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Histories 1.48

Otho receives imperial honours

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Hist. 1.48.1Exāctō per scelera diē novissimum malōrum fuit laetitia.When the day had been spent in crimes, the last of its evils was rejoicing. Hist. 1.48.1Vocat senātum praetor urbānus, certant adūlātiōnibus cēterī magistrātūs, adcurrunt patrēs: dēcernitur Othōnī tribūnicia potestās et nōmen Augustī et omnēs prīncipum honōrēs, adnītentibus cūnctīs abolēre convīcia ac probra, quae prōmiscē iacta haesisse animō eius nēmō sēnsit;The urban praetor summons the senate, the other magistrates vie in flattery, the senators come running: tribunician power is decreed to Otho, and the name of Augustus and all the honours of the emperors, as everyone strove to blot out the taunts and insults which, hurled indiscriminately, no one noticed had stuck in his mind; Hist. 1.48.1omīsisset offēnsās an distulisset brevitāte imperiī in incertō fuit.whether he had dismissed his grievances or postponed them remained uncertain, because of the shortness of his reign. Hist. 1.48.1Othō cruentō adhūc forō per strāgem iacentium in Capitōlium atque inde in Palātium vectus concēdī corpora sepultūrae cremārīque permīsit.Otho, borne through the forum, still bloody, over the heaps of the fallen, to the Capitol and thence to the Palatium, allowed the bodies to be given up for burial and cremation.

Hist. 1.48.1Pīsōnem Verānia uxor ac frāter Scrībōniānus, Titum Vīnium Crispīna fīlia composuēre, quaesītīs redēmptīsque capitibus, quae vēnālia interfectōrēs servāverant.Piso was laid out by his wife Verania and his brother Scribonianus, Titus Vinius by his daughter Crispina, after they had searched for and bought back the heads, which the killers had kept for sale.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (71 words)
exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctumdrive out; finish, spend (a season)
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
scelus, sceleris, n.wickedness, crime
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
novissimus, -a, -umlast (novissimum agmen: the rear)
malum, -ī, n.evil, mischief
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
laetitia, -ae, f.joy
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
senātus, -ūs m.senate
praetor, -ōris m.praetor (legātus prō praetōre: officer with a praetor's powers)
urbānus, -a, -umof the city (Rome), urban
certō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscontend, compete, vie
adūlātiō, -ōnis f.flattery, fawning
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.the other, the remaining, the rest of
magistrātus, -ūs m.magistrate, official
accurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursusrun to, come up
pater, patris, m.father
dēcernō, -ere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētumdecide, decree
tribūnicius, -a, -umof a tribune; tribūnicia potestās: the tribunes' power
potestās, -ātis f.power, authority
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
omnis, -eall, every
prīnceps, -ipisfirst, chief; as noun: leader
honor, -ōris, m.honor
adnītor, -nītī, -nīsus sumlean on; exert oneself, support (someone's cause)
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
aboleō, -ēre, -ēvī, -itumdestroy, wipe out (the memory of)
convīcium, -ī n.loud noise, wrangling; abuse
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
probrum, -ī n.disgrace, shame; probrō habērī: be counted a disgrace
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
prōmiscuē (adv.)together, without distinction
iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactusthrow, cast, hurl
haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesūrusstick; hesitate
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.no one, nobody
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsusperceive, feel
omittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missuslet go, neglect, disregard, throw away, lose
offēnsa, -ae f.a knock, injury; offence, discomfort
an, conj.or (in questions)
differō, differre, distulī, dīlātumdiffer; scatter, put off
brevitās, -ātis f.shortness
imperium, -ī, n.command; sway, rule
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
incertus, -a, -umuncertain, unreliable
cruentus, -a, -umbloody, blood-stained
adhūc, adv.to this point, up to this time, yet, still
forum, -ī n.market place, public square
strāgēs, -is f.slaughter, carnage; heap of fallen bodies
iaceō, -ēre, -uīlie, be prostrate
inde (adv.)from there; then
vehō, vehere, vexī, vectuscarry
concēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessusgrant, yield
corpus, corporis, n.body
sepultūra, -ae, f.burial
cremō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumburn
que, enclitic conj.and
permittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missumallow, permit; entrust
uxor, -ōris, f.wife
frāter, frātris, m.brother
fīlia, -ae, f.daughter
compōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positumput together; mend, set in order
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
redimō, -ere, -ēmī, -ēmptumbuy up; buy back
caput, capitis, n.head
vēnālis, -efor sale; venal, open to bribery
interfector, -ōris m.killer, slayer
servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussave, preserve
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.