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Bellum Iugurthinum 108

Bocchus plays both sides

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Iug. 108.1Ibi cum Bocchō Numida quīdam Aspar nōmine multum et familiāriter agēbat, praemissus ab Iugurthā, postquam Sullam accītum audierat, ōrātor et subdolē speculātum Bocchī cōnsilia;There a certain Numidian named Aspar was in frequent and familiar company with Bocchus, sent ahead by Jugurtha, after he had heard that Sulla had been summoned, as his spokesman and to spy craftily on Bocchus' plans; Iug. 108.1praetereā Dabar, Massugradae fīlius, ex gente Masinissae, cēterum māternō genere inpār — nam pater eius ex concubīnā ortus erat —, Maurō ob ingenī multa bona cārus acceptusque.there was also Dabar, son of Massugrada, of the line of Masinissa, but inferior on his mother's side — for his father was born of a concubine — who was dear and welcome to the Moor for his many good qualities. Iug. 108.2Quem Bocchus fīdum esse Rōmānīs multīs ante tempestātibus expertus īlicō ad Sullam nūntiātum mittit: parātum sēsē facere quae populus Rōmānus vellet;Bocchus, having found him loyal to the Romans on many occasions before, at once sends him to Sulla to announce that he was ready to do what the Roman people wished; Iug. 108.2conloquiō diem locum tempus ipse dēligeret, neu Iugurthae lēgātum pertimēsceret;Sulla himself should choose the day, place and time for a conference, and should not fear Jugurtha's envoy; Iug. 108.2cōnsultō sēsē omnia cum illō integra habēre, quō rēs commūnis licentius gererētur;he was deliberately keeping everything open with him, so that their common business might be carried on more freely; Iug. 108.2nam ab īnsidiīs eius aliter cavērī nequīvisse.for in no other way could he have guarded against his plots.

Iug. 108.3Sed ego comperior Bocchum magis Pūnicā fidē quam ob ea, quae praedicābat, simul Rōmānōs et Numidam spē pācis attinuisse multumque cum animō suō volvere solitum, Iugurtham Rōmānīs an illī Sullam trāderet;But I find that Bocchus, with Punic faith rather than for the reasons he professed, was holding both the Romans and the Numidian in hope of peace, and was in the habit of turning over long in his mind whether to hand Jugurtha over to the Romans or Sulla to him; Iug. 108.3lubīdinem advorsum nōs, metum prō nōbīs suāsisse.his inclination counselled against us, his fear for us.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (101 words)
ibi, adv.in that place, there
cum, prep, with abl.with
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
multum, -ī, n.much
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
familiāriter, adv.on intimate terms, closely
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
praemittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missumsend ahead
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
postquam, conj.later than, after, when
acciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītussummon, send for
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
ōrātor, -ōris m.speaker; envoy
subdolē (adv.)craftily, deceitfully
speculor, -ārī, -ātus sumspy, watch
cōnsilium, -ī, n.advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
praetereā, adv.besides this, besides, moreover
fīlius, -ī, m.son
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
cēterum (adv.)but, however; for the rest
māternus, -a, -umof a mother, maternal
genus, generis, n.kind, nature
impār, imparisunequal, ill-matched
nam, conj.for
pater, patris, m.father
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
concubīna, -ae f.concubine
orior, -īrī, -tusarise, come forth, spring up; ortā lūce, at dawn
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
Maurus, -a, -umMoorish, North African
ob, prep. with acc.on account of, for; in compounds, to, against
ingenium, -ī n.natural ability, talent, cleverness; character
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
bonum, -ī n.a good thing, advantage; (pl.) goods
cārus, -a, -umdear, precious
acceptus, -a, -um (+ dat.)welcome, popular (with)
que, enclitic conj.and
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
fīdus, -a, -umfaithful, loyal, trustworthy
Rōmānus, -a, -umRoman
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
tempestās, -tātis, f.weather; storm, tempest
experior, -īrī, expertus sumtry, test, experience
īlicō (adv.)on the spot, immediately
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusreport, announce
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
parātus, -a, -umprepared, equipped, ready
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
populus, -ī m.people, nation
volō, velle, voluīwish
conloquium, -ī, n.conversation
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctuschoose out, choose, select
nēve or neu, conj.and that not, and not, nor
lēgātus, -ī, m.ambassador
pertimēscō, -ere, -timuībecome very afraid, dread
cōnsultō (adv.)on purpose, deliberately
omnis, -eall, every
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
integer, -gra, -grumuntouched, fresh, whole
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
quō, adv.to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
commūnis, -ecommon, shared, public
licenter (adv.)freely, without restraint; licentius: too freely
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
īnsidiae, -ārum, f. plur.ambush; plot, stratagem
aliter, adv.in another way, otherwise, differently
caveō, cavēre, cāvī, cautusbeware, take care; be on one's guard against, beware of
nequeō, -īre, -īvībe unable, cannot
sed, conj.but
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
comperiō, -īre, comperī, compertumfind out, learn
magis, comp. adv.more, rather
Pūnicus, -a, -umPunic, Carthaginian; bella Pūnica: the wars with Carthage
fidēs, -eī f.faith, trust; pledge
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
praedīcō, -dīcere, -dīxī, -dictussay beforehand, foretell, predict
simul, adv.at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
spēs, speī, f.hope
pāx, pācis f.peace
attineō (adtineō), -ēre, -tinuī, -tentumhold fast; concern, matter (nihil attinet: it is no use, there is no point)
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
volvō, -ere, volvī, volūtusroll, turn over; ponder (multa sēcum volvere)
soleō, -ēre, solitus sumbe accustomed, usually do
an, conj.or (in questions)
trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report
libīdō, -inis f.desire, lust; caprice
adversum (prep. + acc.; also adversus)against, opposite
nōsplur. of ego
metus, -ūs m.fear, dread
prō, prep. with abl.before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
suādeō, -ēre, suāsī, suāsusadvise, urge
Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum. Latin text: the Perseus digital text of Sallust's Jugurthine War, with chapter 79 onwards in part from A. W. Ahlberg (Teubner, 1919), 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.