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Histories 2.16

A second clash, then withdrawal

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Hist. 2.16.1Nec Vitelliānī quamquam victī quiēvēre: accītīs auxiliīs sēcūrum hostem ac successū rērum sōcordius agentem invādunt.Nor did the Vitellians, though beaten, stay quiet: summoning reinforcements, they attack the enemy, who were off their guard and acting more carelessly because of their success. Hist. 2.16.1Caesī vigilēs, perrupta castra, trepidātum apud nāvīs, dōnec sīdente paulātim metū, occupātō iūxtā colle dēfēnsī, mox inrūpēre.The sentries were cut down, the camp broken into, there was panic at the ships, until, as the fear gradually subsided, the Othonians seized a nearby hill and defended themselves, and soon burst out to attack. Hist. 2.16.1Atrōx ibi caedēs, et Tungrārum cohortium praefectī sustentātā diū aciē tēlīs obruuntur.There was terrible slaughter there, and the prefects of the Tungrian cohorts, after holding their line for a long time, were overwhelmed by missiles. Hist. 2.16.1Nē Othōniānīs quidem incruenta victōria fuit, quōrum imprōvidē secūtōs conversī equitēs circumvēnērunt.Nor was the victory bloodless even for the Othonians, for the cavalry wheeled round and surrounded those who had pursued incautiously. Hist. 2.16.1Ac velut pactīs indūtiīs, nē hinc classis inde eques subitam formīdinem īnferrent, Vitelliānī retrō Antipolim Narbōnēnsis Galliae mūnicipium, Othōniānī Albingaunum interiōris Liguriae revertēre.And, as if a truce had been agreed, so that the fleet on one side and the cavalry on the other should not cause sudden alarm, the Vitellians went back to Antipolis, a town of Narbonese Gaul, and the Othonians to Albingaunum in inner Liguria.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (70 words)
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
Vitelliānus, -a, -umof Vitellius; as noun, a Vitellian soldier
quamquam, conj.however much, although
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victumconquer, defeat
quiēscō, -ere, quiēvī, quiētusrest, keep quiet
acciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītussummon, send for
auxilium, -ī, n.help, aid
sēcūrus, -a, -umfree from care, untroubled; careless (of: gen.)
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
successus, -ūs m.outcome, success
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
sōcorditer (adv.)lazily, carelessly
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
invādō, -ere, -vāsī, -vāsusgo into, attack, seize; come upon
caedō, -ere, cecīdī, caesumcut, cut down; kill
vigil, -is m.watchman, sentry
perrumpō, -rumpere, -rūpī, -ruptusbreak or burst through, break
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
trepidō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbe in a panic, hurry about in alarm
apud, prep, with acc.among, with
nāvis, -is, f.ship
dōnec (conj.)until; while, as long as
sīdō, -ere, sīdīsettle, alight
paulātim (adv.)little by little, gradually
metus, -ūs m.fear, dread
occupō, -cupāre, -cupāvī, -cupātusseize; fill
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)nearby; next to
collis, -is m.hill
dēfendō, -fendere, -fendī, -fēnsusward off; defend
mox, adv.soon
inrumpō, -rumpere, -rūpī, -ruptusburst into or in
atrōx, -ōcissavage, cruel, dreadful
ibi, adv.in that place, there
caedēs, -is, f.cutting down, killing, slaughter
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
Tungrus, -a, -umof the Tungri, a people of Gallia Belgica
cohors, cohortis f.cohort (a tenth of a legion); company
praefectus, -ī m.commander, officer
sustentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumhold out, endure
diū, adv.for a long time, a long time or while, long; comp
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
tēlum, -ī, n.missile, spear, weapon
obruō, -ere, -ruī, -rutusoverwhelm, bury, crush
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
Othōniānus, -a, -umof Otho, Othonian; (m. pl. as noun) Otho's supporters
quidem, adv.in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
incruentus, -a, -umbloodless, without bloodshed
victōria, -ae, f.victory
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
imprōvidē (adv.)without foresight, incautiously, rashly
sequor, sequī, secūtusfollow
convertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versusturn round, turn, change; in fugam convertere, to put to flight
eques, equitis m.horseman; (pl.) cavalry
circumveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventumsurround
veluteven or just as, as
pacīscor, -ī, pactus sumagree, arrange; pactus: agreed upon
indūtiae, -ārum f. pl.truce, armistice
hinc, adv.from this place, hence
classis, -is f.fleet
inde (adv.)from there; then
subitus, -a, -umsudden
formīdō, -inis f.fear, dread; something to be dreaded
īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātusbring in or against, wage against; inflict
retrō (adv.)backwards, behind, from behind
Narbōnēnsis, -eof Narbo; Gallia Narbonensis, the province of southern Gaul
mūnicipium, -ī n.municipium, a self-governing Italian town with Roman citizenship
interior, -ius, adj.interior, inner
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertīturn back, return
Tacitus, Historiae II. Latin text: C. D. Fisher, Cornelii Taciti Historiarum Libri (Oxford, 1911), 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.