1. A day in the life of a Roman soldier: Vocabulary
causeway: paved road; calzada
chieftain: head of a tribe or clan
crow: cuervo
dagger: daga
grueling: exhausting; agotador
hail: Roman greeting; Ave
marshes: wetland; pantano
outskirts: outlying areas; alrededores
pickaxe: pico
spear: lanza
standard: military flag; estandarte
to ambush: to attack by surprise; emboscar
to crave: desire, long for; anhelar
to make headway: make progress; avanzar
to spare his life: perdonar su vida
weep: cry; llorar
wholesale mutiny: amotinamiento al por mayor