| A | B |
| magnis itineribus | by forced marches |
| maior, maius | greater, bigger |
| maiores natu | elders |
| manus,-ūs | hand; band (of men) |
| miles, militis | soldier (NOT military) |
| mille | 1000 |
| mille passuum | 1 mile (1000 paces) |
| minus | less |
| mors, mortis | death |
| multitudo,-tudinis | multitude, crowd |
| plus, plures | more |
| plurimus,-a,-um | most, very many |
| nam | for (conjunction) |
| navis,-is | ship |
| ne...quidem | not even |
| noctu | at night |
| multa nocte | late at night |
| oppugnatio,-tionis | attack, seige |
| ordo, ordinis | order, rank; line of soldiers |
| pars, partis | part, share; direction |
| passus,-ūs | pace, step |
| peto,petere,petivi,petitum | seek, hunt for, aim at, make for; attack; ask, beg |
| plerique,pleraeque,pleraque | very many, most of |
| premo,premere,pressi,pressum | press, press upon, oppress, harass |
| cum primum/ubi primum | as soon as |
| quam primum | as soon as possible |
| proelium,-i | battle |
| proelium committere | join/begin battle |
| proficiscor,proficisci,profectus sum | set out for; go |
| pro | before, in front of, on behalf of; on account of, in return for; in the disguise of, in place of, instead of |
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