Hist. 1.32.1Vniversa iam plēbs Palātium implēbat, mīxtīs servitiīs et dissonō clamōre caedem Othōnis et coniūrātōrum exitium poscentium ut sī in circō aut theātrō lūdicrum aliquod postulārent: neque illīs iūdicium aut vēritās, quippe eōdem diē dīversa parī certāmine postulātūrīs, sed trāditō mōre quemcumque prīncipem adūlandī licentiā adclāmātiōnum et studiīs inānibus.By now the entire populace was filling the Palatine, slaves mixed among them, demanding with discordant clamour the death of Otho and the destruction of the conspirators, as if they were calling for some show in the circus or theatre: they had neither judgement nor sincerity, since on the same day they would demand the opposite with equal eagerness, but followed the inherited custom of flattering any emperor whatever with unrestrained acclamations and empty enthusiasm.
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Tacitus · Historiae I
Histories 1.32
The populace clamours at the palace
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| ūniversus, -a, -um | all together, whole, entire, all |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| plēbs, plēbis f. | the common people |
| impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētum | fill; fulfil, complete |
| misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtus | mix, mingle |
| servitium, -ī n. | slavery; (pl.) slaves |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| dissonus, -a, -um | discordant; differing (in: abl.) |
| clāmor, -ōris, m. | shout, cry |
| caedēs, -is, f. | cutting down, killing, slaughter |
| coniūrātus, -ī m. | conspirator |
| exitium, -ī n. | destruction, ruin |
| poscō, poscere, poposcī | ask, demand |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| sī, conj. | if |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| circus, -ī m. | circle; racecourse, circus (Circus Maximus) |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| theātrum, -ī n. | theatre |
| lūdicrum, -ī n. | show, game, entertainment |
| aliquī, -qua, -quod, indef. pron. adj. | some, any |
| postulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask, request, demand |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| iūdicium, -ī n. | trial, court; judgment |
| vēritās, -ātis f. | truth |
| quippe (adv.) | of course, indeed, for |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| dīversus, -a, -um | turned different ways, opposite, contrary, different |
| pār, paris | equal |
| certāmen, -minis, n. | struggle, contest |
| sed, conj. | but |
| trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report |
| mōs, mōris, m. | way, manner, habit, custom |
| quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque | whoever, whatever |
| prīnceps, -ipis | first, chief; as noun: leader |
| adūlor, -ārī, -ātus sum | flatter, fawn upon |
| licentia, -ae f. | freedom; lack of restraint, lawlessness |
| adclāmātiō (acclāmātiō), -ōnis f. | shout, outcry, acclamation |
| studium, -ī, n. | eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit |
| inānis, -e | empty |
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.