(1) Cn. Servīlius Caepiō C. Semprōnius Blaesus cōnsulēs cum ducentīs sexāgintā nāvibus ad Āfricam profectī sunt. Aliquot cīvitātēs cēpērunt.
(2) Praedam ingentem redūcentēs naufragium passī sunt. Itaque cum continuae calamitātēs Rōmānīs displicērent, dēcrēvit senātus, ut ā maritimīs proeliīs recēderētur et tantum sexāgintā nāvēs ad praesidium Ītaliae salvae essent.
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Raids along the Libyan coast, 253 BCE
(1) Cn. Servīlius Caepiō C. Semprōnius Blaesus cōnsulēs: Caepio and Blaesus made a number of raids along the Libyan coast in 253 BCE without achieving anything significant. On the voyage from Panormus (Palermo) to Rome they encountered another terrible storm and lost 150 ships (Bird).
profectī sunt: deponent verb (AG 190; LS proficīscor)
(2) passi sunt: deponent verb (AG 190; LS patior)
cum continuae calamitātēs Rōmānīs displicērent: "since..." cum here is causal (AG 549)
ut...recēderētur et...essent: indirect command after the verb dēcrēvit (AG 563)
re: impersonal passive of an intransitive verb (AG 372)
salvae: "kept'
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
| Cn. |
abbreviation of the praenomen Gnaeus |
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| Servīlius, ī, m. |
the name of a Roman gens, e.g. Q. Servīlius, consul 365 B.C. |
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| Caepiō, ōnis, m. |
the name of a Roman family, Cn. Servīlius Caepiō, consul 253 B.C., Q. (Cn.) Servīlius Caepiō, consul 140 B.C., Q. (Servilius) Caepiō, consul 106 B.C. |
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| C. |
abbreviation of the praenomen Gaius |
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| Semprōnius, ī, m. |
P. Semprōnius, consul 268 B.C. |
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| Blaesus, ī, m. |
C. Semprōnius Blaesus, consul 253 B.C. |
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| Āfrica, ae, f. |
Africa; often the northern part of the continent, especially the part near Carthage |
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| aliquot [alius + quot], indef. indecl. adj. | some, several | |
| redūcō, ere, dūxī, ductus |
to lead back; draw back; remove |
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| naufragium, ī [nāvis + frangō], n. | shipwreck, ruin | |
| continuus, a, um [contineō], adj. | successive, uninterrupted | |
| calamitās, ātis, f. | a calamity, defeat | |
| displiceō, ēre, uī, —— | to displease | |
| maritimus, a, um [mare], adj. |
marine, maritime, on the seashore |
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| salvus, a, um, adj. | well, safe, sound |