List of Caesarian Idioms
Prepositional
a dextro cornu: on the right wing
a fronte: in front
a pueris: from boyhood
a sinistro cornu: on the left wing
ab armis discedere: to lay down the arms
ab signis discedere: to leave the ranks
ab officio discedere: to fail in one's duty
ab cohortatione: after exhorting
ab eis defendere: to defend against them
ab milibus passuum octo: eight miles off
ab re frumentaria laborare: to suffer with respect to provisions
ad Caesarem deferre: to lay before Caesar
ad equum rescribere: to enroll in the cavalry
ad extremum: at last
ad hunc modum: in this way
ad milia decem: about ten thousand
ad speciem: for show
ad unum: to a man
ad urbem: near the city
ad urbem pervenit: he arrived at the city
ad Alpes pertinent: extend as far as the Alps
apud Caesarem: in the presence of Caesar
de ea causa: for this reason
de improviso: suddenly
ex aqua mensurae: measures by the water-clocks
ex itinere: on the march
ex navi egredi: to disembark
ex usu Galliae: of advantage to Gaul
ex vestigio: on the spot
e vinculis: in chains
soror ex matre: sister on the mother's side
unus e filiis: one of the sons
in Caesaris fidem venire: put one's self under the protection of Caesar
in dies: daily
in flumine pontem facere: to build a bridge across the river
in fugam dare: to put to flight
in itinere: on the march
in perpetuum: forever
in praesentia: for the present
in reliquum tempus: for the future
in vicem: in turn
habere in animo: to intend
inter se cohortati: exhorting one another
inter se dare: to exchange
inter se differunt: they differ from one another
pro beneficiis: in return for favors
pro multitudine: in proportion to the large body
pro perfuga: as a deserter
sub corona vendere: to sell as slaves
