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Ab Urbe Condita 2.33

Tribunes created; Coriolanus at Corioli

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Liv. 2.33.1Agī deinde dē concordiā coeptum concessumque in condiciōnēs, ut plēbī suī magistrātūs essent sacrōsānctī, quibus auxiliī lātiō adversus cōnsulēs esset, nēve cui patrum capere eum magistrātum licēret.Then negotiations for harmony were begun, and terms were agreed on: that the plebs should have their own magistrates, inviolable, who should have the right of bringing help against the consuls, and that no senator should be allowed to hold that office. Liv. 2.33.2Ita tribūnī plēbeī creātī duo, C. Licinius et L. Albīnus.So two tribunes of the plebs were created, Gaius Licinius and Lucius Albinus. Liv. 2.33.2Hī trēs collēgās sibi creāvērunt;These created three colleagues for themselves; Liv. 2.33.2in hīs Sicinium fuisse cōnstat, sēditiōnis auctōrem;it is agreed that among them was Sicinius, the author of the sedition; Liv. 2.33.2dē duōbus, quī fuerint, minus convenit: sunt, quī duōs tantum in Sacrō monte creātōs tribūnōs esse dīcant ibique sacrātam lēgem lātam.about who the other two were there is less agreement: there are those who say that only two tribunes were created on the Sacred Mount, and that the sacred law was passed there. Liv. 2.33.3Per sēcessiōnem plēbis Sp. Cassius et Postumus Cominius cōnsulātum inierant.During the secession of the plebs Spurius Cassius and Postumus Cominius had entered on their consulship.

Liv. 2.33.4Hīs cōnsulibus cum Latīnīs populīs ictum foedus.In their consulship a treaty was struck with the Latin peoples. Liv. 2.33.4Ad id feriendum cōnsul alter Rōmae mānsit;To conclude it one consul stayed at Rome; Liv. 2.33.4alter ad Volscum bellum missus Antiātēs Volscōs fundit fugatque, conpulsōs in oppidum Longulam persecūtus moenibus potītur.the other, sent to the Volscian war, routs and puts to flight the Volsci of Antium, pursues them when they had been driven into the town of Longula, and gains possession of its walls. Liv. 2.33.5Inde prōtinus Poluscam, item Volscōrum, cēpit;From there he went straight on and took Polusca, also of the Volsci; Liv. 2.33.5tum magnā vī adortus est Coriolōs.then he attacked Corioli with great force. Liv. 2.33.5Erat tum in castrīs inter prīmōrēs iuvenum Cn. Mārcius, adulēscēns et cōnsiliō et manū promptus, cui cognōmen posteā Coriolānō fuit.There was at that time in the camp, among the foremost of the young men, Gnaeus Marcius, a youth ready both in counsel and in action, who was afterwards given the surname Coriolanus. Liv. 2.33.6Cum subitō exercitum Rōmānum Coriolōs obsidentem atque in oppidānōs, quōs intus clausōs habēbat, intentum sine ūllō metū extrīnsecus inminentīs bellī Volscae legiōnēs profectae ab Antiō invāsissent, eōdemque tempore ex oppidō ērūpissent hostēs, forte in statiōne Mārcius fuit.When the Roman army, besieging Corioli and intent on the townspeople whom it held shut up inside, with no fear of war threatening from outside, was suddenly attacked by Volscian legions that had set out from Antium, and at the same moment the enemy had burst out of the town, Marcius happened to be on guard.

Liv. 2.33.7Is cum dēlēctā mīlitum manū nōn modo impetum ērumpentium retudit, sed per patentem portam ferōx inrūpit in proxima urbis caedeque factā ignem temerē arreptum inminentibus mūrō aedificiīs iniēcit.With a picked band of soldiers he not only beat back the attack of those bursting out but boldly burst in through the open gate into the nearest part of the city, and after a slaughter seized fire at random and threw it onto the buildings next to the wall. Liv. 2.33.8Clamor inde oppidānōrum mīxtus muliebrī puerīlīque plōrātū ad terrōrem, ut solet, prīmum ortō et Rōmānīs auxit animum et turbāvit Volscōs, utpote captā urbe, cui ad ferendam opem vēnerant.Then the shouting of the townspeople, mixed with the wailing of women and children, which arose at first in terror, as usually happens, both raised the Romans' spirits and threw the Volsci into confusion, seeing that the city they had come to help had been taken. Liv. 2.33.9Ita fūsī Volscī Antiātēs, Coriolī oppidum captum;So the Volsci of Antium were routed, and the town of Corioli taken; Liv. 2.33.9tantumque suā laude obstitit fāmae cōnsulis Mārcius, ut, nisi foedus cum Latīnīs in columnā aēneā īnsculptum monumentō esset, ab Sp. Cassiō ūnō, quia collēga āfuerat, ictum, Postumum Cominium bellum gessisse cum Volscīs memoria cessisset.and Marcius by his own glory so overshadowed the fame of the consul that, if the treaty with the Latins, engraved on a bronze column, did not stand as a record that it was struck by Spurius Cassius alone, because his colleague had been absent, the memory that Postumus Cominius had waged war with the Volsci would have vanished.

Liv. 2.33.10Eōdem annō Agrippa Menēnius moritur, vir omnī vītā pariter patribus ac plēbī cārus, post sēcessiōnem cārior plēbī factus.In the same year Agrippa Menenius dies, a man all his life dear alike to senators and plebs, and dearer still to the plebs after the secession. Liv. 2.33.11Huic interpretī arbitrōque concordiae cīvium, lēgātō patrum ad plēbem, reductōrī plēbis Rōmānae in urbem sūmptus fūnerī dēfuit;This man, the mediator and arbiter of harmony among the citizens, the envoy of the senators to the plebs, the man who brought the Roman plebs back into the city, lacked the means for a funeral; Liv. 2.33.11extulit eum plēbs sextantibus conlātīs in capita.the plebs buried him, contributing a sextans a head.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (185 words)
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
deinde, adv.then, next
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
concordia, -ae f.agreement, harmony
coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action)have begun, began
concēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessusgrant, yield
que, enclitic conj.and
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
condiciō, -ōnis f.terms; condition, status
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
plēbs, plēbis f.the common people
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
magistrātus, -ūs m.magistrate, official
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
sacrōsānctus, -a, -umsacred, inviolable
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
auxilium, -ī, n.help, aid
lātiō, -ōnis f.bringing; auxilii lātiō: right to give help; lēgis lātiō: proposing a law
adversum (prep. + acc.; also adversus)against, opposite
cōnsul, -ulis m.consul (one of Rome's two chief magistrates)
nēve or neu, conj.and that not, and not, nor
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
pater, patris, m.father
capiō, capere, cēpī, captustake, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
licet, -ēre, -uit or -itum est, impers.is lawful or permitted
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
tribūnus, -ī m.tribune (tribūnus mīlitum: senior officer of a legion)
creō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuselect, appoint
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.two
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
trēs, tria, plur. adj.three
collēga, -ae m.colleague, fellow official
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
cōnstō, -stāre, -stitī, -stātūrusstand together, agree; consist;
sēditiō, -ōnis f.riot, mutiny, discord
auctor, -ōris m.originator, instigator
minus, comp. adv.less
conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome together, assemble
tantum, adv.so much or far, only
sacer, sacra, sacrumsacred, holy
mōns, montis, m.mountain
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
ibi, adv.in that place, there
sacrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconsecrate, dedicate
lēx, lēgis f.law
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
sēcessiō, -ōnis f.withdrawal, secession (of the plebs from Rome)
cōnsulātus, -ūs m.consulship
ineō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo into, enter; adopt
cum, prep, with abl.with
Latīnus, -a, -umLatin
populus, -ī m.people, nation
īcō, -ere, īcī, ictusstrike, hit; foedus īcere: make a treaty
foedus, -eris n.treaty, alliance
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
feriō, -īrestrike, hit
alter, -era, -erumone or the other (of two); another, second
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsusremain
bellum, -ī, n.war
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
fundō, -ere, fūdī, fūsumpour; rout, scatter (an enemy)
fugō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusput to flight, rout
compellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsusdrive together, drive
oppidum, -ī, n.town
persequor, -sequī, -secūtusfollow up, pursue
moenia, -ium, n. plur.walls
potior, -īrī, -ītusbecome master of, get possession of
inde (adv.)from there; then
prōtinus (adv.)straight on; at once
itemlikewise, also
tum, adv.then, at that time
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
adorior, -īrī, adortus sumattack
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
prīmōrēs, -um m. pl.the leading men, the front rank
iuvenis, -is, m.young man, youth
adulēscēns, -entis, m.youth, young man
cōnsilium, -ī, n.advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
manus, -ūs, f.hand
promptus, -a, -umready, eager
cognōmen, -inis n.surname, added name, nickname
posteā, adv.after this, afterwards
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
subitō, adv.unexpectedly, suddenly
exercitus, -ūs, m.army
Rōmānus, -a, -umRoman
obsideō, -sidēre, -sēdī, -sessusbeset, besiege
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
oppidānus, -ī m.townsman (pl. the people of the town)
intus (adv.)inside, within
claudō, -ere, clausī, clausumclose, shut; (agmen) bring up the rear
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
intentus, -a, -umattentive, alert, watchful
sine, prep. with abl.without
ūllus, -a, -umany
metus, -ūs m.fear, dread
extrīnsecus (adv.)from outside, outwardly
immineō, -ērehang over; threaten, be close at hand
Volscus, -a, -umVolscian; (pl.) the Volsci, a people of southern Latium
legiō, -ōnis f.legion
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sumset out, depart, march
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
invādō, -ere, -vāsī, -vāsusgo into, attack, seize; come upon
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
ērumpō, -ere, -rūpī, -ruptumburst out, sally
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
forte, adv.by chance, accidentally
statiō, -ōnis f.outpost, picket
dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctuschoose out, choose, select
mīles, mīlitis, m.soldier
nōn, adv.not
modo, adv.only
impetus, -ūs, m.attack; impetum facere, to charge
retundō, -ere, rettudī, retūsusbeat back, blunt
sed, conj.but
pateō, -ēre, -uīlie open; extend, stretch
porta, -ae, f.gate; door
ferōx, -ōcis, adj.fierce, savage
inrumpō, -rumpere, -rūpī, -ruptusburst into or in
proximus, -a, -umnearest, next
urbs, urbis, f.city
caedēs, -is, f.cutting down, killing, slaughter
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
ignis, -is, m.fire
temerē, adv.rashly
arripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptusseize, snatch up
mūrus, -ī, m.wall
aedificium, -ī n.building
iniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow in or upon; cause, inspire
clāmor, -ōris, m.shout, cry
misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtusmix, mingle
muliebris, -eof a woman, womanly; (n. pl.) a woman's part
puerīlis, -eof a boy, of childhood
plōrātus, -ūs m.wailing, weeping, lamentation
terror, -ōris, m.terror, fright
soleō, -ēre, solitus sumbe accustomed, usually do
prīmum, adv.first, in the first place
orior, -īrī, -tusarise, come forth, spring up; ortā lūce, at dawn
augeō, -ēre, auxī, auctumincrease, enlarge
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
turbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconfuse, throw into disorder, disturb, trouble
utpote (adv.)as being, inasmuch as; utpote quī: since he
ops, opis f.; pl. opēs, -umhelp; (pl.) resources, wealth, power
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
laus, laudis f.praise, glory
obstō, -stāre, -stitīstand in the way, block, oppose (+ dat.)
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
nisi, conj.if not, unless
columna, -ae, f.column, pillar
aēneus, -a, -umof copper or bronze
īnsculpō, -ere, -sculpsī, -sculptuscarve, engrave in
monumentum, -ī n.memorial, monument; record
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
quia (conj.)because
absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrusbe away, be absent, be distant; be wanting
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
memoria, -ae, f.memory
cēdō, -ere, cessī, cessumgo, withdraw, give way
annus, -ī, m.year
morior, morī, mortuusdie
vir, virī, m.man
omnis, -eall, every
vīta, -ae, f.life
pariter (adv.)equally, alike; at the same time
cārus, -a, -umdear, precious
post, adv.after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
interpres, -pretis m.interpreter
arbiter, -trī m.judge, umpire
cīvis, -is, m. and f.citizen, fellow-citizen, subject
lēgātus, -ī, m.ambassador
reductor, -ōris m.one who brings back, restorer
sūmptus, -ūs m.expense
fūnus, -eris n.funeral
dēsum, deesse, dēfuībe lacking, fail
efferō, -ferre, extulī, ēlātumcarry out, bring out
sextāns, -antis m.a sixth; a coin worth a sixth of an as
cōnferō, cōnferre, contulī, conlātusbring together; grant, confer; sē cōnferre, to betake oneself, make one's way
caput, capitis, n.head
Livy, Ab Urbe Condita II. Latin text: B. O. Foster, Livy (Loeb, 1919–29), with some passages from W. Weissenborn and H. J. Müller (Teubner, 1884–1911), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.