Augustine, On the city of God 1.15 (adapted)

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Regulus
While discussing the captivity of saints, Augustine cites the Roman general Regulus —
whose army was defeated in North Africa by the Carthaginians during the First Punic War,
and who was subsequently held hostage along with some of his men — as an example of
someone who suffered voluntary captivity because of his religious beliefs.
Dans un passage traitant de la captivité des saints, Augustin mentionne le général romain
Regulus – dont l’armée fut défaite en Afrique du Nord par les Carthaginois lors de la
première guerre Punique et qui fut par la suite tenu en otage avec certains de ses
hommes – comme exemple de quelqu’un qui a volontairement enduré la captivité en raison
de ses convictions religieuses.
Marcus Regulus, imperator populi Romani, captiuus apud Carthaginienses fuit.
Qui, cum mallent sibi a Romanis suos reddi quam eorum tenere captiuos, ad hoc
impetrandum etiam Regulum cum legatis suis Romam miserunt, prius iuratione
constrictum, si minime peregisset quod uolebant, rediturum esse Carthaginem.
Perrexit ille atque in senatu contraria persuasit, quoniam non arbitrabatur utile
esse Romanae rei publicae mutare captiuos. Nec, post hanc persuasionem, a suis ad
hostes redire compulsus est, sed quia iurauerat, id sponte compleuit. At illi eum
excogitatis atque horrendis cruciatibus necauerunt.
Augustine, On the city of God, 1.15 [adapted]
accomplish, obtain
ambassador, commander
oath, vow
carry through, accomplish
voyage, journey, cross over
adv. from contrarius -a -um
willingly, voluntarily
invent, devise
torture, torment
impetro -are
legatus -i
iuratio -onis
constringo -ere -inxi -ictum
perago -agere -egi -actum
Carthago -inis
pergo -ere perrexi perrectum
contraria
sponte
compello -pellere -puli
-pulsum
compleo -ere -evi -etum
excogito -are
horrendus -a -um
cruciatus -us, m.
obtenir, accomplir, réaliser
ambassadeur, commandant
serment, voeu
exécuter, accomplir, réaliser
voyager, traverser
adv. de contrarius -a -um
volontairement
inventer, concevoir
torture, supplice