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Histories 1.80

Grants, laws and Nero's memory

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Hist. 1.80.1Eādem largītiōne cīvitātum quoque ac prōvinciārum animōs adgressus Hispalēnsibus et Ēmeritēnsibus familiārum adiectiōnēs, Lingonibus ūniversīs cīvitātem Rōmānam, prōvinciae Baeticae Maurōrum cīvitātēs dōnō dedit;Courting the loyalties of communities and provinces too with the same lavishness, he gave to the people of Hispalis and Emerita additions of families, to the whole people of the Lingones Roman citizenship, and to the province of Baetica the communities of the Moors as a gift; Hist. 1.80.1nova iūra Cappadociae, nova Āfricae, ostentāta magis quam mānsūra.new laws for Cappadocia, new ones for Africa, made more for show than to last. Hist. 1.80.1Inter quae necessitāte praesentium rērum et īnstantibus cūrīs excūsāta nē tum quidem immemor amōrum statuās Poppaeae per senātūs cōnsultum reposuit;Amid these measures, which were excused by the needs of the moment and pressing cares, he, not forgetful of his loves even then, restored the statues of Poppaea by decree of the senate; Hist. 1.80.1crēditus est etiam dē celebrandā Nerōnis memoriā agitāvisse spē vulgum adliciendī.he was believed also to have considered celebrating the memory of Nero, in the hope of winning over the masses.

Hist. 1.80.1Et fuēre quī imāginēs Nerōnis prōpōnerent: atque etiam Othōnī quibusdam diēbus populus et mīles, tamquam nōbilitātem ac decus adstruerent, Nerōnī Othōnī adclāmāvit.And there were some who set up images of Nero: and on certain days the people and soldiers even hailed Otho as 'Nero Otho', as though adding to his nobility and distinction. Hist. 1.80.1Ipse in suspēnsō tenuit, vetandī metū vel agnōscendī pudōre.He himself left the matter in suspense, from fear of forbidding it or shame at acknowledging it.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×1, gerunds and gerundives ×4, indirect statement ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (71 words)
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
largītiō, -ōnis f.lavish giving, bribery
cīvitās, -tātis, f.state
quoque, adv.also
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
prōvincia, -ae f.province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
aggredior, -ī, aggressus sumattack
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
familia, -ae f.household (incl. slaves and dependents)
adiectiō, -ōnis f.addition
ūniversus, -a, -umall together, whole, entire, all
Rōmānus, -a, -umRoman
Baeticus, -a, -umof Baetica, the southern Spanish province
Maurus, -a, -umMoorish, North African
dōnum, -ī, n.gift
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
novus, -a, -umnew; novissimus, last
iūs, iūris, n.right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath
ostentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusshow, display; show off
magis, comp. adv.more, rather
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsusremain
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
necessitās, -ātis f.necessity, compulsion
praesēns, -sentis, adj.present, immediate, imminent
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
īnstō, -āre, -stitīpress on; be at hand
cūra, -ae f.care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
excūsō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusexcuse, make excuses for
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
tum, adv.then, at that time
quidem, adv.in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
immemor (inm-), -orisforgetful, unmindful
amor, -ōris, m.love
statua, -ae f.statue
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
senātus, -ūs m.senate
cōnsultum, -ī n.decree (senātūs cōnsultum: a decree of the Senate)
repōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusput or set back; store up or away
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusbelieve
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthrong; keep (a festival), celebrate
memoria, -ae, f.memory
agitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdrive about; discuss, debate
spēs, speī, f.hope
vulgus, -ī n.the common people, the crowd
alliciō, -ere, -lexī, -lectusattract, entice, win over
imāgō, -inis f.likeness, image, portrait
prōpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusput or set before, offer, propose; set forth, say
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
populus, -ī m.people, nation
mīles, mīlitis, m.soldier
tamquam (adv., conj.)as, just as; as if
nōbilitās, -tātis f.the nobility
decus, -oris n.honour, glory; what is fitting, propriety
adstruō, -ere, -strūxī, -strūctumbuild on, add (by building)
acclāmō (adclāmō), -āre, -āvī, -ātusshout at, cry out against (or in approval of)
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
suspendō, -pendere, -pendī, -pēnsushang up, hang
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
vetō, -āre, vetuī, vetitumforbid
metus, -ūs m.fear, dread
velor; vel … vel: either … or
agnōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus, recognize
pudor, -ōris m.shame, sense of honour
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.