Bellum Hispaniense 37

Pompey's Flight from Carteia

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B. Hisp. 37.1Carteiēnsēs, dum Caesar in itinere reliqua oppida oppugnat, propter Pompēium dissentīre coepērunt.While Caesar was attacking the remaining towns on his march, the people of Carteia began to quarrel over Pompey.Note. Carteienses: the people of Carteia, where Pompey had taken refuge (chapter 32). propter Pompeium: 'over Pompey'. B. Hisp. 37.1Pars erat, quae lēgātōs ad Caesarem mīserat, pars erat, quī Pompēiānārum partium fautōrēs essent.There was one party which had sent envoys to Caesar, and another made up of supporters of the Pompeian side.Note. Pars erat quae … pars erat quī: the relative changes from feminine (agreeing with pars) to masculine plural (agreeing in sense). B. Hisp. 37.2Sēditiōne concitātā portās occupant;When a riot broke out, they seized the gates;Note. Sēditiōne concitātā: ablative absolute. B. Hisp. 37.2caedēs fit magna;there was great slaughter;Note. fit: 'takes place'. B. Hisp. 37.2saucius Pompēius nāvēs xx occupat longās et profūgit.Pompey, wounded, seized twenty warships and fled.Note. nāvēs xx … longās: warships, as opposed to merchant ships (onerāriae). B. Hisp. 37.2Dīdius, quī Gādibus classī praefuisset, simul nūntius adlātus est, cōnfestim sequī coepit;Didius, who commanded the fleet at Gades, began to pursue him at once, as soon as the news was brought;Note. Dīdius: Gaius Didius, Caesar's admiral. Gādibus: 'at Gades' (Cádiz). simul: 'as soon as'. B. Hisp. 37.2Carteiā peditēs et equitātus ad persequendum celeriter iter faciēbant item cōnfestim cōnsequentēs.from Carteia infantry and cavalry marched swiftly in pursuit, likewise following up at once.Note. Carteiā: ablative of place from which, 'from Carteia'. cōnsequentēs: present participle of the deponent cōnsequor. B. Hisp. 37.3Quārtō diē nāvigātiōnis, quod imparātī ā Carteiā profectī sine aquā fuissent, ad terram adplicant.On the fourth day of the voyage, because they had set out from Carteia unprepared and were without water, they put in to land.Note. imparātī: 'unprepared'. ad terram adplicant: 'they put in to land'.

B. Hisp. 37.3Dum aquantur, Dīdius classe accurrit, nāvēs incendit, nōnnūllās capit.While they are taking on water, Didius rushes up with his fleet, burns their ships, and captures some.Note. aquantur: 'they fetch water', a military term; aquor is deponent.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (60 words)

dum, conj.	while, as; as long as; until
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
iter, itineris, n.	a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march
reliquus, -a, -um	left, the remaining, the other, the rest of
oppidum, -ī, n.	town
oppugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	attack, besiege
propter, prep. with acc.	on account of, because of
dissentiō, -īre, -sēnsī, -sēnsus	disagree, differ
coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action)	have begun, began
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
lēgātus, -ī, m.	ambassador
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
Pompeiānus, -a, -um	of Pompey, Pompeian; Pompeiānī, -ōrum m. pl.: Pompey's men
fautor, -ōris m.	supporter, patron
sēditiō, -ōnis f.	riot, mutiny, discord
concitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	stir up, rouse
porta, -ae, f.	gate; door
occupō, -cupāre, -cupāvī, -cupātus	seize; fill
caedēs, -is, f.	cutting down, killing, slaughter
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
saucius, -a, -um	wounded
nāvis, -is, f.	ship
Roman numeral	a number written with letters: I 1, V 5, X 10, L 50, C 100, D 500, M 1000
longus, -a, -um	long; tedious
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
profugiō, -ere, -fūgī	flee, escape
classis, -is f.	fleet
praesum, -esse, -fuī	be before, preside over, have charge of, command
simul, adv.	at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
nūntius, -ī, m.	messenger; message
afferō, afferre, attulī, allātum	bring, bring to; cause
cōnfestim (adv.)	at once, immediately
sequor, sequī, secūtus	follow
pedes, peditis m.	foot soldier
equitātus, -ūs m.	cavalry
persequor, -sequī, -secūtus	follow up, pursue
celeriter, adv.	swiftly, quickly
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
item	likewise, also
cōnsequor, -sequī, -secūtus	follow up, follow; overtake
quartus, -a, -um	fourth
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
nāvigātiō, -ōnis, f.	sailing, navigation, voyage
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
imparātus, -a, -um	unprepared
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum	set out, depart, march
sine, prep. with abl.	without
aqua, -ae, f.	water
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
applicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	attach; (with sē) lean against
aquor, -ārī, -ātus sum	fetch water
accurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursus	run to, come up
incendō, -ere, -cendī, -cēnsum	set on fire, burn
nōnnūllus, -a, -um	not none, some, several
capiō, capere, cēpī, captus	take, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt

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.