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Cap.XII Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| frāter | brother |
| soror | sister |
| avunculus | uncle |
| mīles | soldier |
| scūtum | shield |
| gladius | sword |
| pīlum | spear (used by pedites) |
| hasta | spear (used by equites) |
| arma | weapons, arms |
| arcus | bow |
| sagitta | arrow |
| pugnus | fist |
| pars | part |
| fīnis | end, boundary |
| patria | fatherland, country |
| hostis | enemy |
| bellum | war |
| exercitus | army |
| dux | leader, general |
| castra | military camp |
| fossa | ditch |
| vāllum | wall, rampart |
| trīstis | sad |
| armātus | armed |
| brevis | short |
| gravis | heavy |
| levis | light |
| barbarus | foreign, not Roman or Greek |
| altus | tall |
| lātus | wide |
| vester | your (pl.) |
| ferre | to carry |
| pugnāre | to fight |
| incolere | to inhabit |
| oppugnāre | to fight against |
| metuere | to fear |
| contrā | against |
| ac | and |
| impetus | attack |
| metus | fear |
| fortis | brave, strong |
| dēfendere | to defend |
| iacere | to throw |
| expugnāre | to conquer, defeat |
| fugere | to run away |