Friday, August 9, 2024

18.09.24: Level 1; military vocabulary [5]

hostis, -is [3/m] often in the plural i.e. hostēs: enemy; this word is used in a military context whereas a personal enemy is referred to as inimīcus, -ī [2/m]

socius, -ī [2/m]: ally

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bellum, -ī [2/n]: war

proelium, -ī [2/n]: battle

pugna, -ae [1/f]: fight; battle

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fuga, -ae [1/f]: flight i.e. the act of fleeing

impetus, -ūs [4/m]: attack

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clādēs, -is [3/f] [i] destruction; disaster [ii] (in war / battle) defeat

victōria, -ae [1/f]: victory

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captīvus, -ī [2/m]: prisoner; captive

custōs, custōdis [3/m]: guard; jailer

obses, obsidis [3 m/f]: hostage

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praesidium, -ī [2/n]: guard; garrison

praetōriānus, -a, -um: pertaining to the praetorian guard

praetōriānus mīles: a soldier of the imperial bodyguard; a praetorian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorian_Guard

statiō, statiōnis [3/f]: post; station (i.e. being stationed or positioned somewhere); duty

vigilia, -ae [1/f]: (keeping) watch; men on watch; used in Roman timekeeping to referring to the four equally divided “watches” of the night

vigiliā prīmā noctis (Livy) │ at the first watch of the night

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