55 C and D translation

Question 1

Diende in Thessalia apud Palaeopharsalum productis utrimque ingentibus copiis dimicaverunt

Answer 1

Then in Thessely at Pharsulus they fought with huge troops led forward on each side.

Question 2

Pompeii acies habuit habuit quadraginta milia peditum, equites in sinistro cornu sexcentos, in dextro quingentos, praterea totius orientus auxilia, totam nobilitam, inumeros senatores, praetorios, consulares et eos qui magnorum iam bellorum victores fuissent

Answer 2

Pompeys battle line had 40 thousand foot soldiers, 600 cavalry on the left wing, 500 on the right, in addition auxilary troops from the whole east, the entire nobility, countless senators, ex praetors, ex consuls and those who had already been victors of great wars.

Question 3

Caesar in acie sua habuit peditum non integra trigintia milia, equites mille.

Answer 3

Caesar had not a complete 30,000 foot soldiers, 1 thousand cavalry

Question 4

Numquam adhuc Romane copiae in unam neque maiores neque meloribus ducibus convenerant, totum terrarum orbem facile subacturare si contra barbaros ducerentur

Answer 4

Never up to this point had so many Roman troops came together in one place nor with better leaders who easily would have subdued the whole world if they were led against the barbarrians.