ships, so that if anything went wrong they would see that nothing was left for them even to attempt;

Note. nōminātim ēvocātī: 'called out by name'. sīquid adversī: 'if anything of misfortune', partitive genitive. nē … quidem: 'not even'. ad cōnandum: gerund, 'for attempting'. reliquī: partitive genitive with quicquam, 'nothing left'.

BC 2.5.5sī superāvissent, vel domesticīs opibus vel externīs auxiliīs dē salūte urbis cōnfīderent.

if they won, they could trust to the city's resources at home or to help from outside for its safety.

Note. vel … vel: 'either … or'.