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Ab Urbe Condita 2.60

Quinctius and the contented army

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Liv. 2.60.1Contrā ea in Aequīs inter cōnsulem ac mīlitēs cōmitāte ac beneficiīs certātum est.By contrast, among the Aequi consul and soldiers vied with each other in courtesy and kindnesses. Liv. 2.60.1Et nātūrā Quīnctius erat lēnior, et saevitia īnfēlīx collēgae, quō is magis gaudēret ingeniō suō, effēcerat.Quinctius was by nature milder, and his colleague's ill-starred savagery had made him take more pleasure in his own character. Liv. 2.60.2Huic tantae concordiae ducis exercitūsque nōn ausī offerre sē Aequī, vagārī populābundum hostem per agrōs passī;The Aequi, not daring to confront such great harmony between general and army, allowed the enemy to range through their fields plundering; Liv. 2.60.2nec ūllō ante bellō lātius inde ācta praeda.nor in any war before was booty driven off from there over a wider area. Liv. 2.60.3Ea omnis mīlitī data est.All of it was given to the soldiers. Liv. 2.60.3Addēbantur et laudēs, quibus haud minus quam praemiō gaudent mīlitum animī.Praises were added too, in which soldiers' hearts rejoice no less than in reward. Liv. 2.60.3Cum ducī tum propter ducem patribus quoque plācātior exercitus redit, sibi parentem, alterī exercituī dominum datum ab senātū memorāns.The army returned better disposed both to its general and, because of its general, to the senators as well, saying that the senate had given them a parent, the other army a master.

Liv. 2.60.4Variā fortūnā bellī atrōcī discordiā domī forīsque annum exāctum īnsignem maximē comitia tribūta efficiunt, rēs maior victōriā susceptī certāminis quam ūsū;The year, spent amid the varying fortunes of war and fierce discord at home and abroad, was made especially memorable by the tribal assembly, a thing more important for the victory in the contest undertaken than for its practical effect; Liv. 2.60.5plūs enim dignitātis comitiīs ipsīs dētrāctum est patribus ex conciliō submovendīs, quam vīrium aut plēbī additum est aut dēmptum patribus.for more dignity was taken from the assembly itself by excluding the senators from the council than strength was either added to the plebs or taken from the senators.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (100 words)
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
cōnsul, -ulis m.consul (one of Rome's two chief magistrates)
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
mīles, mīlitis, m.soldier
cōmitās, -ātis f.courtesy, friendliness
beneficium, -ī, n.well-doing, kindness, service, benefit
certō, adv.with certainty, for certain, certainly
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
nātūra, -ae, f.nature, character
lēnis, -egentle
saevitia, -ae f.fierceness, cruelty
īnfēlīx, -fēlīcis, adj.unhappy, unfortunate
collēga, -ae m.colleague, fellow official
quō, adv.to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
magis, comp. adv.more, rather
gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsusbe glad, rejoice
ingenium, -ī n.natural ability, talent, cleverness; character
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
efficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusmake or work out, accomplish, effect
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
concordia, -ae f.agreement, harmony
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
exercitus, -ūs, m.army
que, enclitic conj.and
nōn, adv.not
audeō, audēre, ausus sumdare
offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātusbear to, proffer, offer
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
vagor, -ārī, -ātus sumwander, roam
populābundus, -a, -umplundering, on a raid
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
ager, agri, m.field, land
patior, patī, passus, bearsuffer, allow
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
ūllus, -a, -umany
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
bellum, -ī, n.war
lātēwidely
inde (adv.)from there; then
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
praeda, -ae, f.booty, spoil, plunder
omnis, -eall, every
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
addō, -ere, -didī, -ditusadd, put to
laus, laudis f.praise, glory
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
minus, comp. adv.less
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
praemium, -ī, n.reward
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
tum, adv.then, at that time
propter, prep. with acc.on account of, because of
pater, patris, m.father
quoque, adv.also
plācātus, -a, -umcalm, peaceful; reconciled, well disposed
redeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo back, return
parēns, -entis m./f.parent
alter, -era, -erumone or the other (of two); another, second
dominus, -ī m.master, owner
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
senātus, -ūs m.senate
memorō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusremind of, mention
varius, -a, -umvarious
fortūna, -ae, f.fortune
atrōx, -ōcissavage, cruel, dreadful
discordia, -ae f.disagreement, discord, strife
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
forīs, adv.out of doors, without
annus, -ī, m.year
exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctumdrive out; finish, spend (a season)
īnsignis, -enotable, remarkable
maximē, adv.very greatly, exceedingly, especially
comitia, -ōrum n. pl.the assembly of the Roman people for voting; elections
tribuō, -ere, tribuī, tribūtumassign, attribute
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
victōria, -ae, f.victory
suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptusundertake
certāmen, -minis, n.struggle, contest
ūsus, -ūs, m.use; experience
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
enim, conj.for
dignitās, -ātis f.rank, standing, prestige
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
dētrahō, -trahere, -trāxī, -trāctusdraw or pull off
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
concilium, -ī n.meeting, council
submoveō, -ēre, -mōvī, -mōtumdrive back
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
plēbs, plēbis f.the common people
dēmō, -ere, dēmpsī, dēmptustake away, remove
Livy, Ab Urbe Condita II. Latin text: B. O. Foster, Livy (Loeb, 1919–29), with some passages from W. Weissenborn and H. J. Müller (Teubner, 1884–1911), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.