National Latin Exam Cetera
General Vocabulary for the NLE
that is not used - or not emphasized -
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Military

bellum (war) legatus (lieutenant) socius (ally)
miles (soldier) nauta (sailor) imperator (general)
oppidum (town) navis (ship) hostis (enemy)
dux (leader) gladius (sword) legio (legion)

Adv/Prep/Conj

bene ante itaque
diu super si
ob propter olim

Adjectives

pulcher (beautiful) altus (high, deep) carus (dear)
cupidus (eager for) tardus (late) liber (free)
gratus (pleasing to) latus (wide) novus (new)
notus (well-known) fortis (brave, strong) clarus (clear, famous)

Verbs

cupido (wish) ago (do, drive) appello (name)
do/dono (give) interficio (kill) amitto (lose, send away)
servo (save) moneo (warn) rego (rule)
oppugno (attack) pugno (fight) monstro (show)
vinco (defeat) supero (defeat) capio (take, seize)

Nouns

aqua oculus auxilium pes caput mors
fabula animus templum mons corpus pax
vita locus gaudium pons mare lux
insula deus praemium homo animal lex
unda murus caelum civis consul hiems
agricola animus castra rex flumen virtus

Trojan War (circa 1200 BC)

Trojans Greeks Greek author: Homer
Priam Agamemnon Trojan Horse
Hector Achilles
Aeneas Odysseus

Periods of Government

753 BC - 509 BC 509 BC - 27 BC 27 BC - 476 AD
Monarchy Republic Empire
Seven Kings Two Consuls yearly Emperors
Romulus Julius Caesar Augustus
Tarquinius Superbus 44 BC Ides of March

Punic Wars

Carthage vs. Rome Hannibal vs. Scipio


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