3. Ad Ciliciam et Pamphȳliam missus est P. Servīlius ex cōnsule vir strēnuus. Is Ciliciam subēgit, Lyciae urbēs clārissimās oppūgnāvit et cēpit, in hīs Phasēlidam, Olympum, Cōrycum. Isaurōs quoque adgressus in diciōnem redēgit atque intrā triennium bellō fīnem dedit. Prīmus omnium Rōmānōrum in Taurō iter fēcit. Revertēns triumphum accēpit et nōmen Isauricī meruit.
4. Ad Īllyricum missus est C. Coscōnius prō cōnsule. Multam partem Dalmatiae subēgit, Salōnās cēpit et conpositō bellō Rōmam post biennium rediit.
notes
Chapter 3: War with the Isaurians, 78 BCE
Livy, Epitome 90–93. Orosius, Histories against the Pagans 5.23.
P. Servīlius: Publius Servilius Vatia was consul in 79 BCE. The next year he was sent to clear the sea of pirates. He waged war successfully against them, conquered Cilicia and organized it as a province. He took a leading part in the public affairs (Hazzard).
ex cōnsule: prōcōnsule; a late expression; cf. our expression "ex-president" (Hazzard)
in hīs Phasēlidam, Olympum, Cōrycum: see Phaselis, Olympus, and Corycus
fīnem dedit: In 78 BCE P. Servilius commenced his three year war against the pirates of Lycia, Pamphylia, Cilicia and Isauria (Bird).
in Taurō: Mount Taurus
triumphum accēpit: for more information on triumphs, see triumphs
Chapter 4
C. Coscōnius: C. Cosconius is probably to be equated with the praetor of 89 BCE who won several victories against the Samnites. He apparently served in Illyricum between 78 and 76 BCE (Bird).
Multam partem Dalmatiae: see Dalmatia
Salōnās cēpit: see Salona
conpositō bellō: ablative absolute with a perfect passive participle (AG 419)
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
| Cilicia, ae, f. |
a division of Asia Minor, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea |
| Pamphȳlia, ae, f. | a division of Asia Minor |
| P. |
abbreviation of the praenomen or nomen Publius |
| Servīlius, ī, m. |
the name of a Roman gens, e.g. Q. Servīlius, consul 365 B.C. |
| strēnuus, a, um, adj. | brisk, active, vigorous |
| Cilicia, ae, f. |
a division of Asia Minor, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea |
| subigō, ere, ēgī, āctus |
to drive under, put down, conquer |
| Lycia, ae, f. | a division of Asia Minor |
| oppugnō, āre, āvī, ātus | to assault |
| Phasēlis, idis, f. | a city of Lycia of Asia Minor |
| Olympus, ī, m. | a city in Lycia in Asia Minor. |
| Corycus, ī, m. | a city in Cilicia |
| Isaurī, ōrum, pl. m. | the inhabitants of Isauria |
| aggredior, gredī, gressus sum | to approach, attack, undertake |
| diciō, ōnis, f. | dominion, sovereignty, sway, rule |
| redigō, ere, ēgī, āctus |
to drive back; reduce; render, bring |
| triennium, ī [trēs + annus], n. |
the space of three years, three years |
| Taurus, ī, m. | a mountain range in Asia Minor |
| revertor, ī, revertī or (less often) reversus sum | to return; revert, recur |
| 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. |
| Isauricus, ī, adj. |
Isaurian, a surname of P Servilius (Vatia), who conquered the Isaurians |
| Īllyricum, ī, n. | a country east of the Adriatic Sea |
| C. |
abbreviation of the praenomen Gaius |
| Cosconius, ī, m. |
C. Cosconius, a praetor during the Social War, 89 B.C. |
| Dalmatia, ae, f. |
a country bordering on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea |
| subigō, ere, ēgī, āctus |
to drive under, put down, conquer |
| Salōnae, ārum, pl. f. | a city in Dalmatia |
| biennium, ī [bis + annus], n. | two years' time |