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De Bello Gallico 5.36
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Read in Lectitō5.36.1Hīs rēbus permōtus Quīntus Titūrius, cum procul Ambiorīgem suōs cohortantem cōnspexisset, interpretem suum Gnaeum Pompēium ad eum mittit rogātum ut sibi mīlitibusque parcat.
Deeply troubled by these events, Quintus Titurius, when he had caught sight of Ambiorix in the distance urging on his men, sends his interpreter Gnaeus Pompeius to him to ask him to spare him and his soldiers.
Note. rogātum: supine of purpose after mittit, 'to ask'.
5.36.2Ille appellātus respondit: sī velit sēcum colloquī, licēre;
Ambiorix, when appealed to, answered: if he wished to talk with him, he was free to do so;
5.36.2spērāre ā multitūdine impetrārī posse, quod ad mīlitum salūtem pertineat;
he hoped it could be obtained from the people, as far as concerned the soldiers' safety;
5.36.2ipsī vērō nihil nocitum īrī, inque eam rem sē suam fidem interpōnere.
to Titurius himself no harm would be done, and to that he pledged his word.
Note. nihil nocitum īrī: the future passive infinitive (supine + īrī), used impersonally, 'no harm would be done'.
5.36.2Ille cum Cotta sauciō commūnicat, sī videātur, pugnā ut excēdant et cum Ambiorīge ūnā colloquantur: spērāre ab eō dē suā ac mīlitum salūte impetrārī posse.
Titurius shares this with Cotta, who was wounded: if he agreed, they should leave the fight and talk with Ambiorix together: he hoped that it could be obtained from him for their own safety and that of the soldiers.
Note. sī videātur: 'if it seemed good', i.e. 'if he agreed'. ūnā is an adverb, 'together'.
5.36.3Cotta sē ad armātum hostem itūrum negat atque in eō persevērat.
Cotta says he will not go to an armed enemy, and holds to that.
Vocabulary
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| permoveō, -ēre, -mōvī, -mōtum | move deeply, influence |
| quīntus, -a, -um | fifth |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| procul, adv. | at or from a distance, far |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| cohortor, -hortārī, -hortātus | encourage, exhort |
| cōnspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectus | behold, perceive, see |
| interpres, -pretis m. | interpreter |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| mīles, mīlitis, m. | soldier |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| parcō, -ere, pepercī, parsūrus | spare, show mercy to (+ dat.) |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| appellō, -pellāre, -pellāvī, -pellātus | call, name |
| respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus | reply, answer |
| sī, conj. | if |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| colloquor (conloquor), -ī, -locūtus sum | talk with, confer |
| licet, -ēre, -uit or -itum est, impers. | is lawful or permitted |
| spērō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | hope |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| multitūdō, -tūdinis, f. | multitude |
| impetrō, -petrāre, -petrāvī, -petrātus | gain one's end, obtain (a request) |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| salūs, salūtis, f. | safety, deliverance, escape |
| pertineō, -ēre, -uī | extend, reach; tend toward, concern |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| vērō, adv. | in truth, indeed; however |
| nihil, n., indecl. | nothing |
| noceō, -ēre, nocuī, nocitum (+ dat.) | harm, hurt |
| eō, īre, iī, itus | go |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| fidēs, -eī f. | faith, trust; pledge |
| interpōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positum | put between; bring forward (an excuse) |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| saucius, -a, -um | wounded |
| commūnicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | share; in the Gospels also: make common, make (ritually) unclean |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| pugna, -ae, f. | fighting, battle, combat |
| excēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus | go out or forth, depart |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ūnā | together, along |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| armō, -āre, -āvi, -ātus | arm, equip |
| hostis, -is, m. and f. | enemy, foe |
| negō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | say no or not, deny, refuse |
| persevērō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | persist |