| A | B |
| Achillēs, is (eī, ī), m. | famous Greek chieftain before Troy |
| Achīvus, a, um | Achaean, Greek |
| adsuēscō, ere, suēvī, suētus | make accustomed |
| adversus, a, um | opposite, opposing, facing |
| Aeacidēs, ae, m. | Descendant of Aeacus; Perseus, king of Macedonia, who claimed to be decended from Aeacus through Achilles |
| Agamemnonius, a, um | of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, who led the Greek expedition against Troy |
| Argī, ōrum, m. | famous kingdom and city of southern Greece |
| armipotēns, entis | powerful in arms |
| avus, ī, m. | grandfather; ancestor |
| caedō, ere, cecīdī, caesus | cut (down), kill |
| Capitōlium, (i)ī, n. | the Capitoline Hill, the Capitol at Rome |
| Catō, ōnis, m. | Famous Roman statesman, noted for his stern simplicity |
| Corinthus, ī, f. | famous Greek city, captured and destroyed by Lucius Mummius in 146 B.C. |
| Cossus, ī, m. | Roman general who was the second (Romulus being first and Marcellus third) to win the spolia ipima by killing in battle the enemy's leader |
| currus, ūs, m. | chariot, car |
| dēscendō, ere, ī, ēnsus | descend |
| duo, ae, o | two |
| Eōus, a, um | eastern, of the East |
| ēruō, ere, uī, utus | overthrow, ruin |
| fulmen, inis, n. | thunderbolt, lightening |
| gener, erī, m. | son-in-law |
| Gracchus, ī, m. | (1) Tiberius, (2) Gaius; the Gracchi, famous Roman statesmen and reformers |
| īnsignis, e | distinguished, marked |
| īnstruō, ere, strūxī, strūctus | draw up |
| Minerva, ae, f. | goddess of wisdom and the arts |
| Mycēnae, ārum, f. | famous city in southern Greece |
| neve, neu | nor, and not |
| Olympus, ī, m. | high mountain in northern Greece, home of the gods; heaven |
| parcō, ere, pepercī (parsī), parsus | spare (dat.) |
| patria, ae, f. | fatherland, country |
| prior, ius | sooner, former, first, prior |
| prōjiciō, ere, jēcī, jectus | throw away |
| tacitus, a, um | silent, unmentioned |
| temerō (1) | violate, desecrate, pollute, defile |
| templum, ī, n. | temple, shrine, sanctuary |
| triumphō (1) | triumph (over), conquest |
| ulcīscor, ī, ultus | avenge, punish |
| validus, a, um | strong, valiant, stout |
| vertō, ere, ī, rsus | turn, change |
| vīscus, eris, n. | vitals, flesh |
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