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complūrēs, complūra adj. (3rd, pl. only)3RD ADJ
several, quite a few, many好几个、若干
Hour 8 — Briefing第八课 — 战前简报
From Hour 7 to Hour 8 — from the Alps to the Atlantic
Hour 7 left Galba's legion trapped in a narrow Alpine valley overnight, mountains thick with hostile Seduni and Veragri. The defense of Octodurus is gripping (DBG 3.3–6) — but it belongs to a future hour. Caesar's third campaigning year (56 BC) opens with a different problem altogether, at the opposite end of Gaul: a maritime federation along the Atlantic coast — the Veneti — has detained Roman officers and revolted, gathering allies as far north as Britain. Land warfare cannot reach them. Their oppida sit on tidal promontories, accessible only at high tide and only by ship; at low tide, attackers cross mud, only to find the sea has carried the defenders away to the next promontory. Caesar orders Decimus Brutus (Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus) to build a fleet on the river Loire, manned by oarsmen drafted from the Province.
The Venetic ships are not Mediterranean galleys. Caesar describes them in 3.13 as ocean-going sailing vessels: oak hulls a foot thick, flat bottoms for shallows, high prow and stern built to take Atlantic seas, no oars, sails of raw leather stretched on yardarms, and rigging made of iron chains. They were, in every meaningful sense, ships from a different ocean. Brutus's Roman fleet — oar-driven, with bronze rams (rōstra) and deck towers (turrēs) — was designed for an Inland Sea.
Section 3.14 is the moment our two fleets meet. About 220 Venetic ships sail out of harbor, fully equipped, facing the Romans. The Roman commanders quickly discover the impossible: the bronze rams cannot pierce oak hulls (rōstrō nocērī nōn posse); the deck-towers, however high, are still lower than the Gallic sterns (altitūdō puppium ex barbarīs nāvibus superābat). Roman javelins fall short or land glancingly. What follows is one of the most elegant counter-engineering decisions in the entire De Bello Gallico: falces praeacūtae — very sharp sickle-blades — affixed to long poles. The Romans hook the ropes that fasten the yardarms to the masts, then pull away at speed under oar. The ropes snap. The yardarms collapse. And since the Gallic ships depend entirely on their sails — they have no oars — the whole fleet is, in a single moment, paralyzed.
Connection to Wheelock. This hour pairs with Wheelock Chapter 8 — Third Conjugation Verbs (present, future, imperfect). After two regular conjugations (1st -āre and 2nd -ēre), the 3rd conjugation introduces verbs with infinitives in -ere (short e) that behave very differently from the 2nd conjugation. The hallmark: the present-stem vowel changes across the paradigm — agō, agis, agit, agimus, agitis, agunt — and the future uses a completely different set of personal endings (-am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent). Caesar's 3.14 is a dense workout in 3rd-conjugation forms: sūmō, capiō, reprimō, statuō, agō, īnsistō, cognōscō, adigō, mittō, accidō, comprehendō, addūcō, praerumpō, abscīdō, concidō, cōnsistō, ēripiō. Almost every finite verb in the passage is 3rd conjugation.
Today's task. Identify all the verbs in the passage and (as the hour's special focus) tag the 3rd-conjugation finite verbs separately. Both halves are colored: indicative red (rule #1), infinitives green (rule #4), and 3rd-decl. nouns continue to carry their ★ from Hour 7.
Source-document note. Hour 8 is composed in the same paradigm as Hours 3–7 — Latin from PerseusDL canonical-latinLit (Holmes 1914), English from McDevitte & Bohn (1869), grammar from Wheelock Ch. 8, with the macron-correct text and vocabulary drawn from the course's source document 8 De Bello Gallico 3.14.docx.
从第七课到第八课，从阿尔卑斯到大西洋
第七课结束于伽尔巴的军团被困在狭窄的阿尔卑斯山谷之中，群山之巅挤满了塞杜尼人与维拉格里人。屋大都鲁斯之防御扣人心弦（《高卢战记》3.3–6）——但属于将来某一课。凯撒的第三个征战年（公元前 56 年）开启于高卢的另一端的另一个完全不同的问题：大西洋海岸沿线的一个海上联盟——维内蒂人（Veneti）——扣押了罗马军官、举旗反叛，并把同盟伸展到不列颠以南。陆战根本够不着他们：他们的城邑（oppida）坐落在潮汐海角之上，涨潮时只能乘船抵达；落潮时陆军踏过淤泥赶到，发现海水已把守军送往下一个海角。凯撒命令德基穆斯·布鲁图（Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus）在卢瓦尔河上建造一支舰队，由从行省征调的桨手操纵。
维内蒂的船不是地中海桨帆船。凯撒在 3.13 中描述它们是远洋帆船：厚达一英尺的橡木船壳、适合浅滩的平底、能抗大西洋怒涛的高船首与船尾、无桨、以皮革（rather than fabric）为帆挂于桁上、用铁链作索具。从任何意义上来说，这些都是另一片海的船。布鲁图的罗马舰队，桨驱动、配青铜冲角（rōstra）与甲板塔（turrēs）——本是为内海设计的。
3.14 章是两支舰队相遇的一刻。约 220 艘维内蒂船全副武装离港出击，与罗马人正面相对。罗马指挥官立刻发现一个不可能：青铜冲角刺不进橡木船壳（rōstrō nocērī nōn posse）；甲板塔无论造多高，仍低于高卢船尾（altitūdō puppium ex barbarīs nāvibus superābat）。罗马的标枪要么够不着，要么擦边而过。接下来是整部《高卢战记》中最优雅的反工程方案之一：falcēs praeacūtae：极锋利的镰刀，绑在长杆上。罗马人勾住把桁固定在桅杆上的绳索，再由桨手全速划开。绳索断裂，桁倒下。而高卢船完全依赖帆，它们没有桨，所以整支舰队就在一瞬之间瘫痪。
与韦洛克拉丁语的对应。本课与韦洛克拉丁语第八章，第三变位法动词（现在时、将来时、未完成时）对应。在两类规则变位之后（第一变位 -āre、第二变位 -ēre），第三变位引入了不定式作 -ere（短 e）但与第二变位行为差异极大的动词。标志：现在词干元音随变位而变化：agō, agis, agit, agimus, agitis, agunt，将来时则使用完全不同的一组人称词尾（-am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent）。凯撒 3.14 充满了第三变位法动词：sūmō, capiō, reprimō, statuō, agō, īnsistō, cognōscō, adigō, mittō, accidō, comprehendō, addūcō, praerumpō, abscīdō, concidō, cōnsistō, ēripiō，段落中几乎每个限定动词都属于第三变位。
今日任务。识别段落中所有动词，并将第三变位法限定动词另行标记。两部分都会着色：直陈红色（规则 #1）、不定式绿色（规则 #4）；三变名词继续从第七课起带 ★（规则 #9）。
关于来源的说明。第八课按第三至第七课范式构建，拉丁文取自 PerseusDL canonical-latinLit（Holmes 1914），英译取自 McDevitte 与 Bohn（1869），语法对照取自韦洛克第 8 章，词汇与长音标记取自课程源文件 8 De Bello Gallico 3.14.docx。
Grammar Target — Third Conjugation Verbs语法目标 — 第三变位法动词
How the 3rd conjugation differs from the 2nd
The 2nd conjugation (Wheelock Ch. 1, e.g. monēre) keeps a long -ē- throughout: moneō, monēs, monet, monēmus, monētis, monent. The 3rd conjugation has an infinitive that looks similar — agere — but with a short e, and its present-stem vowel changes shape across the paradigm. Always check the second principal part: if the infinitive ends in -ere (long ē), it is 2nd conjugation; if it ends in -ere (short e), it is 3rd. The dictionary entry distinguishes them.
| Present | Future | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg. | agō "I do" | agam "I shall do" | agēbam "I was doing" |
| 2 sg. | agis | agēs | agēbās |
| 3 sg. | agit | aget | agēbat |
| 1 pl. | agimus | agēmus | agēbāmus |
| 2 pl. | agitis | agētis | agēbātis |
| 3 pl. | agunt | agent | agēbant |
Two warning signs to memorize
- Present-stem vowel changes: 1 sg. -ō, 2/3 sg. and 1/2 pl. use a short -i- (agis, agit, agimus, agitis), 3 pl. uses -u- (agunt). Compare 2nd conj. monent with 3rd conj. agunt.
- Future is NOT -bō, -bis, -bit: that pattern is 1st/2nd conj. only. 3rd conj. uses the personal endings -am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent — the same shapes as imperfect-subjunctive endings of 1st-conj. verbs! Context disambiguates.
Passive forms in this passage
3.14 is heavy with passive infinitives and indicative passives. Useful reference:
- nocērī (pres. pass. infin. of noceō) — "to be harmed"
- adigī (pres. pass. infin. of adigō) — "to be driven home"
- praerumpēbantur (3 pl. impf. pass. of praerumpō) — "they were being snapped"
- concidēbant (3 pl. impf. of concidō, intransitive — "they were collapsing")
- ēriperētur (3 sg. impf. pass. subj. of ēripiō) — "would be snatched away"
Codebook rules carried, no new activation. Hour 8 introduces a major verb chapter (3rd conjugation) but no new tagging color: indicative red (#1), infinitive green (#4), 3rd-decl. ★ (#9, extended in Hour 7) all continue. The Battle Task this hour adds a new secondary toggle — "3rd-conjugation verb only" — so students can isolate the chapter's grammar focus.
第三变位法与第二变位法的差别
第二变位法（韦洛克第 1 章，如 monēre）在整个变位中保持长 -ē-：moneō, monēs, monet, monēmus, monētis, monent。第三变位法的不定式看似相像——agere，但其中是短 e；现在词干元音随变位而变化。务必检查第二主要部分：不定式作 -ēre（长 ē）为第二变位；作 -ere（短 e）则为第三变位。词典词条会区分。
| 现在时 | 将来时 | 未完成时 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第一单 | agō "我做" | agam "我将做" | agēbam "我正在做" |
| 第二单 | agis | agēs | agēbās |
| 第三单 | agit | aget | agēbat |
| 第一复 | agimus | agēmus | agēbāmus |
| 第二复 | agitis | agētis | agēbātis |
| 第三复 | agunt | agent | agēbant |
两条务必牢记的警示
- 现在词干元音变化：第一单 -ō；第二、三单与第一、二复使用短 -i-（agis, agit, agimus, agitis）；第三复使用 -u-（agunt）。请将第二变位 monent 与第三变位 agunt 对比。
- 将来时不是 -bō, -bis, -bit：那是第一、第二变位的形式。第三变位用 -am, -ēs, -et, -ēmus, -ētis, -ent，恰与第一变位未完成虚拟式词尾同形！语境用来辨明。
本段中的被动形式
3.14 充满被动不定式与被动直陈式，列举如下：
- nocērī（noceō 的现在被动不定式）—— "被伤害"
- adigī（adigō 的现在被动不定式）—— "被掷中"
- praerumpēbantur（praerumpō 的第三复未完成被动）—— "正在被折断"
- concidēbant（concidō 的第三复未完成；不及物，"正在坍塌"）
- ēriperētur（ēripiō 的第三单未完成被动虚拟）—— "将被夺走"
沿用旧规则，本课无新标注。第八课引入重要的动词章节（第三变位法），但不增加新的标注颜色：直陈式红色（#1）、不定式绿色（#4）、第三变格法 ★（#9，第七课已延伸）全部沿用。本课战斗任务新增一个副切换"仅限第三变位法动词"——让学生隔离本章的语法重点。
Hour 8 — Passage: De Bello Gallico 3.14 (full)第八课 — 原文段落：《高卢战记》3.14（全文）
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1 [Complūribus expugnātīs oppidīsAbl.p.] Caesar, ubi intellēxit frūstrā tantum labōremAc.s. sūmī neque hostiumG.p. fugam [captīs oppidīsAbl.p.] reprimī neque iīs nocērī posse, statuit classemAc.s. exspectandam.
2 Quae ubi convēnit ac prīmum ab hostibusAbl.p. vīsa est, circiter CCXX nāvēsN.p. eōrum parātissimae atque omnī genereAbl.s. armōrum ōrnātissimae profectae ex portū nostrīs adversae cōnstitērunt;
3 neque satis Brūtō, quī classīDat.s. praeerat, vel tribūnīsDat.p. mīlitumG.p. centuriōnibusDat.p.que, quibus singulae nāvēs erant attribūtae, cōnstābat quid agerent aut quam ratiōnemAc.s. pugnae īnsisterent.
4 Rōstrō enim nocērī nōn posse cognōverant; [turribus autem excitātīs] tamen hās altitūdōN.s. puppiumG.p. ex barbarīs nāvibus superābat,
5 ut neque ex īnferiōre locō satis commodē tēla adigī possent et missa ā Gallīs gravius acciderent.
6 Ūna erat magnō usuīDat.s. rēs praeparāta ā nostrīs, falcēsN.p. praeacūtae īnsertae adfīxaeque longuriīs, nōn absimilī fōrmā mūrālium falciumG.p..
7 Hīs cum fūnēsN.p. quī antemnās ad mālōs dēstinābant comprehēnsī adductīque erant, [nāvigiō rēmīs incitātō] praerumpēbantur.
8 [Quibus abscīsīs] antemnae necessāriō concidēbant, ut, cum omnis spēsN.s. Gallicīs nāvibusDat.p. in vēlīs armāmentīsque cōnsisteret,
9 [hīs ēreptīs] omnis ūsusN.s. nāviumG.p. ūnō tempore ēriperētur.
Latin: Perseus canonical-latinLit (Holmes 1914); macrons restored from course source 8 De Bello Gallico 3.14.docx. English: McDevitte & Bohn (1869), lightly adapted to track our chunks. ★ = 3rd-decl. noun forms (rule #9, extended Hour 7); brackets [ ] = ablative absolutes (rule #8 preview).拉丁文：Perseus canonical-latinLit（Holmes 1914），长音标记取自课程源文件 8 De Bello Gallico 3.14.docx；英译：McDevitte 与 Bohn（1869），随我们切分稍作调整。★ 表示第三变格法名词形式（规则 #9，第七课起延伸）；方括号 [ ] 表示绝对夺格（规则 #8 预告）。
Hour 8 — Vocabulary第八课 — 词汇表
Third-conjugation verbs flagged 3RD CONJ; 3rd-declension nouns flagged 3RD DECL; 3rd-declension adjectives flagged 3RD ADJ. Focus this hour: 3rd-conjugation present/future/imperfect.第三变位法动词标 3RD CONJ；第三变格法名词标 3RD DECL；第三变格法形容词标 3RD ADJ。本课重点：第三变位法的现在/将来/未完成时。
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expugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum v. 1st
to take by storm, capture攻取、攻克
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oppidum, -ī n. (2nd)
walled town, stronghold城镇、要塞
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Caesar, Caesaris m. (3rd)3RD DECL
Caesar凯撒
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ubi conj./adv.
when, where当；在何处
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intellegō, -ere, -lēxī, -lēctum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to understand, realize, perceive理解、知道
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frūstrā adv.
in vain, to no purpose徒劳地
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tantus, -a, -um adj.
so great, so much如此之大
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labor, labōris m. (3rd)3RD DECL
labor, toil, effort, hardship劳动、努力
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sūmō, -ere, sūmpsī, sūmptum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to take, take up, spend; undertake (effort)拿取、承担
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neque / nec conj.
and not, nor; (neque... neque = neither... nor)也不；neque...neque 既不...也不
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hostis, hostis m./f. (3rd, i-stem)3RD DECL
enemy; (pl.) the enemy敌人；（复）敌方
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fuga, -ae f. (1st)
flight, escape逃亡
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capiō, capere, cēpī, captum v. 3rd (-iō)3RD CONJ
to take, capture, catch抓取、夺取
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reprimō, -ere, -pressī, -pressum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to hold back, check, curb, repress压制、阻止
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is, ea, id pron.
he, she, it; this他、她、它；这
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noceō, -ēre, -uī, -itum v. 2nd
to do harm to, injure (+Dat.); (impers. pass.) harm be done伤害（+与格）；（被动非人称）
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possum, posse, potuī v. irreg.
to be able, can能够
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statuō, -ere, -uī, -ūtum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to decide, set up, establish决定、设立
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exspectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum v. 1st
to wait for, await, expect等待
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classis, classis f. (3rd, i-stem)3RD DECL
fleet舰队
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quī, quae, quod rel. pron.
who, which, that谁、哪个（关系代词）
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conveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventum v. 4th
to come together, assemble, meet汇集、聚集
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ac / atque conj.
and, and also和、并且
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prīmum adv.
first, for the first time首次、第一次
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ab / ā prep. (+Abl.)
by (agent), from, away from被（施事）；从
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videō, -ēre, vīdī, vīsum v. 2nd
to see; (pass.) be seen, seem看见；（被动）被看见、看似
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circiter adv./prep. (+Acc.)
about, around, approximately大约
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CCXX (ducentī vīgintī) indecl. num.
two hundred and twenty二百二十
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nāvis, nāvis f. (3rd, i-stem)3RD DECL
ship, vessel船、舰
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parātus, -a, -um adj. (superl. parātissimus)
prepared, ready, equipped准备好的
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omnis, omne adj. (3rd)3RD ADJ
all, every, whole全部
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genus, generis n. (3rd)3RD DECL
kind, type, class种类
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arma, -ōrum n. pl. (2nd)
arms, weapons, equipment武器
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ōrnātus, -a, -um adj. (superl. ōrnātissimus)
equipped, fitted out, decorated装备齐全的
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profīciscor, -fīcisci, -fectus sum v. 3rd (dep.)3RD CONJ
to set out, depart, sail出发、起航
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ex / ē prep. (+Abl.)
out of, from, away from出自、离开
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portus, -ūs m. (4th)
harbor, port港口
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noster, -tra, -trum poss. adj.
our, ours; (pl. nostrī) our men我们的；（复）我方士兵
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adversus, -a, -um adj. (+Dat.)
opposite, turned toward, facing正对着
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cōnstō, -āre, -stitī v. 1st
to stand firm, halt; (impers. cōnstābat) it was clear屹立；（非人称）显然
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satis adv./indecl.
enough, sufficiently足够地
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Brūtus, -ī m. (2nd)
Brutus (Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Caesar's naval commander)布鲁图（凯撒的舰队司令）
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praesum, -esse, -fuī v. irreg.
to be in command of (+Dat.)统率（+与格）
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vel conj.
or, even; (vel... vel) either... or或；vel...vel 要么...要么
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tribūnus, -ī m. (2nd)
tribune (tribūnus mīlitum = military tribune)保民官；军团参军
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mīles, mīlitis m. (3rd)3RD DECL
soldier士兵
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centuriō, centuriōnis m. (3rd)3RD DECL
centurion (commander of a century)百夫长
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singulus, -a, -um distrib. adj.
one each, single, individual每一、各自
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attribuō, -ere, -uī, -ūtum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to assign, allot分配、归于
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quis, quid interrog./indef. pron.
who, what谁、什么
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ratiō, ratiōnis f. (3rd)3RD DECL
strategy, plan, method, reason策略、方法、理由
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pugna, -ae f. (1st)
battle, fight战斗
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īnsistō, -ere, -stitī v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to stand upon, adopt, pursue (+Dat.)坚持、采取（+与格）
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rōstrum, -ī n. (2nd)
beak of a ship, bronze ship-ram船首冲角
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cognōscō, -ere, -nōvī, -nitum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to learn, find out; (perf.) know知晓、识得
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turris, turris f. (3rd, i-stem; Ac.s. turrim)3RD DECL
tower, siege-tower, deck-tower塔、攻城塔、甲板塔
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autem conj.
however, moreover, but然而
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excitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum v. 1st
to raise up, build, rouse建造、唤起
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tamen adv.
yet, nevertheless然而、依然
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hic, haec, hoc dem. pron.
this, these这、这些
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altitūdō, altitūdinis f. (3rd)3RD DECL
height, altitude, depth高度、深度
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puppis, puppis f. (3rd, i-stem; Ac.s. puppim)3RD DECL
stern of a ship, poop deck船尾
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barbarus, -a, -um adj.
foreign, barbarian蛮族的
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superō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum v. 1st
to rise above, surpass, overcome高出、胜过
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ut conj. (+ subj.)
so that (result)以致（结果状语）
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īnferior, īnferius adj. (comp. of inferus)
lower, inferior较低的
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locus, -ī m. (2nd)
place, position地方、位置
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commodē adv.
conveniently, effectively, easily便利地、有效地
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tēlum, -ī n. (2nd)
missile, weapon, javelin标枪、投射武器
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adigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to drive home, hurl, force to reach驱入、投中
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mittō, -ere, mīsī, missum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to send, hurl, cast投掷、发射
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Gallī, -ōrum m. pl. (2nd)
Gauls高卢人
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graviter adv.
heavily, violently, severely猛烈地
75
accidō, -ere, -cidī v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to fall upon, strike down, happen落下、击中
76
ūnus, -a, -um card. num. (irreg.)
one, single, alone一、单一
77
ūsus, -ūs m. (4th)
use, utility; (magnō ūsuī) of great use用途；magnō ūsuī = 大有用处
78
praeparō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum v. 1st
to prepare beforehand预先准备
79
falx, falcis f. (3rd, i-stem)3RD DECL
sickle, reaping-hook; military wall-hook镰刀；攻城钩
80
praeacūtus, -a, -um adj.
sharpened at the tip, very sharp极锋利的
81
inserō, -ere, -seruī, -sertum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to insert, implant, fix into嵌入、固定
82
affīgō, -ere, -fīxī, -fīxum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to fasten to, affix to钉于、固定
83
longurius, -iī m. (2nd)
long pole长杆
84
absimilis, absimile adj. (3rd)3RD ADJ
dissimilar, unlike; (nōn absimilī) not unlike (litotes)不相似；nōn absimilī = 颇似（双重否定）
85
fōrma, -ae f. (1st)
shape, form, appearance形状、外观
86
mūrālis, mūrāle adj. (3rd)3RD ADJ
mural, pertaining to a wall城墙的
87
fūnis, fūnis m. (3rd, i-stem)3RD DECL
rope, cable缆绳
88
antemna, -ae f. (1st)
sail-yard, yardarm桁、横木
89
mālus, -ī m. (2nd)
mast (of a ship)桅杆
90
dēstinō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum v. 1st
to make fast, secure, bind系牢、固定
91
comprehendō, -ere, -prehendī, -prehēnsum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to seize, grasp, catch hold of抓住、把握
92
addūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to pull tight, draw toward, lead to拉紧、引向
93
nāvigium, -iī n. (2nd)
vessel, boat, ship船只
94
rēmus, -ī m. (2nd)
oar船桨
95
incitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum v. 1st
to urge on, spur forward, accelerate驱使、加速
96
praerumpō, -ere, -rūpī, -ruptum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to burst asunder, snap off折断、扯断
97
abscīdō, -ere, -cīdī, -cīsum v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to cut off, sever切断、砍掉
98
necessāriō adv.
necessarily, of necessity必然、不得不
99
concidō, -ere, -cidī v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to fall down, collapse倒下、坍塌
100
Gallicus, -a, -um adj.
Gallic, belonging to the Gauls高卢的
101
spēs, speī f. (5th)
hope, expectation希望
102
vēlum, -ī n. (2nd)
sail船帆
103
armāmenta, -ōrum n. pl. (2nd)
tackle, rigging, gear (of a ship)索具、装具
104
cōnsistō, -ere, -stitī v. 3rd3RD CONJ
to depend on, consist of, stand firm依赖于、立定
105
ēripiō, -ere, -uī, -reptum v. 3rd (-iō)3RD CONJ
to snatch away, strip, rescue夺走、剥夺
Hour 8 — Battle Task第八课 — 战斗任务
The instructor will only give the question paper to the players / let the players turn to the online question page right before the 20-minute countdown starts. 教师将在 20 分钟倒计时开始之前才向学生发放试题 / 开放在线试题页面。
Tagging rules in effect this Hour本课生效的标注规则
Task: identify all verbs (finite + infinitives) AND, in the second pass, identify the 3rd-conjugation finite verbs only. No new codebook color activates this hour — Wheelock Ch. 8 introduces a major verb chapter (3rd conjugation), so the new pedagogical layer is in the Battle Task's mode toggle, not in the passage's color palette.
- Rule #1 — Indicative (red). Carried. Indicative verbs this hour: intellēxit, statuit, convēnit, vīsa est, profectae [cōnstitērunt], cōnstitērunt, praeerat, erant attribūtae, cōnstābat, cognōverant, superābat, erat, dēstinābant, erant, praerumpēbantur, concidēbant.
- Rule #2 — Subjunctive. Result/indirect-question subjunctives in this passage: agerent (s. 3, deliberative indirect q.) · īnsisterent (s. 3) · possent, acciderent (s. 5, result clause) · cōnsisteret (s. 8) · ēriperētur (s. 9, result clause).
- Rule #4 — Infinitive (green). Heavy in s. 1's indirect statement: sūmī, reprimī, nocērī, posse; also exspectandam (gerundive in agreement, technically not an infinitive but functions in the indirect statement); s. 4 repeats nocērī, posse; s. 5 has adigī.
- Rule #5 — Participle. Many — most in ablative absolutes (rule #8): expugnātīs, captīs, profectae, missa, praeparāta, īnsertae, adfīxae, comprehēnsī, adductī, incitātō, abscīsīs, ēreptīs, excitātīs. Not clickable in the verb-mode task; some are in abl-abs brackets.
- Rule #7 — Noun-adj phrase (underlined). Carried; not focus this hour.
- Rule #8 — Abl. abs. [brackets]. Six in this passage: [Complūribus expugnātīs oppidīs] (s. 1), [captīs oppidīs] (s. 1), [turribus excitātīs] (s. 4), [nāvigiō rēmīs incitātō] (s. 7), [Quibus abscīsīs] (s. 8), [hīs ēreptīs] (s. 9). Full rule arrives in Hour 26.
- Rule #9 — Noun-case ★ — carried, 3rd-decl. only. 3rd-decl. forms in this hour (★ in the passage): labōrem, hostium, classem, hostibus, nāvēs, genere, classī, tribūnīs, mīlitum, centuriōnibus, ratiōnem, altitūdō, puppium, usuī, falcēs, falcium, fūnēs, spēs, nāvibus, ūsus, nāvium. Note that oppidīs is not starred — oppidum is 2nd declension.
New this hour: the Battle Task's second toggle isolates 3rd-conjugation finite verbs only — the grammatical heart of Wheelock Ch. 8. Targets: intellēxit, statuit, cōnstitērunt, erant attribūtae, agerent, īnsisterent, cognōverant, acciderent, erant (with adductī), praerumpēbantur, concidēbant, cōnsisteret, ēriperētur.
任务：识别所有动词（限定式 + 不定式），并在第二轮单独识别第三变位法的限定动词。本课不引入新的标注颜色，韦洛克第 8 章引入重要的动词章节（第三变位法），所以新的教学层在战斗任务的模式切换中，而非段落配色中。
- 规则 #1，直陈式（红色）。沿用。
- 规则 #2，虚拟式。本段中：agerent, īnsisterent（第 3 句，间接疑问 / 商榷虚拟）；possent, acciderent（第 5 句，结果状语从句）；cōnsisteret（第 8 句）；ēriperētur（第 9 句，结果状语从句）。
- 规则 #4，不定式（绿色）。第 1 句的间接陈述中尤多：sūmī, reprimī, nocērī, posse；exspectandam（动形容词，技术上不是不定式，但功能上属间接陈述）；第 4 句再现 nocērī, posse；第 5 句中有 adigī。
- 规则 #5，分词。本段分词众多，大多属绝对夺格（规则 #8）：expugnātīs, captīs, profectae, missa, praeparāta, īnsertae, adfīxae, comprehēnsī, adductī, incitātō, abscīsīs, ēreptīs, excitātīs。本课任务不要求点击。
- 规则 #7，名词-形容词短语（下划线）。沿用；非本课焦点。
- 规则 #8，绝对夺格 [方括号]。本段共有 6 处：[Complūribus expugnātīs oppidīs]（第 1 句）、[captīs oppidīs]（第 1 句）、[turribus excitātīs]（第 4 句）、[nāvigiō rēmīs incitātō]（第 7 句）、[Quibus abscīsīs]（第 8 句）、[hīs ēreptīs]（第 9 句）。完整规则在第 26 课展开。
- 规则 #9，名词关注格 ★，沿用，仅限三变名词。本段中加 ★ 的形式：labōrem, hostium, classem, hostibus, nāvēs, genere, classī, tribūnīs, mīlitum, centuriōnibus, ratiōnem, altitūdō, puppium, usuī, falcēs, falcium, fūnēs, spēs, nāvibus, ūsus, nāvium。
本课新增：战斗任务的第二个切换专门用于仅识别第三变位法限定动词：这是韦洛克第 8 章的语法核心。识别目标：intellēxit, statuit, cōnstitērunt, erant attribūtae, agerent, īnsisterent, cognōverant, acciderent, erant（与 adductī 连用）, praerumpēbantur, concidēbant, cōnsisteret, ēriperētur。
Mission — Identify all verbs (incl. infinitives), and all 3rd-conjugation finite verbs任务，识别所有动词（含不定式）与所有第三变位法限定动词
Set the mode, then click words. Click again to deselect. (Words also marked ★ in the passage panel are 3rd-decl. nouns — not part of today's clicking task, just contextual reinforcement.)先选择下方模式，然后点击单词。再次点击可取消选择。（原文段落中带 ★ 的词是三变名词，非本课点击任务，仅作语境提示。）
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1 [Complūribus expugnātīs oppidīs] Caesar, ubi intellēxit frūstrā tantum labōrem sūmī neque hostium fugam [captīs oppidīs] reprimī neque iīs nocērī posse, statuit classem exspectandam.
2 Quae ubi convēnit ac prīmum ab hostibus vīsa est, circiter CCXX nāvēs eōrum parātissimae atque omnī genere armōrum ōrnātissimae profectae ex portū nostrīs adversae cōnstitērunt;
3 neque satis Brūtō, quī classī praeerat, vel tribūnīs mīlitum centuriōnibusque, quibus singulae nāvēs erant attribūtae, cōnstābat quid agerent aut quam ratiōnem pugnae īnsisterent.
4 Rōstrō enim nocērī nōn posse cognōverant; [turribus autem excitātīs] tamen hās altitūdō puppium ex barbarīs nāvibus superābat,
5 ut neque ex īnferiōre locō satis commodē tēla adigī possent et missa ā Gallīs gravius acciderent.
6 Ūna erat magnō usuī rēs praeparāta ā nostrīs, falcēs praeacūtae īnsertae adfīxaeque longuriīs, nōn absimilī fōrmā mūrālium falcium.
7 Hīs cum fūnēs quī antemnās ad mālōs dēstinābant comprehēnsī adductīque erant, [nāvigiō rēmīs incitātō] praerumpēbantur.
8 [Quibus abscīsīs] antemnae necessāriō concidēbant, ut, cum omnis spēs Gallicīs nāvibus in vēlīs armāmentīsque cōnsisteret,
9 [hīs ēreptīs] omnis ūsus nāvium ūnō tempore ēriperētur.
Hour 8 — Result & Debrief第八课 — 战果与汇报
Submit the Battle Task above to see your score here.提交上方的战斗任务即可在此查看分数。
Hour 8 — Screening第八课 — 影片放映
Following the 20-minute countdown, the instructor announces the answer key, then 5-minute Q&A, then the film clip.20 分钟倒计时结束后，教师宣布答案，再进行 5 分钟问答，然后播放影片片段。
Film clip (proposed):推荐影片片段：
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) — the close-quarters boarding sequence with HMS Surprise alongside the French privateer; the visual scale of yardarms, masts, and ropes is exactly right for picturing the Venetic ships. Alternative: BBC Rome's Greatest Battles "The Battle of the Veneti" reconstruction (rare but excellent — instructor may also have access to the History Channel's 2017 Roman Empire: Reign of Blood Veneti sequence). Drone footage of Quiberon Bay (the modern Bay of Quiberon, southern Brittany) showing the rocky promontories on which the Venetic oppida sat. Subject to instructor confirmation.
《Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World》（2003）—— HMS Surprise 与法国私掠船舷碰舷的接舷战镜头；桁、桅、绳索的视觉比例正适合想象维内蒂船。备选：BBC《Rome's Greatest Battles》之"维内蒂之战"复原片段（稀见但优秀；教师亦可调用 2017 年 History Channel《Roman Empire: Reign of Blood》中的维内蒂段）。今基伯龙湾（法国南布列塔尼海岸 Bay of Quiberon）无人机航拍，展示维内蒂城邑所据的礁岬。由教师确认。
Discussion课堂讨论
- In sentence 1, Caesar gives us a triple negative indirect statement (frūstrā… neque… neque… posse) before the main verb statuit. What rhetorical work does the long preamble do? Compare to how a modern writer would handle the same logical move. 在第 1 句中，凯撒在主句动词 statuit 之前给出了一个三重否定的间接陈述（frūstrā… neque… neque… posse）。这段冗长铺垫起到了什么修辞作用？请与现代作者处理同样逻辑链的方式做比较。
- Caesar concedes that Brutus and the centurions did not know what to do (neque satis cōnstābat quid agerent). This is unusual frankness about Roman uncertainty. Why include it? Does it reflect badly on the commanders, or is the rhetorical setup serving a different purpose? 凯撒承认布鲁图与百夫长们"不知道该做什么"（neque satis cōnstābat quid agerent）。这是关于罗马一方不确定性少有的坦白。为何要写入？是否让指挥官形象受损？还是这种修辞铺垫服务于另一个目的？
- The falces praeacūtae moment is presented as ingenuity, not luck. Compare with Caesar's framing of the towers and ram failures (which he presents as discovered through trial, not predicted). What is the difference between Roman ingenium in this passage and Roman cōnsuētūdō (Hour 6)? "锐镰长杆"被呈现为智巧而非侥幸。请比较凯撒处理冲角失败与塔台不足时的措辞（他将之表述为通过实战发现、而非事先预见）。本段中的罗马智慧（ingenium）与第六课中的罗马惯例（cōnsuētūdō）有何区别？
- The verb concidō (s. 8 — "fell down") is a literal physical verb but Caesar uses it of an entire battle's outcome — "the yardarms necessarily collapsed." Track the word necessāriō in 3.14: it is doing rhetorical work, presenting the Venetic disaster as inevitable consequence of Roman engineering. Compare with how a modern combat journalist would describe the same scene. 动词 concidō（第 8 句——"倒下"）是字面的物理动词，但凯撒以之描述整场战斗的结局——"桁必然倒下"。请追踪 3.14 中 necessāriō 的语用：它在执行一种修辞工作，将维内蒂的灾难呈现为罗马工程的必然后果。与现代战地记者描述同一场景的方式作比较。
Intermission课间休息
Break before Hour 9 (Crassus's Aquitanian Campaign — Wheelock Ch. 9, Demonstratives hic, ille, iste; we continue Caesar's third campaigning year on yet another front).第九课（克拉苏的阿基坦战役，韦洛克第 9 章，指示代词 hic, ille, iste；继续凯撒第三个征战年的另一战线）开始前的课间。
🗺 Campaign Map & Cursus Honōrum战役地图与晋升阶梯
How advancement works in this course. Rank is reserved for completion of whole DBG books (8 books → 8 promotions). Dōna mīlitāria — Roman military decorations — are awarded for each individual battle (Hour). The default rank cap is Centuriō / 百夫长, reached after Book 7. To rise to Tribūnus Mīlitum / 统领 or Lēgātus Legiōnis / 军团长, the student must accumulate sufficient dōna through the course.本课晋升机制。军衔（rank）专留给完整通读《高卢战记》之卷（八卷 → 八次晋升）。Dōna mīlitāria，罗马军事勋章，为每场单独战役（课时）所授。百夫长（Centuriō）是默认晋升上限，完成第七卷可达。要晋升至统领（Tribūnus Mīlitum）或军团长（Lēgātus Legiōnis），学生须于课程中累积足够 dōna。
The Cursus Honōrum — 10 ranks, 8 promotions晋升阶梯，十级军衔，八次晋升
- Tīrō 新兵recruit (course start)新兵（课程开始时的起点）
- Mīles 军团兵legionary (after Book 1)军团兵（完成第一卷后）
- Immūnis 免役兵specialist exempt from fatigues (Book 2)免役兵：具专长免劳役（第二卷后）
- Tesserārius 持牌兵watchword-keeper (Book 3)持牌兵：传递口令（第三卷后）
- Optiō 副百夫长centurion's deputy (Book 4)副百夫长：百夫长副手（第四卷后）
- Signifer 掌旗官standard-bearer of a century (Book 5)掌旗官：百人队旗手（第五卷后）
- Aquilifer 鹰旗官eagle-bearer of the legion (Book 6)鹰旗官：军团鹰旗持有者（第六卷后）
- Centuriō 百夫长commander of a century — DEFAULT CAP (Book 7)百夫长：百人队长，默认上限（第七卷后）
- Tribūnus Mīlitum 统领unlocked at Book 8 + ≥20 dōna + ≥1 corōna解锁条件：完成第八卷 + 累积 ≥20 项 dōna + ≥1 顶冠
- Lēgātus Legiōnis 军团长all 28 dōna + Corōna Obsidiōnālis + Corōna Triumphālis集齐 28 项 dōna，含解围冠与凯旋冠
Dōna mīlitāria — one per HourDōna mīlitāria，每课时各授一项
T1 · Major corōnaeT1 · 至尊冠
T2 · Specialty corōnaeT2 · 专项冠
T3 · Officer-grade (hasta, vēxillum)T3 · 军官级（净矛、军旗）
T4 · Lower (torques, armillae, phalerae)T4 · 低级（项圈、臂环、胸牌）
T5 · Memorial (Roman defeats)T5 · 哀悼（罗马败战）
T6 · Scholastic (excurses)T6 · 学术（插段）
| # | Battle / Topic战役／主题 | Dōnum勋章 | Rationale缘由 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle of the Arar阿拉河战役 | Torques argenteae ／银项圈 | Opening ambush of the Tigurine quarter — modest field action.开战之伏击，规模适中。 |
| 2 | Battle of Bibracte比布拉克特战役 | Armillae ／银臂环 | First major set-piece engagement.首次大型会战。 |
| 3 | Battle of Vosges沃日山战役 | Phalerae ／胸甲圆牌 | Closing battle of Book 1 — Ariovistus routed.第一卷收束：击溃阿里奥维斯图斯。 |
| END OF Book 1 · Helvetian War — Hours 1–3第一卷 · 赫尔维提战争（1–3）结束 → Mīles / 军团兵→ 晋升 Mīles／军团兵 | |||
| 4 | Battle of the Axona阿克索纳战役 | Torques aureae ／金项圈 | Ford engagement, encumbered enemy slaughtered.浅滩遭遇战，敌于河中受困被歼。 |
| 5 | Battle of the Sabis萨比斯战役 | Corōna Cīvica ／公民冠 | Caesar enters the line personally to save his legion — citizens saved (Maxfield p.68).凯撒亲入战阵救援军团，拯救公民（Maxfield 第 68 页）。 |
| 6 | Siege of the Atuatuci阿杜亚图基围攻 | Corōna Mūrālis ／城墙冠 | First siege of the course — first up the wall.课程首次围城，首先登上城墙。 |
| END OF Book 2 · Belgic Campaign — Hours 4–6第二卷 · 贝尔盖战役（4–6）结束 → Immūnis / 免役兵→ 晋升 Immūnis／免役兵 | |||
| 7 | Battle of Octodurus屋大都鲁斯之战 | Corōna Castrēnsis ／军营冠 | Galba defends camp against ambush — first into the enemy camp at counter-attack.伽尔巴守营抗伏击，反扑时率先入敌营。 |
| 8 | Battle of Quiberon Bay基伯龙湾海战 | Corōna Navālis ／海军冠 | First naval engagement — first to board an enemy ship.首次海战，首先登上敌舰。 |
| 9 | Crassus's Aquitanian Camp.克拉苏的阿基坦战役 | Corōna Aurea ／金冠 | Crassus, a young officer, wins his independent campaign — gold crown for valor.小克拉苏年纪轻轻独立战胜，金冠表勇。 |
| END OF Book 3 · Coast & Aquitania — Hours 7–9第三卷 · 海岸与阿基坦（7–9）结束 → Tesserārius / 持牌兵→ 晋升 Tesserārius／持牌兵 | |||
| 10 | Usipetes & Tencteri乌西佩特斯与滕克特里 | Torques aureae duae ／一对金项圈 | Mass action against two German tribes; controversial.对二日耳曼部族之大规模行动；颇具争议。 |
| 11 | First Rhine Crossing首次跨越莱茵河 | Phalerae aureae ／金胸牌 | Engineering theater — the ten-day pile-bridge.工程剧场：十日内造起木桩桥。 |
| 12 | First Invasion of Britain首次入侵不列颠 | Corōna Aurea ／金冠 | The aquilifer of the Tenth leaps with the eagle — gold crown (Maxfield p.79).第十军团掌旗官携鹰跃入海，金冠（Maxfield 第 79 页）。 |
| END OF Book 4 · Rhine & Britain I — Hours 10–12第四卷 · 莱茵河与首征不列颠（10–12）结束 → Optiō / 副百夫长→ 晋升 Optiō／副百夫长 | |||
| 13 | Ambush at Atuatuca阿杜阿都加伏击 | Armillae fūnebrēs ／哀悼臂环 | Roman defeat — Sabinus & Cotta killed; memorial decoration for survivors.罗马败战，萨宾努斯与科塔阵亡；幸存者得哀悼臂环。 |
| 14 | Second Invasion of Britain第二次入侵不列颠 | Phalerae ／胸甲圆牌 | Larger fleet, river crossing, Cassivellaunus engaged.舰队壮大、渡泰晤士、对阵卡西维劳努斯。 |
| 15 | Ethnography of Britain不列颠民族志 | Stīpendium Scholasticum ／学术津贴 | Tacitean excursus — no battle, scholarly stipend awarded.塔西陀插段，非战斗，授学术津贴。 |
| 16 | Britain II: Climate不列颠之二：气候 | Stīpendium Scholasticum ／学术津贴 | Second Tacitean excursus on geography.塔西陀第二段：地理。 |
| 17 | Siege of Cicero's Camp西塞罗营垒被围 | Corōna Cīvica ／公民冠 | Caesar relieves Cicero's winter camp — citizens saved.凯撒解围西塞罗冬营，拯救公民。 |
| END OF Book 5 · Britain II & Disasters — Hours 13–17第五卷 · 第二次入侵不列颠与挫败（13–17）结束 → Signifer / 掌旗官→ 晋升 Signifer／掌旗官 | |||
| 18 | Eburones Punitive Expedition对埃布隆尼斯人的惩戒 | Torques aureae ／金项圈 | Revenge for Atuatuca — extensive plunder and destruction.为阿杜阿都加复仇，大规模劫掠破坏。 |
| 19 | Second Rhine Crossing第二次跨越莱茵河 | Phalerae aureae ／金胸牌 | Repeat engineering theater — another pile-bridge.再演工程剧场，又造一桥。 |
| 20 | Atuatuca Garrison Attacked阿杜阿都加守备遭袭 | Corōna Cīvica ／公民冠 | Cicero saves the garrison — citizens saved.西塞罗救守备，拯救公民。 |
| 21 | Ethnography of the Galli高卢人民族志 | Stīpendium Scholasticum ／学术津贴 | Gauls' Druids/Knights/plebs — no battle.高卢德鲁伊、骑士、平民，非战斗。 |
| 22 | Ethnography of the Germani日耳曼人民族志 | Stīpendium Scholasticum ／学术津贴 | Inverse-Gauls stereotype — no battle.高卢之反面刻板印象，非战斗。 |
| END OF Book 6 · Vengeance & Ethnography — Hours 18–22第六卷 · 复仇与民族志（18–22）结束 → Aquilifer / 鹰旗官→ 晋升 Aquilifer／鹰旗官 | |||
| 23 | Siege of Avaricum阿瓦里库姆围攻 | Corōna Mūrālis ／城墙冠 | 25-day siege, walls stormed under cover of rain.25 日围城，雨中破城。 |
| 24 | Defeat at Gergovia热尔戈维亚的败战 | Armillae fūnebrēs ／哀悼臂环 | Caesar's only acknowledged defeat — 46 centurions killed.凯撒唯一承认之败战——46 名百夫长阵亡。 |
| 25 | Road to Alesia通往阿莱西亚之路 | Hasta Pūra ／净矛 | Labienus and the German cavalry break Vercingetorix's mobility — officer-grade dōnum.拉比埃努斯与日耳曼骑兵击碎维钦格托里克斯之机动，军官级 dōnum。 |
| 26 | Siege of Alesia阿莱西亚围攻 | Corōna Obsidiōnālis ／解围冠 | Caesar's masterpiece — the double ring relieves nothing; he breaks the relief instead. Highest possible decoration.凯撒之杰作，双重防线击破援军。古罗马最高荣誉。 |
| END OF Book 7 · The Great Revolt — Hours 23–26第七卷 · 大起义（23–26）结束 → Centuriō / 百夫长 (DEFAULT CAP)→ 晋升 Centuriō／百夫长（默认上限） | |||
| 27 | Uxellodunum & Aftermath乌克塞洛杜诺姆与战后 | Vēxillum ／军旗 | Caesar's final field command of the Gallic war — senior officer's banner.凯撒在高卢战争中之最后野战指挥，高级军官之军旗。 |
| 28 | Capstone: Rubicon to Ides总章：自卢比孔至三月之中 | Corōna Triumphālis ／凯旋冠 | Caesar's quadruple triumph (46 BC) — laurel crown of the triumphātor.凯撒四重凯旋（公元前 46 年）——凯旋者所戴桂冠。 |
| END OF Book 8 (Hirtius) & Capstone — Hours 27–28第八卷（希尔提乌斯）与总章（27–28）结束 → gated: Tribūnus Mīlitum / 统领 (≥20 dōna + ≥1 corōna) OR Lēgātus / 军团长 (all 28 dōna + Obsidiōnālis + Triumphālis)→ 解锁条件：Tribūnus Mīlitum／统领（≥20 项 dōna ＋ ≥1 顶冠）；或 Lēgātus／军团长（28 项 dōna 全集，含解围冠与凯旋冠） | |||
Source.来源。 The hierarchy of dōna mīlitāria used here follows Valerie A. Maxfield, The Military Decorations of the Roman Army (London: Batsford, 1981) — the standard modern reference. Maxfield documents that corōnae were stratified by feat (mūrālis for first up the wall, navālis for first to board, obsidiōnālis for raising a siege, etc.), while torques, armillae, and phalerae were the routine awards for soldiers and centurions. Maxfield also notes (p. 251) that Caesar himself used promotion as a substitute for decoration — the system this course follows in reverse: decorations for battles, promotion for completing books.Dōna mīlitāria 的等级体系本课程依据 Valerie A. Maxfield《The Military Decorations of the Roman Army》（London: Batsford, 1981）——该领域之标准现代参考。Maxfield 详述：corōnae 按功勋分级（城墙冠予首登墙者、海军冠予首登敌舰者、解围冠予救援被围之军者，等等）；而 torques、armillae、phalerae 为士兵与百夫长之常规奖励。Maxfield 又指出（第 251 页），凯撒本人即以晋升代替勋章：而本课程恰反其道而行：勋章授与战役，晋升保留给读完一卷。