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FR 30 Caesar
VOCABULARY FOR LINES 1-78
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nobilissima familia | from a very noble family |
| a puero | from boyhood |
| eo magis | all the more |
| amita | aunt |
| uxorem ducere | to marry |
| inimicus, a, um | unfriendly, hostile |
| repudio | to reject, divorce |
| quartana, ae | quartan fever |
| laborabat | to suffer, to work |
| latebrae, arum | hiding place |
| affinis, affinis | in-law |
| venia, ae | kindness, favor, forgiveness |
| constat | it is agreed |
| expugnatio, expugnationis | assault |
| Mytilenae, arum | Mytilene |
| corona | crown, garland |
| per otium | at leisure |
| opera, ae | effort |
| spatium, i | space, time, period |
| se gerere | to carry oneself, behave |
| diurnus, a, um | daily |
| Diurna acta | "daily actions" |
| spatium, i | space, time, period |
| leges...pertulit | "He passed laws" |
| pariter | equally |
| veneratio, venerationis | veneration, reverence, respect |
| crux, crucis | cross |
| cruce afficere | to afflict with the corss, crucify |
| quod supplicium | "a punishment that" |
| minor, minari, minatus sum | to threaten |
| ulterior, ulterius, ulterioris | on the farther side, further |
| porticus, -us | colonnade, portico |
| apparatus, -a, -um | prepared, sumptuous |
| separatim | apart, seperately |
| conflo | to bling about, cause, produce, run up (a debt) |
| opus | need |
| opus est | someone needs something |
| sestertius, -i | sesterce (coin) |
| displiceo | to displease, be displeasing |
| se gerere | to carry oneself, behave |
| perscribo, perscribere, perscripsi, perscriptus | write out, report |
| obsto, obstare, obstiti | obstruct, block the way |
| in potestatem redigere | to bring under the power of |
| historia, ae, f. | a narrative of past events, history |
| sanus, sana, sanum | sound, rational, sensible |
| res gestae, rerum gestarum, f. pl. | exploits, achievements, deeds |
| commentarius | notebook, diary, notes |
| perago, peragere, peregi, peractum | I finish, accomplish, complete |
| signo | to seal |
| abstineo, abstinere, abstinui, abstentum | to keep away from, to abstain, to seal |
| abditus, a, um | hidden, secluded |
| effecit ut | for the |
| praecipue (adv) | especially, chiefly |
| pro | on behalf of |
| Parthi, -orum | (m. pl.), The Parthians (a semi-nomadic people living to the east of the Roman Empire in parts of what are now Jordan, Iraq, and Iran) |
| gener, generi | (m), son-in-law |
| socer, soceri | (m), father-in-law |
| aemulatio, aemulationis | (f), rivalry |
| erumpo, erumpere, erupi, eruptum | To break out |
| iam pridem...erant | "...had long since been (and still was)." |
| suspectus, -a, -um | regarded with mistrust, suspect |
| Pompeianus, -a, -um | Pompeian, of Pompey |
| Rubico, Rubiconis | (m), Rubicon (a small stream near modern Rimini in Northern Italy, marking the boundary between Italy and Gaul) |
| moratus | delaying |
| fert | "Says", "reports" |
| quod si | But if |
| alea, -ae | (f), die |
| Brundisium, i | (n), Brundisium (a port in Southeast Italy on the Adriatic Sea) |
| prohibeo (2) | To hold back, prevent, prohibit someone (acc.) from doing something (infinitive) |
| validus, -a, -um | strong, powerful |
| Pharsalicus, -a, -um | Of or at Pharsalus (a town in Thessaly in northern Greece) |
| insidiae, -arum | (f. pl.), ambush, plot, trap |
| tendo, tendere (3), tetendi, tentum | To stretch out, lay out |
| Cleopatra, -ae | (f.), Cleopatra VII (queen of Egypt) |
| minor, minus, gen, minoris | Smaller, younger |
| Pharnaces, Pharnacis | (m.), Pharnaces II (son of Mithridates and king of Bosporus) |
| occasio, occasions | (f.), occasion, opportunity |
| rebello (1) | To rebel |
| cito (adv.) | Quickly |