Military Idioms
bellum gerere
to wage war
Quibus rebus cognitis
What grammatical construction is this?
ablative absolute
(slay!)
Which part of Gaul is the bravest?
the Belgae
Ad eās rēs conficiendās Orgetorīx dēligitur
Orgetorix is chosen for the purpose of completing these things
Which legate sent into the territory of the Eburones was clever, and which was silly
Cotta and Sabinus, respectively
certiorem facere
to inform
neque abest suspiciō, ut Helvetiī arbitrantur,
What is the best translation of ut?
As
Which river divides the Helvetians from the Germans?
the Rhine
proximīque sunt Germānīs, quī trāns Rhēnum incolunt, quibuscum continenter bellum gerunt
Nearest are the Germans, who dwell across the Rhine, with whom they (the Belgae) constantly wage war
Which man pled his case from chains, and was the most well-known and wealthy Helvetian?
Orgetorix
orationem habere
to deliver a speech
ut in itinere cōpia frumentī suppeteret
What is the case and function of frumenti
Genitive, partitive
What are the two rivers that divide Celtica from Belgica
Matrona/Marne, Sequana/Seine
Post eius mortem nihilō minus Helvētiī id quod cōnstituerant facere cōnantur
After his death the Helvetii nevertheless attempt to do that which they had decided/determined (to do)
Which Aeduan does Orgetorix persuade to seize leadership in his tribe?
Dumnorix
causam dicere
to plead a case
Quā ex parte hominēs bellandī cupidī magnō dolōre afficiēbantur
What is the #, case, and form of bellandi?
Gen. sing, gerund (objective)
Lake Genava was known to Caesar as what?
Lake Lemannus
damnātum poenam sequī oportēbat, ut ignī cremārētur
It was necessary for the one condemned to follow the punishment, namely that he be burned/cremated by fire
Caesar mentions that which Gallic tribe had been recently subdued by the Romans
The Allobroges
se recipere
to retreat (betake oneself)
Persuādent Rauracīs et Tulingīs et Latobrīgīs finitimīs utī, eōdem ūsī cōnsiliō...
What is the case and function of consilio
Abl. with special verb (utor)
What are the three tribes that make a pact to form an alliance?
Helvetii, Sequani, Aedui
Prō multitūdine autem hominum et prō glōriā bellī atque fortitūdinis angustōs sē fīnēs habēre arbitrābantur
Moreover, they were thinking that they were having (too) narrow territory in relation/proportion to their multitdude/population and in relation/proportion to the glory of/for war and bravery.
What year was the consul Lucius Cassius killed?
107 B.C.