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Agricola 6

Marriage and early offices

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Agr. 6.1Hinc ad capessendōs magistrātūs in urbem dēgressus Domitiam Decidiānam, splendidīs nātālibus ortam, sibi iūnxit;From there he went to Rome to stand for magistracies and joined to himself in marriage Domitia Decidiana, a woman of brilliant birth; Agr. 6.1idque mātrimōnium ad maiōra nītentī decus ac rōbur fuit.and that marriage brought distinction and strength to him as he strove for higher things. Agr. 6.1Vīxēruntque mīrā concordiā, per mūtuam cāritātem et in vicem sē antepōnendō, nisi quod in bonā uxōre tantō maior laus, quantō in malā plūs culpae est.And they lived in wonderful harmony, through mutual affection and each putting the other first, except that in a good wife there is as much more praise as there is more blame in a bad one. Agr. 6.2Sors quaestūrae prōvinciam Asiam, prō cōnsule Salvium Titiānum dedit, quōrum neutrō corruptus est, quamquam et prōvincia dīves ac parāta peccantibus, et prō cōnsule in omnem aviditātem prōnus quantalibet facilitāte redēmptūrus esset mūtuam dissimulātiōnem malī.The lot for the quaestorship gave him Asia as his province and Salvius Titianus as proconsul, and he was corrupted by neither, although the province was rich and ready for wrongdoers, and the proconsul, inclined to every kind of greed, would have been willing to buy, with any amount of indulgence, a mutual concealment of misconduct.

Agr. 6.3Auctus est ibi fīlia, in subsidium simul et sōlācium;There he was blessed with a daughter, as both a support and a consolation; Agr. 6.3nam fīlium ante sublātum brevī āmīsit.for a son born earlier he soon lost. Agr. 6.3Mox inter quaestūram ac tribūnātum plēbis atque ipsum etiam tribūnātūs annum quiēte et ōtiō trānsiit, gnārus sub Nerōne temporum, quibus inertia prō sapientiā fuit.Then he passed the interval between his quaestorship and his tribunate of the plebs, and even the year of his tribunate itself, in quiet and inactivity, understanding the times under Nero, in which inertia passed for wisdom. Agr. 6.4Īdem praetūrae tenor et silentium;His praetorship had the same tenor and the same silence; Agr. 6.4nec enim iūrisdictiō obvēnerat.for no judicial duties had fallen to him. Agr. 6.4Lūdōs et inānia honōris mediō ratiōnis atque abundantiae dūxit, utī longē ā luxuriā ita fāmae propior.The games and the empty show of office he managed midway between economy and abundance, far from extravagance, yet nearer to good repute. Agr. 6.5Tum ēlēctus ā Galbā ad dōna templōrum recognōscenda dīligentissimā conquīsītiōne fēcit, nē cuius alterīus sacrilegium rēs pūblica quam Nerōnis sēnsisset.Then, chosen by Galba to make an inventory of the gifts in the temples, by the most careful search he ensured that the state should feel the sacrilege of no one but Nero.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (126 words)
hinc, adv.from this place, hence
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
capessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītustake hold of; rem pūblicam capessere: go into public life
magistrātus, -ūs m.magistrate, official
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
urbs, urbis, f.city
dēgredior, -ī, -gressus sumgo down, come down, descend
splendidus, -a, -umbright, magnificent
nātālis, -eof birth (diēs nātālis: birthday)
orior, -īrī, -tusarise, come forth, spring up; ortā lūce, at dawn
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctusjoin; yoke, harness
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
que, enclitic conj.and
mātrimōnium, -ī, n.marriage; in mātrimōnium dūcere, marry
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
nītor, -ī, nīxus sum (+ abl.)rely on
decus, -oris n.honour, glory; what is fitting, propriety
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
rōbur, rōboris, n.oak
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctuslive
mīrus, -a, -umwonderful, strange
concordia, -ae f.agreement, harmony
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
mūtuus, -a, -umborrowed, lent; mutual (pecūnia mūtua: a loan)
cāritās, -ātis f.dearness; love, affection
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
vicis (gen.), vicem f.change, turn; in vicem: in turn
antepōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positusplace before; prefer
nisi, conj.if not, unless
quod, conj.that, in that, because
bonus, -a, -umgood
uxor, -ōris, f.wife
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
laus, laudis f.praise, glory
quantus, -a, -umhow great or much?
malus, -a, -umbad
plūs (adv.)more
culpa, -ae f.fault, blame
sors, sortis, f.lot
quaestūra, -ae f.the quaestorship
prōvincia, -ae f.province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul
prō, prep. with abl.before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
cōnsul, -ulis m.consul (one of Rome's two chief magistrates)
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
neuter, neutra, neutrumneither
corrumpō, -rumpere, -rūpī, -ruptusspoil, ruin, destroy; bribe
quamquam, conj.however much, although
dīves, dīvitis (superl. dītissimus)rich
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake ready, prepare
peccō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumdo wrong
omnis, -eall, every
aviditās, -ātis f.greed, eager desire
prōnus, -a, -umleaning forward; inclined, prone (to)
quantuslibet, -talibet, -tumlibethowever great, as great as you please
facilitās, -ātis f.easiness of manner, good nature, approachability
redimō, -ere, -ēmī, -ēmptumbuy up; buy back
dissimulātiō, -ōnis f.concealment, disguise, pretence of not noticing; self-effacement
malum, -ī, n.evil, mischief
augeō, -ēre, auxī, auctumincrease, enlarge
ibi, adv.in that place, there
fīlia, -ae, f.daughter
subsidium, -ī, n.reserve, reinforcement, support, help
simul, adv.at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
sōlācium, -ī n.comfort, consolation
nam, conj.for
fīlius, -ī, m.son
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
brevis, -eshort
āmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend away, lose
mox, adv.soon
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
tribūnātus, -ūs m.tribuneship, office of tribune (military or of the people)
plēbs, plēbis f.the common people
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
annus, -ī, m.year
quiēs, quiētis, f.rest, repose
ōtium, -ī n.leisure, rest; peace, quiet
trānseō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo across or over, cross
gnārus, -a, -umknowing, acquainted with, expert (in)
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
inertia, -ae f.inactivity, idleness, sloth
sapientia, -ae f.wisdom, good sense
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
praetūra, -ae f.praetorship
tenor, -ōris m.steady course, unbroken flow, continuity; ūnō tenōre: without a break
silentium, -ī n.silence; silentiō: in silence, quietly
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
enim, conj.for
iūrisdictiō, -ōnis f.administration of justice, jurisdiction
obveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventum (+ dat.)fall to, be assigned to
lūdus, -ī, m.game, sport
inānis, -eempty
honor, -ōris, m.honor
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
ratiō, -ōnis, f.plan, means, method, manner; reason; account
abundantia, -ae f.plenty, wealth
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
longē, adv.far
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
luxuria, -ae f.luxury
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
propior, -iusnearer (+ dat.)
tum, adv.then, at that time
ēligō, -ere, ēlēgī, ēlēctumpick out, choose
dōnum, -ī, n.gift
templum, -ī, n.sanctuary, temple
recognōscō, -ere, -gnōvī, -gnitusgo over again, review, recall
dīligēns, -entiscareful, attentive, conscientious
conquīsītiō, -ōnis f.search, inquiry; (in Acts) debate, disputing
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
alter, -era, -erumone or the other (of two); another, second
sacrilegium, -ī n.sacrilege, temple-robbery
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
pūblicus, -a, -umpublic, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state)
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsusperceive, feel
Tacitus, Agricola. Latin text: H. Furneaux, Cornelii Taciti Opera Minora (Oxford, 1900), 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.