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Agricola 22

Forts on the Tanaus

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Agr. 22.1Tertius expedītiōnum annus novās gentīs aperuit, vāstātīs ūsque ad Tanaum (aestuāriō nōmen est) nātiōnibus.The third year of campaigns opened up new peoples, the tribes being ravaged as far as the Tanaus (that is the name of an estuary). Agr. 22.1Quā formīdine territī hostēs quamquam cōnflīctātum saevīs tempestātibus exercitum lacessere nōn ausī;The enemy, struck with terror by this, did not dare to provoke the army, although it was harassed by savage storms; Agr. 22.1pōnendīsque īnsuper castellīs spatium fuit.and there was time to spare besides for building forts. Agr. 22.2Adnotābant perītī nōn alium ducem opportūnitātēs locōrum sapientius lēgisse.Experts remarked that no other general had chosen suitable sites more wisely. Agr. 22.2Nūllum ab Agricolā positum castellum aut vī hostium expugnātum aut pactiōne ac fugā dēsertum;No fort built by Agricola was either stormed by the enemy's force or abandoned by surrender or flight; Agr. 22.2nam adversus morās obsidiōnis annuīs cōpiīs firmābantur.for they were strengthened against prolonged siege with a year's supplies. Agr. 22.3Ita intrepida ibi hiems, crēbrae ēruptiōnēs et sibi quisque praesidiō, inritīs hostibus eōque dēspērantibus, quia solitī plērumque damna aestātis hībernīs ēventibus pēnsāre tum aestāte atque hieme iūxtā pellēbantur.So winter there was without fear, sallies were frequent, and each garrison was its own protection, while the enemy were baffled and therefore in despair, because, though they had usually made up for the losses of summer by successes in winter, they were now driven back in summer and winter alike.

Agr. 22.4Nec Agricola umquam per aliōs gesta avidus intercēpit: seu centuriō seu praefectus incorruptum factī testem habēbat.Nor did Agricola ever greedily take for himself the achievements of others: whether centurion or prefect, each had in him an honest witness of his deed. Agr. 22.4Apud quōsdam acerbior in convīciīs narrābātur;Some said that he was rather harsh in rebuke; Agr. 22.4ut erat cōmis bonīs, ita adversus malōs iniūcundus.just as he was courteous to good men, so he was disagreeable towards bad ones. Agr. 22.5Cēterum ex īrācundiā nihil supererat sēcrētum, ut silentium eius nōn timērēs: honestius putābat offendere quam ōdisse.But of his anger nothing remained hidden, so that you had no need to fear his silence: he thought it more honourable to give offence than to hate.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (116 words)
tertius, -a, -umthird
expedītiō, -ōnis f.expedition, raid
annus, -ī, m.year
novus, -a, -umnew; novissimus, last
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
aperiō, -īre, -uī, -tusopen
vāstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslay waste
ūsque, adv.all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
aestuārium, -ī n.marsh, tidal inlet
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
nātiō, -ōnis f.people, nation; birth
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
formīdō, -inis f.fear, dread; something to be dreaded
terreō, -ēre, -uī, -itusfrighten, terrify
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
quamquam, conj.however much, although
cōnflīctō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusstrike together; passive: be hard pressed, struggle
saevus, -a, -umfierce, savage
tempestās, -tātis, f.weather; storm, tempest
exercitus, -ūs, m.army
lacessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītumprovoke, harass
nōn, adv.not
audeō, audēre, ausus sumdare
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusplace, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
que, enclitic conj.and
īnsuper (adv.)above, on top; besides
castellum, -ī n.fort, redoubt
spatium, -ī, n.space, interval; space of time, time
adnotō (annotō), -āre, -āvī, -ātusnote down, take note of, observe
perītus, -a, -um (+ gen.)skilled, experienced (in)
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
opportūnitās, -ātis f.advantage, favourable feature
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
sapienter (adv.)wisely
legō, legere, lēgī, lēctuschoose, pick out; read
nūllus, -a, -umnot any, none, no
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
expugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumtake by storm, capture
pactiō, -ōnis f.agreement, bargain
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
fuga, -ae, f.flight
dēserō, -serere, -seruī, -sertusdesert
nam, conj.for
adversus, -a, -umfacing; unfavourable, unsuccessful
mora, -ae, f.delay
obsidiō, -ōnis f.siege, blockade; oppression
annuus, -a, -umfor a year, yearly
cōpia, -ae, f.supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops
firmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusstrengthen, secure
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
intrepidus, -a, -umfearless, undaunted; untroubled
ibi, adv.in that place, there
hiems, hiemis f.winter
crēber, -bra, -brumfrequent, numerous; close together
ēruptiō, -ōnis f.sally, sortie
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron.each
praesidium, -ī, n.protection; guard, escort
irritus, -a, -uminvalid, of no effect; irritum facere: make void, cancel
eō (adv.)to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more)
dēspērō, -spērāre, -spērāvī, -spērātusdespair
quia (conj.)because
soleō, -ēre, solitus sumbe accustomed, usually do
plērumque (adv.)generally, mostly
damnum, -ī, n.harm, injury
aestās, -tātis, f.summer
hībernus, -a, -umwintry, of winter
ēventus, -ūs m.outcome, result
pēnsō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusweigh, ponder; make up for, compensate, offset
tum, adv.then, at that time
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)nearby; next to
pellō, pellere, pepulī, pulsusdrive, drive away, beat, rout
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
umquam, adv.ever
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
avidus, -a, -umeager, greedy (for: gen.)
intercipiō, -ere, -cēpī, -ceptumintercept, catch
sīve or seu, conj.or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or
centuriō, -ōnis m.centurion (officer commanding about 80 men)
praefectus, -ī m.commander, officer
incorruptus, -a, -umuncorrupted, genuine, reliable
factum, -ī n.deed, act
testis, -is m./f.witness
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
apud, prep, with acc.among, with
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
acerbus, -a, -umbitter, harsh, painful
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
convīcium, -ī n.loud noise, wrangling; abuse
narrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustell, relate, narrate
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
cōmis, -ecourteous, affable, kind, friendly
bonus, -a, -umgood
malus, -a, -umbad
iniūcundus, -a, -umunpleasant, disagreeable; harsh
cēterum (adv.)but, however; for the rest
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
īrācundia, -ae f.anger, hot temper
nihil, n., indecl.nothing
supersum, -esse, -fuībe over or left, remain
sēcrētus, -a, -umseparate; secret, private
silentium, -ī n.silence; silentiō: in silence, quietly
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
timeō, -ēre, -uīfear
honestē, adv.honorably, decently
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthink
offendō, -fendere, -fendī, -fēnsusoffend
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
ōdī, ōdisse, used only in tenses of completed action with the force of tenses of incomplete actionhate
Tacitus, Agricola. Latin text: H. Furneaux, Cornelii Taciti Opera Minora (Oxford, 1900), 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.