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Kandake Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aditus, -ūs, m. | entrance |
| arcus, -ūs, m. | a bow |
| arcum intendere | drew a bow |
| caput, capitis, n. | head |
| fīnis, fīnis, m. | border / (pl.) territory |
| foedus, foederis, n. | treaty / pact |
| gladius, ī, m. | sword |
| īnsula, -ae, f. | island |
| Kandake | queen / queen mother (Nubian title) |
| lēgātus, -ī, m. | ambassador / envoy / representative |
| marītus, -ī, m. | husband |
| merīdiēs, -ēī, m. | south |
| oculus, -ī, m. | eye |
| oriēns, orientis, m. | east |
| pāx, pācis, f. | peace |
| praeda, -ae, f. | loot / plunder / spoils |
| praefectus, -ī, m. | governor |
| proelium, ī, n. | battle |
| rēgīna, rēgīnae f. | queen |
| scālae, -ārum, f. pl. | stairs / steps |
| septentriōnēs, -um, m. pl. | north |
| statua, -ae, f. | statue |
| tēlum, -ī, n. | weapon / spear / missile |
| vīctrīx, vīctrīcis, f. | winner / conqueror (female) |
| ambulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | to walk |
| condō, -ere, condidī, conditus | to bury / hide / establish |
| fūstror, -ārī, fūstrātus sum | to block / trick / frustrate |
| iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactus | to throw / hurl |
| intendō, -ere, intendī, intentus | to stretch / draw (a bow) |
| petō, petere, petīvī, petītus | to attack / seek |
| reveniō, -īre, revēnī, reventus | to come back / return |
| scindō, -ere, scidī, scissus | to cut / slash |
| secō, -āre, secuī, sectus | to cut / slash |
| superō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | to conquer / overcome |
| trānsfīgō, -ere, trānsfīxī, trānsfīxus | to pierce through / transfix |
| aeger, aegra, aegrum | sick / ill |
| audāx, audācis | bold / daring |
| dīves, dīvitis | rich / wealthy |
| pius, -a, -um | devout / pious |
| sapiēns, sapientis | wise |
| cōnsilium capere | to form a plan / to make a decision |
| cum (+abl) | with |
| cum | when |
| dux fēmina factī | a woman was the leader of the deed |
| iam | now / already |
| nōn sōlum... sed etiam | not only... but also |
| priusquam | before |
| procul | far / far away |