Bellum Hispaniense 11

B. Hisp. 11.1Posterō diē equitēs nostrī longius ad Cordubam versus prōsecūtī sunt eōs, quī commeātūs ad castra Pompēī ex oppidō portābant.

The next day our cavalry pursued a long way in the direction of Corduba those who were carrying supplies from the town to Pompeius' camp.

Note. Posterō diē: 'the next day'. eōs, quī commeātūs … portābant: 'those who were carrying supplies'.

B. Hisp. 11.1Ex hīs captī L cum iūmentīs ad nostra adductī sunt castra.

Fifty of these were captured and brought with their pack animals to our camp.

Note. L: the numeral 50. cum iūmentīs: 'with their pack animals'. ad nostra … castra: the possessive is split from its noun for emphasis.

B. Hisp. 11.2Eōdem diē Q. Mārcius, tribūnus mīlitum quī fuisset Pompēī, ad nōs trānsfūgit;

On the same day Quintus Marcius, who had been a military tribune of Pompeius, deserted to us;

Note. tribūnus mīlitum quī fuisset Pompeī: 'who had been a military tribune of Pompeius'; the subjunctive is loose, perhaps by attraction. trānsfūgit: 'deserted'.

B. Hisp. 11.2et noctis tertiā vigiliā in oppidō ācerrimē pugnātum est, ignemque multum mīsērunt sīcut omne genus tēlōrum absūmerētur, quibus ignis per iactūs solitus est mittī.

and in the third watch of the night there was very fierce fighting in the town, and they threw a great deal of fire, so that every kind of missile by which fire is usually thrown was used up.

Note. pugnātum est: impersonal passive, 'there was fighting'. sīcut … absūmerētur: sīcut here does the work of ut, 'so that'. quibus ignis per iactūs solitus est mittī: 'by which fire is usually thrown in volleys'. solitus est, from the semi-deponent soleō.

B. Hisp. 11.3Hōc praeteritō tempore C. Fundānius, eques Rōmānus, ex castrīs adversāriōrum ad nōs trānsfūgit.

When this time had passed, Gaius Fundanius, a Roman knight, deserted to us from the enemy's camp.

Note. Hōc praeteritō tempore: 'when this time had passed'. eques Rōmānus: a member of the equestrian order, not just a cavalryman.