Bellum Iugurthinum 109

A secret night meeting

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Iug. 109.1Igitur Sulla respondit sē pauca cōram Aspare locūtūrum, cētera occultē nūllō aut quam paucissumīs praesentibus.So Sulla replied that he would say a few things in Aspar's presence, the rest in secret, with no one or as few as possible present. Iug. 109.1Simul ēdocet, quae sibi respondērentur.At the same time he instructs him what answers should be given to him. Iug. 109.2Postquam, sīcutī voluerat, congressī, dīcit sē missum ā cōnsule vēnisse quaesītum ab eō, pācem an bellum agitātūrus foret.After they had met, as he had wished, he says that he has come, sent by the consul, to ask him whether he intended to pursue peace or war. Iug. 109.3Tum rēx, utī praeceptum fuerat, post diem decumum redīre iubet, ac nihil etiam nunc dēcrēvisse, sed illō diē respōnsūrum.Then the king, as he had been instructed, tells him to return after ten days, saying that he had decided nothing even now, but would answer on that day. Iug. 109.3Deinde ambō in sua castra dīgressī.Then both withdrew to their own camps. Iug. 109.4Sed ubi plērumque noctis prōcessit, Sulla ā Bocchō occultē accersitur.But when most of the night had passed, Sulla is secretly summoned by Bocchus.

Iug. 109.4Ab utrōque tantummodo fīdī interpretēs adhibentur, praetereā Dabar internūntius, sānctus vir et ex sententiā ambōbus.On each side only trustworthy interpreters are admitted, and besides Dabar as intermediary, an upright man and acceptable to both. Iug. 109.4Ac statim sīc rēx incipit:And at once the king begins thus:

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (73 words)

igitur, conj.	therefore
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus	reply, answer
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	few
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	the other, the remaining, the rest of
occultē (adv.)	secretly
nūllus, -a, -um	not any, none, no
aut, conj.	or; aut ... aut, either ... or
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
praesēns, -sentis, adj.	present, immediate, imminent
simul, adv.	at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
ēdoceō, -ēre, -docuī, -doctum	inform thoroughly, explain
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
postquam, conj.	later than, after, when
sīcutī (adv.)	just as, as
volō, velle, voluī	wish
congredior, -ī, -gressus sum	meet; come to grips, fight
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
cōnsul, -ulis m.	consul (one of Rome's two chief magistrates)
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus	seek; ask, inquire
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
pāx, pācis f.	peace
an, conj.	or (in questions)
bellum, -ī, n.	war
agitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	drive about; discuss, debate
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
tum, adv.	then, at that time
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
utī (conj.)	older form of ut: that, so that; as
praecipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take beforehand, anticipate; order, charge
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
decimus, -a, -um	tenth
redeō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go back, return
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus	bid, order, command
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
nihil, n., indecl.	nothing
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
nunc, adv.	now
dēcernō, -ere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētum	decide, decree
sed, conj.	but
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
deinde, adv.	then, next
ambō, -ae, -ō	both
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.	camp
dīgredior, -gredī, -gressus sum	go away, part, separate
ubi, adv.	where; conj., when
plērumque (adv.)	generally, mostly
nox, noctis, f.	night
prōcēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessum	go forward, advance
arcessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītus	call, summon, fetch
uterque, utraque, utrumque	each, either, both
tantummodo (adv.)	only, just
fīdus, -a, -um	faithful, loyal, trustworthy
interpres, -pretis m.	interpreter
adhibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus	hold to, employ, show
praetereā, adv.	besides this, besides, moreover
internūntius, -ī m.	a go-between, messenger between two parties
sānctus, -a, -um	consecrated, sacred
vir, virī, m.	man
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
sententia, -ae, f.	opinion; purpose
statim, adv.	on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately
sīc, adv.	so, thus
incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptum	begin

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.