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Tacitus · Historiae II

Histories 2.10

The end of the false Nero

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Hist. 2.10.1Galatiam ac Pamphȳliam prōvinciās Calpurniō Asprēnātī regendās Galba permīserat.Galba had entrusted the provinces of Galatia and Pamphylia to Calpurnius Asprenas to govern. Hist. 2.10.1Datae ē classe Mīsēnēnsī duae trirēmēs ad prōsequendum, cum quibus Cythnum īnsulam tenuit: nec dēfuēre quī triērarchōs nōmine Nerōnis accīrent.Two triremes from the fleet at Misenum were given him as an escort, and with them he put in at the island of Cythnus: nor were there lacking men to summon the captains in Nero's name. Hist. 2.10.1Is in maestitiam compositus et fidem suōrum quondam mīlitum invocāns, ut eum in Syriā aut Aegyptō sisterent ōrābat.The man, putting on a show of sorrow and appealing to the loyalty of those who had once been his soldiers, begged them to set him down in Syria or Egypt. Hist. 2.10.1Triērarchī, nūtantēs seu dolō, adloquendōs sibi mīlitēs et parātīs omnium animīs reversūrōs firmāvērunt.The captains, whether wavering or by way of a trick, declared that they must address their soldiers and would return when everyone's mind was prepared. Hist. 2.10.1Sed Asprēnātī cūncta ex fidē nūntiāta, cuius cohortātiōne expugnāta nāvis et interfectus quisquis ille erat.But everything was faithfully reported to Asprenas, at whose urging the ship was stormed and the man, whoever he was, was killed.

Hist. 2.10.1Corpus, īnsigne oculīs comāque et torvitāte vultūs, in Asiam atque inde Rōmam pervectum est.The body, remarkable for its eyes, its hair and the fierceness of its face, was carried to Asia and from there to Rome.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (64 words)
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
prōvincia, -ae f.province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul
regō, -ere, rēxī, rēctumguide, steer, rule
permittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missumallow, permit; entrust
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
classis, -is f.fleet
Mīsēnēnsis, -eof Misenum; classis Misenensis: the fleet at Misenum
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.two
trirēmis, -ewith three banks of oars; (as noun, f.) a trireme
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
prōsequor, -sequī, -secūtusfollow forward, follow
cum, prep, with abl.with
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
īnsula, -ae, f.island
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
dēsum, deesse, dēfuībe lacking, fail
triērarchus, -ī m.captain of a trireme, ship's commander
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
acciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītussummon, send for
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
maestitia, -ae f.sadness, grief
compōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positumput together; mend, set in order
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
fidēs, -eī f.faith, trust; pledge
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
quondam (adv.)once, formerly, at one time
mīles, mīlitis, m.soldier
invocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall upon, invoke
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
sistō, -ere, stitī, statusstop, halt; set up
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusspeak; beg, pray
nūtō, -āre, -āvīnod, sway
sīve or seu, conj.or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or
dolus, -ī, m.trick, craft
alloquor (adloquor), -loquī, -locūtus sumspeak to, address
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake ready, prepare
omnis, -eall, every
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertīturn back, return
firmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusstrengthen, secure
sed, conj.but
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusreport, announce
cohortātiō, -ōnis f.encouragement, rallying speech
expugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumtake by storm, capture
nāvis, -is, f.ship
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusput out of the way, kill
quisquis, quidquid (quicquid)whoever, whatever
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
corpus, corporis, n.body
īnsignis, -enotable, remarkable
oculus, -ī, m.eye
coma, -ae f.hair, a head of hair; foliage
que, enclitic conj.and
torvitās, -ātis f.fierceness, grimness (of look)
vultus, -ūs m.face, expression
inde (adv.)from there; then
pervehō, -ere, -vēxī, -vectumcarry through; (pass.) sail through, ride through, reach
Tacitus, Historiae II. 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.