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De Bello Civili 3.100
Laelius at Brundisium
Caesar, De Bello Civili III. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in LectitōBC 3.100.1Eōdem tempore D. Laelius cum classe ad Brundisium vēnit eādemque ratiōne, quā factum ā Libōne anteā dēmōnstrāvimus, īnsulam obiectam portuī Brundisīnō tenuit.
At the same time Decimus Laelius came with his fleet to Brundisium and, in the same way as we have shown was done earlier by Libo, held the island lying in front of the harbour of Brundisium.
Note. eādem ratiōne, quā factum … dēmōnstrāvimus: 'in the same way as we have shown was done'. Libō had blockaded Brundisium in the same way earlier.
BC 3.100.2similiter Vatīnius, quī Brundisiō praeerat, tēctīs īnstrūctīsque scaphīs ēlicuit nāvēs Laeliānās atque ex hīs longius prōductam ūnam quīnquerēmem et minōrēs duās in angustiīs portūs cēpit, itemque per equitēs dispositōs aquā prohibēre classiāriōs īnstituit.
Likewise Vatinius, who was in command at Brundisium, lured out Laelius' ships with decked and armed boats, and captured one quinquereme that had come out too far and two smaller ships in the narrows of the harbour, and likewise began to keep the marines from water by posting cavalry along the shore.
Note. tēctīs … scaphīs: 'with decked boats'. quīnquerēmem: a large warship. aquā prohibēre: 'to keep from water', ablative of separation.
BC 3.100.3sed Laelius tempore annī commodiōre ūsus ad nāvigandum onerāriīs nāvibus Corcȳrā Dyrrachiōque aquam suīs subportābat neque ā prōpositō dēterrēbātur neque ante proelium in Thessaliā factum cognitum aut ignōminiā āmissārum nāvium aut necessāriārum rērum inopiā ex portū īnsulāque expellī potuit.
But Laelius, taking advantage of a season of the year more suitable for sailing, brought water for his men in cargo ships from Corcyra and Dyrrachium, and was not frightened off from his purpose, nor could he be driven out of the harbour and the island, either by the disgrace of losing ships or by want of necessities, until the battle fought in Thessaly was known.
Note. neque ante … potuit: 'nor could he be driven out before'. proelium in Thessaliā factum cognitum: 'the battle fought in Thessaly having become known', i.e. the news of Pharsalus.
Vocabulary
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| decimus, -a, -um | tenth |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| classis, -is f. | fleet |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| ratiō, -ōnis, f. | plan, means, method, manner; reason; account |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| anteā, adv. | before |
| dēmōnstrō, -mōnstrāre, -mōnstrāvī, -mōnstrātus | point out, show; make known |
| īnsula, -ae, f. | island |
| obiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw in the way or to |
| portus, -ūs, m. | harbor, haven, port |
| Brundisīnus, -a, -um | of Brundisium |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| similiter (adv.) | likewise, in the same way |
| praesum, -esse, -fuī | be before, preside over, have charge of, command |
| tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctus | cover |
| īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctus | build in or into; draw up; equip, furnish, |
| scapha, -ae, f. | boat, skiff |
| ēliciō, -ere, -uī, -itus | lure out, draw out, entice |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| Laeliānus, -a, -um | of Laelius, commanded by Laelius |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| longē, adv. | far |
| prōdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductum | lead out, bring out |
| ūnus, -a, -um | one; only, alone |
| quīnquerēmis, -is f. | a quinquereme, a warship with five banks of oars |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| parvus, -a, -um | little, small |
| duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj. | two |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| angustia, -ae f. | narrowness; (pl.) a narrow place, straits |
| capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | take, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt |
| item | likewise, also |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| eques, equitis m. | horseman; (pl.) cavalry |
| dispōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positum | station here and there, post |
| aqua, -ae, f. | water |
| prohibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus | hold back, prevent, hinder |
| classiārius, -ī m. | marine, sailor of the fleet |
| īnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | decide upon, determine |
| sed, conj. | but |
| annus, -ī, m. | year |
| commodus, -a, -um | convenient, suitable |
| ūtor, ūtī, ūsus | use |
| nāvigō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | sail |
| onerārius, -a, -um | for freight; nāvis onerāria: transport ship |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| supportō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | bring up, convey |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| prōpositum, -ī n. | plan, purpose; the point being made, theme |
| dēterreō, -terrēre, -terruī, -territus | frighten off, deter |
| ante, prep, with acc. and adv. | before |
| proelium, -ī, n. | battle, combat; proelium committere, to join battle |
| cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus | find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| ignōminia, -ae f. | disgrace, dishonor |
| āmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send away, lose |
| necessārius, -a, -um; as noun, -ī m. | necessary, critical; (noun) close friend, relative |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| inopia, -ae f. | lack, want, scarcity |
| expellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsus | drive out, expel |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |