Thursday, March 10, 2011

Vbi ea dies venit, Carnutes Cotuato et Conconnetodumno ducibus, desperatis hominibus, Cenabum signo dato concurrunt civesque Romanos, qui negotiandi causa ibi constiterant, in his Gaium Fufium Citam, honestum equitem Romanum, qui rei frumentariae iussu Caesaris praeerat, interficiunt bonaque eorum diripiunt. Celeriter ad omnes Galliae civitates fama perfertur. Nam ubicumque maior atque illustrior incidit res, clamore per agros regionesque significant; hunc alii deinceps excipiunt et proximis tradunt, ut tum accidit. Nam quae Cenabi oriente sole gesta essent, ante primam confectam vigiliam in finibus Arvernorum audita sunt, quod spatium est milium passuum circiter centum LX.


venit- 3rd person singular present active indicative of venire / to come
concurrunt- 3rd person plural present active indicative of concurrare / to assemble quickly or run together
constiterant- 3rd person plural imperfect active indicative of constare / to agree
praeerat- 3rd person singular imperfect active indicative of praeesse / to rule
interficiunt- 3rd person plural present active indicative of inerficere / to destroy
diripiunt- 3rd person plural present active indicative of diripire / to plunder
perfertur- 3rd person singular present passive indicative of perferare / to bring to everyone
incidit- 3rd person singular present active indicative of incidere / to reach

clamore- present active infinitive of clamore / to shout
significant- 3rd person plural present active indicative of significare / to make signs
excipiunt- 3rd person plural present active indicative of excipire / to withdraw
tradunt- 3rd person plural present active indicative of tradere / to surrender
accidit- 3rd person singular present active indicative of accidare / to fall upon
essent- 3rd person plural imperfect active subjunctive of esse / to be
sunt- 3rd person plural present active indicative of esse / to be

est- 3rd person singular present active indicative of esse / to be


Nam quae Cenabi oriente sole gesta essent, ante primam confectam vigiliam in finibus Arvernorum audita sunt, quod spatium est milium passuum circiter centum LX.

When the day came, the Carnutes, who were lead by 
Cotuato and Conconnetodumno, desperate men, assembled quickly at Cenebaum and destroyed the Roman citizens who settled there to trade, also Gaium Fufium Citam, an honorable Roman equitem who was assigned by Caesar to rule over the provisions, and plundered good land.  Quickly, a report was brought to all the tribes in Gaul.  For whenever a big and important affair happens, it is shouted across the land in every direction, others tell their neighbors, their are many ears for it to fall upon.  

1 comment:

  1. Check "tradunt"; overall a nice translation, though not complete in the end.

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