| octāvus, -a, -um | eighth |
| decimus, -a, -um | tenth |
| Kalendae, -ārum f. pl. | the Kalends (1st day of the month) |
| Februārius, -a, -um | of February (Nōnae Februāriae: 5 February) |
| sacrificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | sacrifice |
| prō, prep. with abl. | before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for |
| aedēs, -is f. | temple (sg.); house (pl.) |
| haruspex, -icis m. | soothsayer who read the will of the gods from the entrails of sacrifices |
| trīstis, -e | sad, gloomy |
| exta, -ōrum n. pl. | entrails (heart, liver, lungs) of a sacrificed animal |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| īnstō, -āre, -stitī | press on; be at hand |
| īnsidiae, -ārum, f. plur. | ambush; plot, stratagem |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| domesticus, -a, -um | of one's own home, domestic |
| hostis, -is, m. and f. | enemy, foe |
| praedīcō, -dīcere, -dīxī, -dictus | say beforehand, foretell, predict |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| nam, conj. | for |
| proximus, -a, -um | nearest, next |
| adsistō, -ere, adstitī | stand by, stand near; appear |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| laetus, -a, -um | glad, joyful |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| contrārius, -a, -um | opposite, facing |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| cōgitātiō, -ōnis f. | thought, reflection; plan, intention |
| prosperus, -a, -um | favourable, successful, prosperous |
| interpretor, -ārī, -ātus sum | explain, interpret |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| multō, adv. | by much or far, much, far |
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| lībertus, -ī m. | freedman (a former slave, in relation to his former master) |
| nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | report, announce |
| exspectō, -spectāre, -spectāvī, -spectātus | look out for, wait for, await, expect; wait |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| architectus, -ī m. | architect, master builder; designer |
| redēmptor, -ōris m. | contractor, builder working on contract |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| significātiō, -ōnis f. | signal |
| coeō, -īre, -iī, -itum | come together, assemble |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| mīles, mīlitis, m. | soldier |
| parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | make ready, prepare |
| coniūrātiō, -ōnis f. | conspiracy |
| conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come together, assemble |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| dīgressus, -ūs m. | a going away, departure |
| requīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītus | look for, ask after; need |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| emō, -ere, ēmī, ēmptum | buy |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| praedium, -ī n. | estate, farm |
| vetustās, -ātis f. | age, antiquity; the distant past |
| suspectus, -a, -um | suspected, mistrusted |
| eō (adv.) | to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more) |
| prius, adv. | before, first |
| explōrō, -plōrāre, -plōrāvī, -plōrātus | search out, explore |
| fingō, fingere, finxī, fictus | invent, make up |
| innītor, -ī, innīxus sum (+ abl.) | lean on |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| Tiberiānus, -a, -um | of Tiberius; domus Tiberiana: Tiberius' palace on the Palatine |
| domus, -ūs, f. | house, home |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| inde (adv.) | from there; then |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| mīliārium, -ī n. | a milestone |
| aureus, -a, -um | of gold, golden |
| sub, prep. with acc. and abl. | under; sub vesperum, towards evening |
| pergō, -ere, perrēxī, perrēctum | go on, press on |
| ibi, adv. | in that place, there |
| trēs, tria, plur. adj. | three |
| vīgintī, indecl. adj. | twenty |
| speculātor, -ōris m. | spy, scout |
| cōnsalūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | greet together, hail (as) |
| imperātor, -ōris, m. | commander, general |
| paucitās, -ātis f. | small number, scarcity |
| salūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | greet; pay a morning call on |
| trepidus, -a, -um | anxious, alarmed; critical, dangerous |
| festīnanter (adv.) | hastily, in haste |
| impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | place or lay upon, impose; embark |
| stringō, stringere, strinxī, strictus | draw, unsheathe |
| mūcrō, -ōnis m. | sword point, sword |
| rapiō, -ere, -uī, -tus | seize, snatch |
| totidem (indecl.) | just as many |
| ferme (adv.) | about, nearly, almost |
| iter, itineris, n. | a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march |
| aggregō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | gather together; attach (oneself) to |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| cōnscientia, -ae f. | awareness; consciousness of guilt, guilty conscience |
| plērīque, plēraeque, plēraque | most, very many |
| mīrāculum, -ī, n. | wonder, marvel, miracle |
| pars, partis, f. | part, side, direction |
| clāmor, -ōris, m. | shout, cry |
| gladius, -ī, m. | sword |
| silentium, -ī n. | silence; silentiō: in silence, quietly |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| ēventus, -ūs m. | outcome, result |
| sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptus | take under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment |