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.

    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  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)

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    Gālerius, ī, m.

    Gālerius (Valerius) Māximiānus, Roman emperor, 305–311 A.D.

    Narseus, ī, m.

    king of Persia, 294303 A.D.

    insecundus -a -um

    unfavorable

    Callinīcum, ī, m.

    a city in Mesopotamia, on the Euphrates

    Carrae, ārum, pl. f.

    a city in Mesopotamia

    congredior, gredī, gressus sum

    to come together, unite with, engage, attack

    incōnsultē [incōnsultus, not asked], adv.

    unadvisedly, inconsiderately

    ignāvē [ignāvus], adv.

    sluggishly, slothfully, without spirit

    dīmicō, āre, āvī, ātus

    to fight, do battle with

    admodum [ad + modus], adv.

    very, exceedingly

    cōpiōsus, a, um [cōpia], adj.

    abounding in, well supplied, rich

    Dioclētiānus, ī, m.

    (Valerius) Dioclētiānus, emperor 284–305 A.D.

    īnsolentia, ae [īnsolēns], f.

    unusualness; haughtiness, arrogance, insolence

    aliquot [alius + quot], indef. indecl. adj.

    some, several

    passus, ūs [passus from pandō, to spread], m.

    a step, pace; mīlle passuum, pl. mīlia passuum, a Roman mile = 4854 English feet

    vehiculum, ī [vehō], n.

    a vehicle, carriage

    purpurō, āre, āvī, ātus [purpura]

    to be clothed in purple

     

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