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Nepos, Eumenes 12

The council decides Eumenes' fate

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Eum. 12.1Dē hōc Antigonus cum sōlus cōnstituere nōn audēret, ad cōnsilium rettulit.Since Antigonus did not dare to decide about him alone, he referred the matter to his council. Eum. 12.1Hīc cum omnēs prīmō perturbātī admīrārentur nōn iam dē eō sūmptum esse supplicium, ā quō tot annōs adeō essent male habitī, ut saepe ad dēspērātiōnem forent adductī, quique maximōs ducēs interfēcisset, dēnique in quō ūnō tantum esset, ut, quoad ille vīveret, ipsī sēcūrī esse nōn possent, interfectō nihil habitūrī negōtiī essent: postrēmō, sī illī redderet salūtem, quaerēbant, quibus amīcīs esset ūsūrus: sēsē enim cum Eumene apud eum nōn futūrōs.Here, when all at first, in confusion, expressed amazement that punishment had not already been exacted from the man by whom they had been so badly treated for so many years that they had often been driven to despair, who had killed the greatest generals, and finally in whom alone there was so much that, as long as he lived, they themselves could not be safe, while if he were killed they would have no trouble: finally, if he gave him back his life, they asked what friends he would have: for they would not remain with him alongside Eumenes.

Eum. 12.3Hic cognitā cōnsiliī voluntāte tamen ūsque ad septimum diem dēlīberandī sibi spatium relīquit.Here, though he learned the council's wish, he nevertheless allowed himself time for deliberation up to the seventh day. Eum. 12.3Tum autem, cum iam verērētur nē qua sēditiō exercitūs orerētur, vetuit quemquam ad eum admittī et cottīdiānum vīctum removērī iussit: nam negābat sē eī vim allātūrum, cui aliquandō fuisset amīcus.But then, since he now feared that some mutiny might arise in the army, he forbade anyone to be admitted to him and ordered his daily food to be taken away: for he said that he would not use violence against a man who had once been his friend. Eum. 12.4Hic tamen nōn amplius quam trīduum fame fatīgātus, cum castra movērentur, īnsciente Antigonō iugulātus est ā custōdibus.He, however, having been tormented by hunger for no more than three days, was slaughtered by his guards without Antigonus' knowledge while the camp was being moved.

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Grammar in this passage: purpose clauses ×1, gerunds and gerundives ×1, ablative absolute ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (98 words)
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
sōlus, -a, -umalone
cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtusset together or up; appoint; determine
nōn, adv.not
audeō, audēre, ausus sumdare
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
cōnsilium, -ī, n.advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
referō, referre, rettulī, relātusbring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
omnis, -eall, every
prīmō, adv.at first
perturbō, -turbāre, -turbāvi, -turbātusgreatly disturb, disturb, agitate, throw into confusion
admīror, -mīrārī, -mīrātuswonder at, admire
iam, adv.now, already
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptustake under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
supplicium, -ī, n.punishment, torture
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
tot (indecl.)so many
annus, -ī, m.year
adeō (adv.)so far, to such a degree; so
male, adv.badly, ill
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
saepe, adv.often, frequently
dēspērātiō, -ōnis f.despair, hopelessness
addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead to, bring, take; induce, influence
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusput out of the way, kill
dēnique, adv.lastly, finally
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
tantum, adv.so much or far, only
quoad (conj.)as long as; until
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctuslive
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
sēcūrus, -a, -umfree from care, untroubled; careless (of: gen.)
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
nihil, n., indecl.nothing
negōtium, -ī, n.business, matter; task, trouble, difficulty
postrēmō (adv.)finally, at last
sī, conj.if
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive back, return, restore; render
salūs, salūtis, f.safety, deliverance, escape
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.what?
amīcus, -ī, m.friend
ūtor, ūtī, ūsususe
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
enim, conj.for
cum, prep, with abl.with
apud, prep, with acc.among, with
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitusfind out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
voluntās, -tātis, f.wish, will
tamen, adv.however, yet, nevertheless
ūsque, adv.all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
septimus, -a, -umseventh
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
dēlīberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumconsider, deliberate
spatium, -ī, n.space, interval; space of time, time
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictusleave behind, leave
tum, adv.then, at that time
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
vereor, -ērī, -itusfear
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
sēditiō, -ōnis f.riot, mutiny, discord
exercitus, -ūs, m.army
orior, -īrī, -tusarise, come forth, spring up; ortā lūce, at dawn
vetō, -āre, vetuī, vetitumforbid
quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron.any one, anything
admittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend to, admit; allow
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
cottīdiānus, -a, -umdaily
vīctus, -ūs, m.sustenance, food
removeō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtusmove back, remove
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
nam, conj.for
negō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussay no or not, deny, refuse
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
afferō, afferre, attulī, allātumbring, bring to; cause
aliquandō, adv.at some time or other; finally, at length
amplius (adv.)more, further
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
trīduum, -ī n.three days
famēs, -is, abl. famē, f.hunger
fatīgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustire, wear out
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtusmove
īnsciēns, -scientis, adj.unknowing, unaware
iugulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscut the throat of, murder
custōs, -ōdis m.guard
Nepos, Eumenes. Latin text: A. Fleckeisen, Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Teubner, 1886), 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.