| auctoritas, auctoritatis, f. | authority |
| audax, audax, audax, gen. audacis | bold |
| carcer, carceris, m. | prison |
| comprehendo, -ere, comprehendi, comprehensum | arrest/arrest, seize/seize |
| cum | when |
| desero, deserere, deserui, desertus | desert |
| egressus, egressa, egressum | having gone out |
| eques, equitis, m. | horseman |
| flumen, fluminis, n. | river |
| humi | on the ground |
| interea | meanwhile |
| neque... neque | neither... nor |
| oppugno, oppugnare, oppugnavi, oppugnatus | attack |
| passus, passa, passum | having suffered |
| patefacio, patefacere, patefeci, patefactus | to reveal |
| pons, pontis, m. | bridge |
| transeo, transire, transii | cross |
| tristis, tristis, triste | sad |
| verum, veri, n. | truth |