Hist. 2.54.1In fūnere eius novāta lūctū ac dolōre mīlitum sēditiō, nec erat quī coercēret.At his funeral the soldiers' mutiny was renewed by their grief and distress, and there was no one to restrain it. Hist. 2.54.1Ad Verginium versī, modo ut reciperet imperium, nunc ut lēgātiōne apud Caecīnam ac Valentem fungerētur, minitantēs ōrābant: Verginius per āversam domus partem fūrtim dīgressus inrumpentīs frūstrātus est.Turning to Verginius, they begged him with threats, now to take up the imperial power, now to act as envoy to Caecina and Valens: Verginius slipped away secretly by the back of the house and eluded them as they burst in. Hist. 2.54.1Eārum quae Brixellī ēgerant cohortium precēs Rubrius Gallus tulit, et veniā statim impetrātā, concēdentibus ad victōrem per Flāvium Sabīnum iīs cōpiīs quibus praefuerat.Rubrius Gallus carried the petition of the cohorts that had been stationed at Brixellum, and pardon was granted at once, while the forces which Flavius Sabinus had commanded went over to the victor through him.
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Tacitus · Historiae II
Histories 2.54
Verginius and the mutinous soldiers
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| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| fūnus, -eris n. | funeral |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| novō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | make new; rēs novāre: bring about a revolution |
| lūctus, -ūs m. | grief, mourning |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| dolor, -ōris, m. | pain, grief; anger |
| mīles, mīlitis, m. | soldier |
| sēditiō, -ōnis f. | riot, mutiny, discord |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| coerceō, -ēre, coercuī, coercitum | restrain, keep in check |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| vertō, vertere, vertī, versus | turn |
| modo, adv. | only |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover |
| imperium, -ī, n. | command; sway, rule |
| nunc, adv. | now |
| lēgātiō, -ōnis f. | embassy, mission |
| apud, prep, with acc. | among, with |
| fungor, fungī, fūnctus sum (+ abl.) | perform, carry out, discharge |
| minitor, -ārī, -ātus | threaten |
| ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | speak; beg, pray |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| āversus, -a, -um | turned away, distant |
| domus, -ūs, f. | house, home |
| pars, partis, f. | part, side, direction |
| fūrtim (adv.) | stealthily, secretly |
| dīgredior, -gredī, -gressus sum | go away, part, separate |
| inrumpō, -rumpere, -rūpī, -ruptus | burst into or in |
| frūstror, -ārī, -ātus sum | deceive, disappoint; tē ipsum frūstrāberis: you will cheat yourself |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
| cohors, cohortis f. | cohort (a tenth of a legion); company |
| prex, precis f. (usu. pl.) | prayer, entreaty |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | bear, bring |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| venia, -ae f. | pardon, forgiveness |
| statim, adv. | on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately |
| impetrō, -petrāre, -petrāvī, -petrātus | gain one's end, obtain (a request) |
| concēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus | grant, yield |
| victor, -ōris m. | conqueror, victor |
| cōpia, -ae, f. | supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops |
| praesum, -esse, -fuī | be before, preside over, have charge of, command |
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.