Usages of dux
Milites vallum et fossam circum castra muniunt, dum dux in turri stat.
The soldiers fortify the rampart and the ditch around the camp, while the general stands in the tower.
Magistra in tabula agmen longum pingit et dicit quomodo dux milites ante bellum instruat.
The teacher draws a long column on the board and tells how a general arranges the soldiers before war.
Dux, sole iam occidente, ad castra redit et milites laudat.
As the sun is now setting, the general returns to the camp and praises the soldiers.
Magistra addit prudentem ducem non solum procedere scire, sed etiam recedere, cum necesse sit.
The teacher adds that a wise general knows not only how to advance, but also how to retreat when it is necessary.
Lucia in commentario suo scribit bonum ducem victoriam sine ira quaerere.
Lucia writes in her notebook that a good general seeks victory without anger.
Dux signum dat, et milites ex castris procedunt.
The general gives the signal, and the soldiers advance from the camp.
Dux milites oppugnantes monet ne sine ordine procedant.
The general warns the attacking soldiers not to advance without order.
Dux milites hastis instruit.
The general equips the soldiers with spears.
Antequam legio procedat, dux paucos milites ad hostes explorandos mittit.
Before the legion advances, the general sends a few soldiers to scout the enemy.
Quamquam fuga hostium iam incipit, dux milites monet ne sine ordine procedant.
Although the enemy’s flight is already beginning, the general warns the soldiers not to advance without order.
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