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Histories 1.17

Piso's composure; where to announce

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Hist. 1.17.1Pīsōnem ferunt statim intuentibus et mox coniectīs in eum omnium oculīs nūllum turbātī aut exultantis animī mōtum prōdidisse.They say that Piso, watched by those around him at once and soon with all eyes turned upon him, betrayed no sign of a disturbed or exultant spirit. Hist. 1.17.1Sermō ergā patrem imperātōremque reverēns, dē sē moderātus;His words towards his father and emperor were respectful, about himself modest; Hist. 1.17.1nihil in vultū habitūque mūtātum, quasi imperāre posset magis quam vellet.nothing in his face or bearing changed, as if he were able to rule rather than eager to. Hist. 1.17.1Cōnsultātum inde, prō rōstrīs an in senātū an in castrīs adoptiō nūncupārētur.Then it was debated whether the adoption should be announced before the rostra, or in the senate, or in the camp. Hist. 1.17.1Īrī in castra placuit: honōrificum id mīlitibus fore, quōrum favōrem ut largītiōne et ambitū male adquīrī, ita per bonās artīs haud spernendum.It was decided to go to the camp: that would be an honour to the soldiers, whose favour, though wrongly acquired by largesse and bribery, was not to be despised if won by good means.

Hist. 1.17.1Circumsteterat interim Palātium pūblica expectātiō, magnī sēcrētī impatiēns;Meanwhile public expectation had surrounded the Palatine, impatient of so great a secret; Hist. 1.17.1et male coercitam fāmam supprimentēs augēbant.and those trying to suppress the badly contained rumour only increased it.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×1, gerunds and gerundives ×1, indirect statement ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (74 words)
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
statim, adv.on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately
intueor, -tuērī, -tuituslook upon, behold
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
mox, adv.soon
coniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow together; throw, cast, hurl
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
omnis, -eall, every
oculus, -ī, m.eye
nūllus, -a, -umnot any, none, no
turbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconfuse, throw into disorder, disturb, trouble
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
exsultō, -āre, -āvīleap up; exult, revel, run riot
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
mōtus, -ūs m.motion, movement; uprising
prōdō, -ere, -didī, -ditumhand down; betray
sermō, -ōnis, m.conversation, talk, speech
ergā, prep, with acc.toward, for
pater, patris, m.father
imperātor, -ōris, m.commander, general
que, enclitic conj.and
revereor, -ērī, -veritus sumrespect, stand in awe of
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
moderātus, -a, -umrestrained, moderate; (as noun) restraint
nihil, n., indecl.nothing
vultus, -ūs m.face, expression
habitus, -ūs m.condition, state; bearing, character
mūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuschange
quasi, conj.as if
imperō, -perāre, -perāvī, -perātuscommand, order, enjoin
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
magis, comp. adv.more, rather
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
volō, velle, voluīwish
cōnsultō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumdeliberate, take counsel; consult the interests of (+ dat.)
inde (adv.)from there; then
prō, prep. with abl.before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
rōstrum, -ī, n.beak
an, conj.or (in questions)
senātus, -ūs m.senate
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
adoptiō, -ōnis f.adoption
nūncupō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusname, call; declare publicly
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.)please (placuit eī: he decided)
honōrificus, -a, -umhonourable, conferring honour
mīles, mīlitis, m.soldier
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
favor, -ōris m.goodwill, support, applause
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
largītiō, -ōnis f.lavish giving, bribery
ambitus, -ūs m.canvassing for office; bribery at elections (lēgēs ambitus: the bribery laws)
male, adv.badly, ill
adquīrō, -quīrere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītusacquire, gain in addition
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
bonus, -a, -umgood
ars, artis, f.art
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
spernō, spernere, sprēvī, sprētusdespise, scorn
circumsistō, -ere, circumstetīstand around, surround
interim (adv.)meanwhile
pūblicus, -a, -umpublic, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state)
exspectātiō, -ōnis f.waiting, expectation
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
sēcrētum, -ī n.a private place; secret
impatiēns (inp-), -entisunable to bear, impatient (of: gen.)
coerceō, -ēre, coercuī, coercitumrestrain, keep in check
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
supprimō, -ere, -pressī, -pressuspress down, hold back, check
augeō, -ēre, auxī, auctumincrease, enlarge
Tacitus, Historiae I. Latin text: C. D. Fisher, Cornelii Taciti Historiarum Libri (Oxford, 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.