The Spanish War (Bellum Hispaniense)

Anonymous, Bellum Hispaniense

The last campaign (45 BC) against Pompey's sons in Spain, ending at Munda; told by a soldier in rough, vivid Latin. 42 sections, 362 sentences, each with an English translation.

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Chapter 1Gnaeus Pompeius Raises SpainPharnace superātō, Āfricā receptā, quī ex hīs proeliīs cum adulēscente Cn.…
Chapter 2Caesar Arrives in SpainC. Caesar dictātor tertiō, dēsignātus dictātor quārtō multīs iterante diēbus…
Chapter 3Relief for UliaErat idem temporis Sex. Pompēius frāter, quī cum praesidiō Cordubam tenēbat,…
Chapter 4The Feint against CordubaHōc missō ad Uliam praesidiō Caesar, ut Pompēium ab eā oppugnātiōne dēdūceret,…
Chapter 5The Battle for the BridgeCaesar, cum ad flūmen Baetim vēnisset neque propter altitūdinem flūminis…
Chapter 6Ategua under SiegeQuōs quoniam ab Uliā retrāxerat, ut in aequum dēdūceret, cōpiīs flūmine…
Chapter 7The Two ArmiesĪnsequentī nocte castra sua incendit Pompēius et trāns flūmen Salsum per…
Chapter 8A Country Hard to TakeAccēdēbat hoc, ut longius bellum dūceret Pompēius, quod loca sunt ēdita et ad…
Chapter 9Night Attack on Caesar's FortQuod Pompēius, quod eōdem iugō tegēbātur locī nātūrā et remōtum erat ā castrīs…
Chapter 10Reinforcements and LossesĪnsequentī lūce Arguetius ex Ītaliā cum equitātū vēnit.
Chapter 11Deserters and Night FightingPosterō diē equitēs nostrī longius ad Cordubam versus prōsecūtī sunt eōs, quī…
Chapter 12Cruelty and a SortiePosterō diē ex legiōne vernāculā mīlitēs sunt captī ab equitibus nostrīs duo,…
Chapter 13Talks and a Great AssaultPosterō diē Pompēius ex castrīs suīs brachium dūcere coepit ad flūmen Salsum;
Chapter 14A Cavalry ReverseEius praeteritī temporis Pompēius trāns flūmen Salsum castellum cōnstituit…
Chapter 15Horse against FootFerē apud exercitūs haec est equestris proeliī cōnsuētūdō: cum eques ad…
Chapter 16A night sortie from AteguaHuius diēī extrēmō tempore ā Pompēiānīs clam nostrōs tabellārius est missus, ut…
Chapter 17Envoys from Ategua plead with CaesarIta posterō diē Ti. Tullius lēgātus cum Catōne Lūsītānō vēnit et apud Caesarem…
Chapter 18Desertions and atrocities in AteguaRemissīs lēgātīs, cum ad portam vēnissent… Ti. Tullius, et cum introëuntem…
Chapter 19Ategua surrendersVigiliā secundā propter multitūdinem tēlōrum turris lignea, quae nostra…
Chapter 20Pompey moves to UcubiQuod Pompēius ex perfugīs cum dēditiōnem oppidī factam esse scīsset, castra…
Chapter 21Pompey executes Caesar's sympathisersPosterō diē equitēs cum levī armātūrā ex adversāriōrum castrīs ad nōs…
Chapter 22Murder of the envoys from UrsoHōc praeteritō tempore, quī in oppidō Ategua Ursaonēnsēs captī sunt, lēgātī…
Chapter 23A skirmish by the river SalsumĪnsequentī tempore Caesar castrīs castra contulit et brachium ad flūmen Salsum…
Chapter 24Battle near SoricariaPosterō diē ad Sōricāriam utrōrumque convēnēre cōpiae.
Chapter 25The single combat of Antistius TurpioĪnsequentī diē parī cōnsuētūdine cum ad eundem locum eius praesidium vēnisset,…
Chapter 26Rewards, deserters and Pompey's letterCaesar ob virtūtem turmae Cassiānae dōnāvit dēnārium tria mīlia et praefectō…
Chapter 27Caesar follows Pompey towards MundaĪnsequentī tempore cum nostrī in opere distentī essent, equitēs in olīvētō, dum…
Chapter 28Pompey Draws Up His Line at MundaSequentī diē cum iter facere Caesar cum cōpiīs vellet, renūntiātum est ab…
Chapter 29The Field and the DayPlānitiēs inter utraque castra intercēdēbat circiter mīlia passuum v, ut…
Chapter 30The Battle Is JoinedErat aciēs xiii aquilīs cōnstitūta, quae lateribus equitātū tegēbātur cum levī…
Chapter 31The Battle of MundaHīc etsī virtūte nostrī antecēdēbant, adversāriī locō superiōre sē dēfendēbant…
Chapter 32Munda Walled In; Pompey Flees to Carteia…ex fugā hāc quī oppidum Mundam sibi cōnstituissent praesidium, nostrīque…
Chapter 33Corduba; the Death of ScapulaCaesar ex proeliō Mundā mūnītiōne circumdatā Cordubam vēnit.
Chapter 34The Fall of CordubaOppidānī autem, simul Caesar castra contrā ad oppidum posuit, discordāre…
Chapter 35Hispalis Received and LostCaesar Hispalim cum contendisset, lēgātī dēprecātum vēnērunt.
Chapter 36Hispalis Retaken; Pompey at CarteiaDum haec geruntur, lēgātī Carteiēnsēs renūntiāvērunt, quod Pompēium in…
Chapter 37Pompey's Flight from CarteiaCarteiēnsēs, dum Caesar in itinere reliqua oppida oppugnat, propter Pompēium…
Chapter 38Pompey Run to GroundPompēius cum paucīs profūgit et locum quendam mūnītum nātūrā occupat.
Chapter 39The Death of Gnaeus PompeyPompēius, ut suprā dēmōnstrāvimus, saucius et intortō tālō idcircō tardābātur…
Chapter 40Didius Ambushed by the LusitaniansInterfectō Cn. Pompēiō adulēscente Dīdius, quem suprā dēmōnstrāvimus, illā…
Chapter 41Munda Taken; Urso BesiegedFabius Maximus, quem ad Mundam praesidium oppugnandum relīquerat, operibus…
Chapter 42Caesar's Speech at HispalisDum haec ad Mundam geruntur et Ursaōnem, Caesar, ad Hispalim cum Gādibus sē…

Anonymous, Bellum Hispaniense. Latin text: B. Kübler and E. Wölfflin, C. Iulii Caesaris Commentarii, vol. III (Leipzig: Teubner, 1896–97), public domain; transcribed for this app from the Internet Archive scan. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.

The Spanish War (Bellum Hispaniense)

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