(1) T. etiam Quīntius Cincinnātus Praenestīnōs, quī ūsque ad urbis Rōmae portās cum bellō vēnerant, persecūtus ad flūmen Alliam vīcit, octō cīvitātēs, quae sub ipsīs agēbant, Rōmānīs adiūnxit, ipsam Praeneste adgressus in dēditiōnem accēpit.
(2) Quae omnia ab eō gesta sunt vīgintī diēbus triumphusque ipsī dēcrētus.
notes
T. Quīntius Cincinnātus: supposedly Praeneste, a Latin city 23 miles southeast of Rome, sent an army to the Colline Gate causing the Romans to nominate T. Quinctius Cincinnatus as dictator. The Praenestini withdrew to the Allia where they were defeated. Eight of their dependent towns were captured (Bird).
ūsque ad: "all the way up to", governing the accusative portās
persecūtus: perfect deponent participle in the nominative singular agreeing with Cincinnātus (see LS persequor)
sub ipsīs: "under the direction of these," (LS i.e., the citizens of Praeneste (Hazzard)
agēbant: "were living" (LS ago II.D.5)
adgressus: from aggredior, agreeing with Cincinnātus
(2) Quae omnia: = haec omnia; quae is a connecting relative, agreeing with omnia (AG 308.f)
ab eō: refers to Cincinnātus.
vīgintī diēbus: ablative of time within which (AG 423)
triumphusque ipsī dēcrētus: supply est. For more information on triumphs, see triumphs.
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
| T. |
abbreviation of the praenomen Titus |
| Quīntius, ī, m. | the name of a Roman gens. |
| Cincinnātus, ī, m. |
a Roman family name. L. Quīntius Cincinnātus, consul 460 B.C.; T. Quīntius Cincinnātus, conquered the Praenestini near the river Allia |
| Praenestīnī, ōrum, pl. m. | the inhabitants of Praeneste |
| persequor, ī, secūtus sum | to pursue, prosecute; relate |
| Allia, ae, f. |
a small river flowing into the Tiber from the east about 11 miles north of Rome |
| adiungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus | to join to, fasten to, add |
| Praeneste, is, n. |
a town in Latium east of Rome, modern Palestrina |
| aggredior, gredī, gressus sum |
to approach, attack, undertake |
| dēditiō, ōnis [dēdō], f. | a surrender |
| triumphus, ī, m. |
a triumph, a splendid procession in which the victorious general entered the city accompanied by his soldiers and the spoil and captives he had taken. The procession passed around the Capitoline Hill into the Via Sacra, then into the Forum, and up to the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus. |