Exercitus Rōmānus

Legiōnāriī ex agmine exeunt et ante proelium aciem faciunt.

The legionaries leave the marching column and form a battle line before the fight.

Singulae legiōnēs complūrēs cohortēs in longō ōrdine habent.

Each legion has several cohorts arranged in a long order.

Agmen lentē prōcēdit sed aciēs firma manet.

The marching column advances slowly, but the battle line remains firm.

Imperātor mīlitēs īnstruit nē in proeliō vulnerentur.

The commander draws up the soldiers so that they may not be wounded in battle.

Post caedem mīles ēnsem condit et grave vulnus cūrat.

After the slaughter, the soldier hides his sword and tends a serious wound.

Hostēs diū caedēbant sed aciem frangere nōn potuērunt.

The enemy struck for a long time, but they could not break the line.

Lēgātus mīlitēs monuit ut ad rīpam sine timōre prōgrederentur.

The legate warned the soldiers to advance towards the riverbank without fear.

Cum hostēs ērūpissent custōdēs ē castrīs excucurrērunt.

When the enemy broke out, the guards rushed out of the camp.

Nēmō mīlitēs iuvenēs ante signum prōcurrere coēgit.

No one compelled the young soldiers to charge before the signal.

Mīlitēs duās ratēs adiūnxērunt ut latum amnem trānsīrent.

The soldiers joined two rafts in order to cross the wide river.

Imperātor castra mūnīvit et fossā altā circumdedit.

The commander fortified the camp and surrounded it with a deep ditch.

Post stīpendium legiōnāriī stīpendia prope rīpam accēpērunt.

After their service, the legionaries received their pay near the riverbank.

Mīles senex litterīs studet quia valētūdō bellum iam nōn patitur.

The old soldier devotes himself to letters, for his health no longer permits war.

Pāx cīvibus bellō fessīs magnum gaudium attulit.

Peace brought great joy to the citizens exhausted by war.

Virtūtem nōn aetās sed facta ostendunt.

It is not age but deeds that reveal courage.

Imperātor veterānōs convocāvit et proelia antīqua commemorāvit.

The commander called the veterans together and reminded them of former battles.

Lēgātus virōs fatīgātōs hortābātur nē sanguinem frūstrā effunderent.

The legate urged the weary men not to shed blood in vain.

Absentēs amīcōs dēsīderant quōs stīpendium cōpulāverat.

Those who are absent miss the friends whom military service had joined.

Properāte vulnerātōs ad locum idōneum et tūtum trānsferre.

Hurry to carry the wounded to a suitable and safe place.

Mīles officium arduum praestitit atque incolumis rediit.

The soldier fulfilled a difficult duty and returned unharmed.

Studium mīlitāre ducem huic operī arduō idōneum facit.

Military eagerness makes the leader suitable for this difficult task.

Posterō diē dēnī mīlitēs ex singulīs cohortibus viam pūblicam custōdiēbant.

On the following day, ten soldiers from each cohort were guarding the public road.

Cīvis prīvātus atque ōtiōsus labōrēs castrōrum horrendōs ignōrat.

A private citizen at leisure does not know the dreadful labours of the camp.

Nūntius dīrus cīvēs in aedificiō pūblicō turbāvit.

The dire news disturbed the citizens in the public building.

Plērīque mīlitēs quīnī amnem trānsīvērunt.

Most of the soldiers crossed the river in groups of five.

Trīnae tantum litterae ē castrīs in rīpā citeriōre vēnērunt.

Only three letters arrived from the camp on the nearer bank.

Singulī custōdēs quaternōs captīvōs ad ūnam portam dūxērunt.

Each guard led four prisoners towards a single gate.

Prīdiē ferē centum virī ad rīpam ulteriōrem pervēnerant.

The day before, about a hundred men had reached the farther bank.

Tamdiū mīlitēs procul ā Rōmā manēbunt quamdiū bellum gerētur.

The soldiers will remain away from Rome as long as the war lasts.

Imperātor praecipuē cupīvit nē vulnerātī diūtius dolērent.

The commander especially wished the wounded not to suffer any longer.

Cōnsilium rīdiculum vidēbātur etenim ratis citrā amnem manēbat.

The plan seemed ridiculous, for the raft remained on this side of the river.

Explōrātōrēs secundum rīpam prōgressī sunt sed nōn ultrā fīnēs.

The scouts advanced along the riverbank, but not beyond the frontier.

Nōlīte rīdēre ultrā amnem enim perīculum nūllō modō rīdiculum est.

Do not laugh: beyond the river, the danger is not at all ridiculous.