71-75 Flashcards
postridie eius
the following day
tempestam idoneam nacti
the weather having become suitable
remis
ad eum locum remis contenderunt
(using/with) oars
qui praesidio navi essent
praesidio - praesidium, praesidiī
praesideo, praesidere - to guard
who were to guard the ship
noun - meaning defence, protection
id tamen auferre erat summae difficultatis
id
to take it away however was of the utmost difficulty
- it (neuter acc)
non modo enim locus ipse egregie et natura et arte erat munitus
egregie - adverb
arte - from ars, artis, (f)
munitus - adjective in this case not passive verb
for not only was the place itself by nature and human skill extremely well fortified
egregie - uncommonly well
ars, artis, f - human skill
munitus - fortified, protected
somno oppressus
overcome with drowsiness
pedem rettulit
retreated
more figuratively - retraced his footsteps
quae cum ita essent
since these things were so
maturandum sibi censuerunt
mātūrō, mātūrāre, mātūrāvī, mātūrātum
cēnseō, cēnsēre, cēnsuī, cēnsum
they resolved themselves to make haste
maturandum - to make haste/to hasten
censuerunt - to resolve ; to determine, to suppose, to assess
refulgens
refulgeō, refulgēre, refulsī
to flash back, to shine brightly, to reflect light
