| Term | Definition |
| nepos, nepotis, m. | grandson |
| Hierosolyma, orum, n. pl. | Jerusalem |
| luctus, us, m. | grief, mourning |
| procurator, procuratoris, m. | procurator, governor |
| sanctus, a, um, adj. | holy, sacred |
| munitus, a, um, adj. | 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 (pl. of vis), f. pl. | military forces |
| mos, moris, m. | custom; character |
| mos maiorum | customs of the ancestors, traditional ways |
| sacra, orum, n. pl. | religious rites |
| ullus, a, um, adj. | any |
| aliter, adv. | differently |
| pius, a, um, adj. | dutiful, worshipful |
| recipio, recipere, recepi, receptus | to receive, recapture |
| pereo, perire, perii, periturus | to perish, die |
| circumdo, circumdare, circumdedi, circumdatus | to surround |
| ferunt (from fero) | they say |