3.27.1Hāc audītā pugnā maxima pars Aquītāniae sēsē Crassō dēdidit obsidēsque ultrō mīsit;When they heard of this battle, most of Aquitania surrendered to Crassus and sent hostages of their own accord; 3.27.1quō in numerō fuērunt Tarbellī, Bigerriōnēs, Ptianiī, Vocātēs, Tarusātēs, Elusātēs, Gātēs, Auscī, Garumnī, Sibusātēs, Cocosātēs: paucae ultimae nātiōnēs annī tempore cōnfīsae, quod hiems suberat, id facere neglēxērunt.among them were the Tarbelli, Bigerriones, Ptianii, Vocates, Tarusates, Elusates, Gates, Ausci, Garumni, Sibusates and Cocosates; a few of the most distant peoples, trusting in the season of the year because winter was near, failed to do so.Note. annī tempore cōnfīsae: 'relying on the season of the year'.
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Caesar · De Bello Gallico III
De Bello Gallico 3.27
Aquitania surrenders
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| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| pugna, -ae, f. | fighting, battle, combat |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| pars, partis, f. | part, side, direction |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| dēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give away or up |
| obses, obsidis m./f. | hostage |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| ultrō (adv.) | of one's own accord; besides (ultrō citrōque: back and forth) |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| numerus, -ī, m. | number |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj. | few |
| ultimus, -a, -um | farthest, last |
| nātiō, -ōnis f. | people, nation; birth |
| annus, -ī, m. | year |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| cōnfīdō, -ere, cōnfīsus sum | trust, be confident |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| hiems, hiemis f. | winter |
| subsum, -esse | be near, be close by |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| neglegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus | disregard, neglect |
Caesar, De Bello Gallico III. Latin text: T. Rice Holmes (Oxford, 1914), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.