Gālerius Maximiānus prīmum adversus Narseum proelium īnsecundum habuit inter Callinīcum Carrāsque congressus, cum incōnsultē magis quam ignāvē dīmicāsset; admodum enim parvā manū cum cōpiōssimō hoste commīsit. Pulsus igitur et ad Dioclētiānum profectus, cum eī in itinere occurrisset, tantā īnsolentiā ā Dioclētiānō fertur exceptus, ut per aliquot passuum mīlia purpurātus trādātur ad vehiculum cucurrisse.
notes
The defeat of Galerius Maximinianus by the Persians (297 CE)
Gālerius Māximiānus: see Galerius
adversus Narseum: Narseh was the son of Shapur I (Sapor)
īnsecundum: "unfavorable"
inter Callinīcum Carrāsque: "between Callinicum and Carrhae"
copiosissimō: "very numerous"
Pulsus: perfect passive participle of pellō referring to Galerius
ad Dioclētiānum: see Diocletian
cum eī in itinere occurrisset: cum is circumstantial, with eī the dative object of occurrisset (AG 370), referring to Diocletian
exceptus: supply est
tantā īnsolentiā: "with such arrogance that..." signaling the following result clause (AG 537)
purpurātus: wearing the trappings of emperor. For the use of purpura signifying rule (LS purpura II.B.2)
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
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Gālerius, ī, m. |
Gālerius (Valerius) Māximiānus, Roman emperor, 305–311 A.D. |
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Narseus, ī, m. |
king of Persia, 294–303 A.D. |
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insecundus -a -um |
unfavorable |
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Callinīcum, ī, m. |
a city in Mesopotamia, on the Euphrates |
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Carrae, ārum, pl. f. |
a city in Mesopotamia |
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congredior, gredī, gressus sum |
to come together, unite with, engage, attack |
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incōnsultē [incōnsultus, not asked], adv. |
unadvisedly, inconsiderately |
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ignāvē [ignāvus], adv. |
sluggishly, slothfully, without spirit |
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dīmicō, āre, āvī, ātus |
to fight, do battle with |
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admodum [ad + modus], adv. |
very, exceedingly |
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cōpiōsus, a, um [cōpia], adj. |
abounding in, well supplied, rich |
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Dioclētiānus, ī, m. |
(Valerius) Dioclētiānus, emperor 284–305 A.D. |
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īnsolentia, ae [īnsolēns], f. |
unusualness; haughtiness, arrogance, insolence |
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aliquot [alius + quot], indef. indecl. adj. |
some, several |
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passus, ūs [passus from pandō, to spread], m. |
a step, pace; mīlle passuum, pl. mīlia passuum, a Roman mile = 4854 English feet |
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vehiculum, ī [vehō], n. |
a vehicle, carriage |
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purpurō, āre, āvī, ātus [purpura] |
to be clothed in purple |