Bellum Hispaniense 21

B. Hisp. 21.1Posterō diē equitēs cum levī armātūrā ex adversāriōrum castrīs ad nōs trānsfūgērunt.

The next day cavalry with light-armed troops deserted to us from the enemy's camp.

Note. equitēs cum levī armātūrā: deserters again, this time a whole body of cavalry with light infantry.

B. Hisp. 21.2Et eō tempore circiter XI equitēs ad aquātōrēs nostrōs excucurrērunt, nōnnūllōs interfēcērunt, item aliōs vīvōs abdūxērunt;

And at that time about eleven horsemen rode out against our water-carriers, killed some and carried others off alive;

Note. aquātōrēs: men sent to fetch water, an easy target for raiders. excucurrērunt: perfect of excurrō with reduplication.

B. Hisp. 21.2ē quibus captī sunt equitēs VIII. Īnsequentī diē Pompēius secūrī percussit hominēs LXXIIII, quī dīcēbantur esse fautōrēs Caesaris victōriae, reliquōs rūrsus in oppidum iussit dēdūcī;

of these, eight horsemen were captured. The next day Pompey had seventy-four men beheaded with the axe, who were said to be supporters of Caesar's victory, and ordered the rest to be taken back into the town;

Note. The sentence division is the editor's: a new section begins with Īnsequentī diē. secūrī percussit: 'struck with the axe', i.e. beheaded. hominēs lxxiiii: 74 men; note the form iiii for 4.

B. Hisp. 21.3ex quibus effūgērunt CXX et ad Caesarem vēnērunt.

of these, a hundred and twenty escaped and came to Caesar.

Note. cxx: 120.