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Caesar 5.43
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| strāmentum stramentis erant tectae | straw roofs thatched with straw |
| fūsilis ferventes fusili ex argilla glandes fundis | molten with slings hot balls made of burned or hardened clay |
| iaculum fervefacta iacula | javelin, dart heated javelins |
| ignem comprehendere Hae [tectae] celeriter ignem comprehenderunt et venti magnitudine in omnem locum castrorum distulerunt. | to catch fire These [roofs] quickly took fire, and by the violence of the wind, scattered their flames in every part of the camp. |
| turris turres testudinesque agere et scalis vallum ascendere coeperunt. | (f.) tower began to advance their towers and mantelets, and climb the rampart with ladders. |
| testudo, testudinis turres testudinesque agere et scalis vallum ascendere coeperunt. | (f.) tortoise; mantelet, armored moveable shed they began to advance their towers and mantelets, and climb the rampart with ladders. |
| dēmigrāre demigrandi causa de vallo decederet nemo | to migrate, depart no one quit the rampart for the purpose of withdrawing from the scene |
| dēcēdere demigrandi causa de vallo decederet nemo | to withdraw no one quit the rampart for the purpose of withdrawing from the scene |
| respicere paene ne respiceret quidem quisquam, ac tum omnes acerrime fortissimeque pugnarent. | to look behind scarcely did any one even then look behind; and they all fought most vigorously and most valiantly. |
| ēventus hunc habuit eventum, ut eo die maximus numerus hostium vulneraretur atque interficeretur | IV (m.) occurrence, fate, result it had this result that on that day the largest number of the enemy was wounded and slain |
| constipāre ut se sub ipso vallo constipaverant recessumque primis ultimi non dabant | to crowd together since they had crowded beneath the very rampart, and the hindmost did not afford the foremost a retreat |
| turri adigere quodam loco turri adacta et contingente vallum | to push forward a tower a tower having been brought up in a particular place and touching the rampart |
| recēdere centuriones ex eo, quo stabant, loco recesserunt | to withdraw centurions retired from the place in which they were standing |
| dēturbāre Tum ex omni parte lapidibus coniectis deturbati est. | to beat down Then stones having been cast from every quarter, [the enemy] were dislodged. |
| succendere turrisque succensa est | to set fire, kindle the tower was set on fire |
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carlos antonio
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