| Term | Definition |
| nepos nepotis m | grandson |
| Hierosolyma orum n pl. | Jerusalem |
| luctus us m | grief, mourning |
| procurator procuratoris m | procurator, governor |
| sanctus a um | holy, sacred |
| munitus a um | fortified |
| arx arcis f | citadel, fortress |
| dux ducis m | leader |
| legio legionis f | legion |
| fames famis, abl. fame f | hunger, starvation |
| proelium i n | battle |
| castra ponere | to pitch camp |
| vires virium | military forces |
| mos moris | custom/character |
| mos maiorum | customs of the ancestors, traditional ways |
| sacra orum n pl. | religious rites |
| ullus a um | any |
| aliter | differently |
| pius a um | dutiful, worshipful |
| recipio recipere recepi receptus | to receive, recapture |
| pereo perire perii periturus | to perish, die |
| circimdo circimdare circimdedi circimdatus | to surround |
| ferunt | they say |