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Bellum Iugurthinum 68

Metellus marches on Vaga

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Iug. 68.1Metellus postquam dē rēbus Vagae āctīs comperit, paulisper maestus ex cōnspectū abit.When Metellus learned of what had been done at Vaga, he withdrew from sight for a while in grief. Iug. 68.1Deinde ubi īra et aegritūdō permixta sunt, cum maxumā cūrā ultum īre iniūriās festīnat.Then, when anger and distress were mingled together, he made haste with the greatest care to go and avenge the wrongs. Iug. 68.2Legiōnem, cum quā hiemābat, et quam plūrumōs potest Numidās equitēs pariter cum occāsū sōlis expedītōs ēdūcit et posterā diē circiter hōrā tertiā pervēnit in quandam plānitiem locīs paulō superiōribus circumventam.At sunset he led out in light order the legion with which he was wintering and as many Numidian horsemen as he could, and on the following day at about the third hour he came to a certain plain surrounded by slightly higher ground. Iug. 68.3Ibi mīlitēs fessōs itineris magnitūdine et iam abnuentīs omnia docet oppidum Vagam nōn amplius mīlle passuum abesse, decēre illōs reliquom labōrem aequō animō patī, dum prō cīvibus suīs, virīs fortissumīs atque miserrumīs, poenās caperent;There he told the soldiers, who were tired by the length of the march and already refusing everything, that the town of Vaga was no more than a mile away, and that it was fitting for them to bear the rest of the toil with patience, so long as they were exacting vengeance for their fellow citizens, the bravest and most wretched of men; Iug. 68.3praetereā praedam benignē ostentat.besides this, he generously held out the prospect of plunder.

Iug. 68.4Sīc animīs eōrum adrēctīs equitēs in prīmō lātē, peditēs quam artissumē īre et signa occultāre iubet.Having thus raised their spirits, he ordered the cavalry to go in front in an extended line, and the infantry in the closest order possible and with their standards concealed.

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Grammar in this passage: indirect statement ×1, ablative absolute ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (95 words)
postquam, conj.later than, after, when
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
comperiō, -īre, comperī, compertumfind out, learn
paulisper (adv.)for a short time
maestus, -a, -umsad, dejected, gloomy
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.sight
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrusgo away, depart
deinde, adv.then, next
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
aegritūdō, -inis f.distress, grief, vexation
permisceō, -miscēre, -miscuī, -mixtusmix together, mingle
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
cum, prep, with abl.with
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
cūra, -ae f.care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
ulcīscor, ulcīscī, ultusavenge
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
iniūria, -ae, f.injury, wrong, hurt, harm
festīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumhurry, make haste
legiō, -ōnis f.legion
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
hiemō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumspend the winter
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
eques, equitis m.horseman; (pl.) cavalry
pariter (adv.)equally, alike; at the same time
occāsus, -ūs, m.setting
sōl, sōlis, m.sun
expedītus, -a, -umunobstructed, easy; lightly equipped
ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead out, draw
posterus, -a, -umfollowing, next
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
circiter, prep. with acc. and adv.about
hōra, -ae, f.hour
tertius, -a, -umthird
perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome through, come, arrive, reach
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
plānitiēs, -ēī f.plain, level ground
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
paulō, adv.by a little, a little, somewhat
superior, -ius, adj.higher; former, previous, preceding
circumveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventumsurround
ibi, adv.in that place, there
mīles, mīlitis, m.soldier
fessus, -a, -umexhausted, worn out, weary
iter, itineris, n.a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march
magnitūdō, -tūdinis, f.greatness, size
iam, adv.now, already
abnuō, -ere, -nuīrefuse, decline, reject
omnis, -eall, every
doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tusteach, explain
oppidum, -ī, n.town
nōn, adv.not
amplius (adv.)more, further
mīlle, indecl. adj.a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands;
passus, -ūs, m.pace (mīlia passuum: miles)
absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrusbe away, be absent, be distant; be wanting
decet, decēre, decuit (impers.)it is fitting, it is proper
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
reliquus, -a, -umleft, the remaining, the other, the rest of
labor, -ōris, m.labor, toil
aequus, -a, -umlevel; equal; fair
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
patior, patī, passus, bearsuffer, allow
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
prō, prep. with abl.before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
cīvis, -is, m. and f.citizen, fellow-citizen, subject
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
vir, virī, m.man
fortis, -ebrave
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
miser, misera, miserumwretched, unhappy
poena, -ae, f.penalty, punishment
capiō, capere, cēpī, captustake, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
praetereā, adv.besides this, besides, moreover
praeda, -ae, f.booty, spoil, plunder
benignē, adv.kindly
ostentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusshow, display; show off
sīc, adv.so, thus
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
arrigō (adrigō), -ere, -rēxī, -rēctusset upright; rouse, excite
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
lātēwidely
pedes, peditis m.foot soldier
artē (adv.); comp. artiusclosely, tightly
signum, -ī, n.sign, signal
occultō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumhide, conceal
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
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.