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Ab Urbe Condita 3.29

Cincinnatus triumphs and resigns

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Liv. 3.29.1Castrīs hostium receptīs plēnīs omnium rērum — nūdōs enim ēmīserat — praedam omnem suō tantum mīlitī dedit;When the enemy's camp had been taken, full of everything — for he had sent them out stripped — he gave all the plunder to his own soldiers alone; Liv. 3.29.2cōnsulārem exercitum ipsumque cōnsulem increpāns "carēbis" inquit "praedae parte, mīles, ex eō hoste, cui prope praedae fuistī;rebuking the consular army and the consul himself, he said, 'You will go without a share of the plunder, soldier, taken from that enemy to whom you were very nearly plunder yourself; Liv. 3.29.2et tū, L. Minucī, dōnec cōnsulārem animum incipiās habēre, lēgātus hīs legiōnibus praeeris."and you, Lucius Minucius, until you begin to have the spirit of a consul, will command these legions as a lieutenant.' Liv. 3.29.3Ita sē Minucius abdicat cōnsulātū iussusque ad exercitum manet.So Minucius resigns the consulship and, as ordered, remains with the army. Liv. 3.29.3Sed adeō tum imperiō meliōrī animus mānsuētē oboediēns erat, ut beneficiī magis quam ignōminiae hic exercitus memor et corōnam auream dictātōrī lībram pondō dēcrēverit et proficīscentem eum patrōnum salūtāverit.But so meekly obedient were men's minds in those days to a better authority that this army, mindful of the kindness rather than the disgrace, both voted the dictator a golden crown a pound in weight and saluted him as its patron as he set out.

Liv. 3.29.4Rōmae ā Q. Fabiō praefectō urbis senātus habitus triumphantem Quīnctium quō veniēbat agmine urbem ingredī iussit.At Rome the senate, convened by Quintus Fabius, prefect of the city, ordered Quinctius to enter the city in triumph with the column with which he was coming. Liv. 3.29.4Ductī ante currum hostium ducēs, mīlitāria signa praelāta, secūtus exercitus praedā onustus.The enemy's leaders were led before his chariot, the military standards were carried in front, and the army followed laden with plunder. Liv. 3.29.4Epulae īnstrūctae dīcuntur fuisse ante omnium domus, epulantēsque cum carmine triumphālī et sollemnibus iocīs cōmisantium modō currum secūtī sunt.Feasts are said to have been laid out in front of everyone's houses, and the soldiers, feasting as they went, followed the chariot with the triumphal song and the customary jests, in the manner of revellers. Liv. 3.29.6Eō diē L. Mamiliō Tusculānō adprobantibus cūnctīs cīvitās data est.On that day citizenship was granted to Lucius Mamilius of Tusculum with the approval of all. Liv. 3.29.6Cōnfestim sē dictātor magistrātū abdicāsset, nī comitia M. Volscī, falsī testis, tenuissent: ea nē inpedīrent tribūnī, dictātōris obstitit metus.The dictator would have resigned his office at once, had not the trial of Marcus Volscius, the false witness, held him back: fear of the dictator prevented the tribunes from obstructing it.

Liv. 3.29.6Volscius damnātus Lānuvium in exilium abiit.Volscius was condemned and went off into exile at Lanuvium. Liv. 3.29.7Quīnctius sextō decimō diē dictātūrā in sex mēnsēs acceptā sē abdicāvit.Quinctius resigned on the sixteenth day the dictatorship he had accepted for six months. Liv. 3.29.7Per eōs diēs cōnsul Nautius ad Ērētum cum Sabīnīs ēgregiē pugnat;During those days the consul Nautius fights brilliantly against the Sabines at Eretum; Liv. 3.29.7ad vāstātōs agrōs ea quoque clādēs accessit Sabīnīs.on top of the devastation of their fields, this disaster too befell the Sabines. Liv. 3.29.7Minuciō Fabius successor in Algidum missus.Fabius was sent to Algidus as Minucius' successor. Liv. 3.29.8Extrēmō annō agitātum dē lēge ab tribūnīs est;At the end of the year the tribunes agitated about the law; Liv. 3.29.8sed quia duo exercitūs aberant, nē quid ferrētur ad populum, patrēs tenuēre;but because two armies were away, the senators prevented anything from being brought before the people; Liv. 3.29.8plēbēs vīcit, ut quīntum eōsdem tribūnōs creārent.the plebs won, so that they elected the same tribunes for the fifth time. Liv. 3.29.9Lupōs vīsōs in Capitōliō ferunt ā canibus fugātōs;They say that wolves were seen on the Capitol and were chased off by dogs; Liv. 3.29.9ob id prōdigium lūstrātum Capitōlium esse.and that on account of that prodigy the Capitol was purified.

Liv. 3.29.9Haec eō annō gesta.These were the events of that year.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (159 words)
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover
plēnus, -a, -umfull
omnis, -eall, every
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
nūdus, -a, -umnaked, bare
enim, conj.for
ēmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend out or forth
praeda, -ae, f.booty, spoil, plunder
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
tantum, adv.so much or far, only
mīles, mīlitis, m.soldier
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
cōnsulāris, -eof a consul, consular; as noun: ex-consul; comitia cōnsulāria: the consular elections
exercitus, -ūs, m.army
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
que, enclitic conj.and
cōnsul, -ulis m.consul (one of Rome's two chief magistrates)
increpō, -āre, -uī, -itusmake a noise, rattle; rebuke
careō, -ēre, -uībe without, lack (+ abl.)
inquam, inquis, inquit, defective verbI say, you say, he says
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
prope (adv. and prep. + acc.)near, nearly
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
dōnec (conj.)until; while, as long as
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptumbegin
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
lēgātus, -ī, m.ambassador
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
legiō, -ōnis f.legion
praesum, -esse, -fuībe before, preside over, have charge of, command
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
abdicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusrenounce; sē abdicāre (+ abl.): resign (an office)
cōnsulātus, -ūs m.consulship
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsusremain
sed, conj.but
adeō (adv.)so far, to such a degree; so
tum, adv.then, at that time
imperium, -ī, n.command; sway, rule
bonus, -a, -umgood
mānsuētē (adv.)gently, mildly, meekly
oboediō, -īre, -īvī, -ītumobey (+ dat.)
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
beneficium, -ī, n.well-doing, kindness, service, benefit
magis, comp. adv.more, rather
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
ignōminia, -ae f.disgrace, dishonor
memor, -orismindful, remembering (+ gen.)
corōna, -ae f.crown, wreath (sub corōnā vēndere: sell as slaves)
aureus, -a, -umof gold, golden
dictātor, -ōris m.dictator, a magistrate given supreme power in an emergency
lībra, -ae f.pound (a Roman weight, about 330 g); balance, scales
pondō (indecl.)by weight; (with numbers) pounds
dēcernō, -ere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētumdecide, decree
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sumset out, depart, march
patrōnus, -ī m.patron, protector
salūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusgreet; pay a morning call on
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
quīntus, -a, -umfifth
praefectus, -ī m.commander, officer
urbs, urbis, f.city
senātus, -ūs m.senate
triumphō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscelebrate a triumph; exult
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
agmen, -minis, n.band, column
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sumgo into, enter
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
currus, -ūs, m.chariot, car
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
mīlitāris, -emilitary, warlike; rēs mīlitāris, art of war, warfare
signum, -ī, n.sign, signal
praeferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātumput before, prefer (sē praeferre: show oneself superior)
sequor, sequī, secūtusfollow
onustus, -a, -umloaded, laden (with: abl.)
epulae, -ārum f. pl.feast, banquet
īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctusbuild in or into; draw up; equip, furnish,
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
epulor, -ārī, -ātus sumfeast, banquet
cum, prep, with abl.with
carmen, -minis, n.song, charm
triumphālis, -etriumphal; triumphālia ōrnāmenta: the insignia of a triumph
sollemnis, -esolemn, ritual, customary
iocus, -ī m.joke, jest
cōmissor (cōmisor), -ārī, -ātus sumrevel, make merry in a festive procession
modus, -ī, m.way, manner
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
Tusculānus, -a, -umof Tusculum, the Latin town on the hills south-east of Rome
approbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusapprove, agree with
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
cīvitās, -tātis, f.state
cōnfestim (adv.)at once, immediately
magistrātus, -ūs m.magistrate, official
nī (conj.)if not, unless (= nisi)
comitia, -ōrum n. pl.the assembly of the Roman people for voting; elections
falsus, -a, -umfeigned, pretended, false
testis, -is m./f.witness
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
impediō, -pedīre, -pedīvī, -pedītushinder, prevent, impede
tribūnus, -ī m.tribune (tribūnus mīlitum: senior officer of a legion)
obstō, -stāre, -stitīstand in the way, block, oppose (+ dat.)
metus, -ūs m.fear, dread
damnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumcondemn
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
exsilium, -ī, n.exile
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrusgo away, depart
sextus, -a, -umsixth
decimus, -a, -umtenth
dictātūra, -ae f.dictatorship
sex (indecl.)six
mēnsis, -is m.month
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
ēgregiē, adv.excellently, splendidly, admirably
pugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusfight
vāstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslay waste
ager, agri, m.field, land
quoque, adv.also
clādēs, -is f.disaster, defeat, destruction
accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessumcome near, approach; be added
successor, -ōris m.successor (in office)
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
extrēmus, -a, -umlast, extreme, furthest
annus, -ī, m.year
agitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdrive about; discuss, debate
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
lēx, lēgis f.law
quia (conj.)because
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.two
absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrusbe away, be absent, be distant; be wanting
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
populus, -ī m.people, nation
pater, patris, m.father
plēbs, plēbis f.the common people
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victumconquer, defeat
quīntum (adv.)for the fifth time
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
creō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuselect, appoint
lupus, -ī m.wolf
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
canis, -is, m. and f.dog
fugō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusput to flight, rout
ob, prep. with acc.on account of, for; in compounds, to, against
prōdigium, -ī n.portent; monster
lūstrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspurify by sacrifice; review (an army)
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
Livy, Ab Urbe Condita III. 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.