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Histories 2.58

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Hist. 2.58.1At Rōmae nihil trepidātiōnis;But at Rome there was no alarm; Hist. 2.58.1Ceriālēs lūdī ex mōre spectābantur.the games of Ceres were being watched as usual. Hist. 2.58.1Ut cessisse Othōnem et ā Flāviō Sabīnō praefectō urbis quod erat in urbe mīlitum sacrāmentō Vitelliī adāctum certī auctōrēs in theātrum attulērunt, Vitelliō plausēre;When reliable informants brought word into the theatre that Otho had given up and that all the troops in the city had been sworn to Vitellius by Flavius Sabinus, the prefect of the city, they applauded Vitellius; Hist. 2.58.1populus cum laurū ac flōribus Galbae imāginēs circum templa tulit, congestīs in modum tumulī corōnīs iūxtā lacum Curtiī, quem locum Galba moriēns sanguine īnfēcerat.the people carried images of Galba with laurel and flowers around the temples, heaping up garlands in the shape of a mound beside the Lake of Curtius, the place which Galba had stained with his blood as he died. Hist. 2.58.1In senātū cūncta longīs aliōrum prīncipātibus composita statim dēcernuntur;In the senate all the honours devised during the long reigns of other emperors were voted at once; Hist. 2.58.1additae ergā Germānicum exercitum laudēs grātēsque et missa lēgātiō quae gaudiō fungerētur.praise and thanks to the German army were added, and a deputation was sent to convey their joy.

Hist. 2.58.1Recitātae Fabiī Valentis epistulae ad cōnsulēs scrīptae haud immoderātē: grātior Caecīnae modestia fuit quod nōn scrīpsisset.Letters of Fabius Valens written to the consuls were read out, not immoderate in tone: but the modesty of Caecina was more welcome, in that he had not written.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (73 words)
at, conj.but
nihil, n., indecl.nothing
trepidātiō, -ōnis f.alarm, agitation
lūdus, -ī, m.game, sport
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
mōs, mōris, m.way, manner, habit, custom
spectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslook at or on
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
cēdō, -ere, cessī, cessumgo, withdraw, give way
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
praefectus, -ī m.commander, officer
urbs, urbis, f.city
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
mīles, mīlitis, m.soldier
sacrāmentum, -ī n.military oath (of allegiance)
adigō, -ere, adēgī, adāctumdrive, hurl (a weapon) to
certus, -a, -umdetermined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform
auctor, -ōris m.originator, instigator
theātrum, -ī n.theatre
afferō, afferre, attulī, allātumbring, bring to; cause
plaudō, -ere, plausī, plausumclap, strike, beat
populus, -ī m.people, nation
cum, prep, with abl.with
laurus, -ī f.laurel, bay tree
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
flōs, flōris m.flower
imāgō, -inis f.likeness, image, portrait
circum, prep. with acc.around
templum, -ī, n.sanctuary, temple
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
congerō, -ere, -gessī, -gestusheap up, bring together
modus, -ī, m.way, manner
tumulus, -ī m.mound, hillock
corōna, -ae f.crown, wreath (sub corōnā vēndere: sell as slaves)
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)nearby; next to
lacus, -ūs, m.lake
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
morior, morī, mortuusdie
sanguis, sanguinis, m.blood
īnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusstain, dye
senātus, -ūs m.senate
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
longus, -a, -umlong; tedious
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
prīncipātus, -ūs m.leadership, first place
compōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positumput together; mend, set in order
statim, adv.on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately
dēcernō, -ere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētumdecide, decree
addō, -ere, -didī, -ditusadd, put to
ergā, prep, with acc.toward, for
Germānicus, -a, -umGerman, of the Germans
exercitus, -ūs, m.army
laus, laudis f.praise, glory
grātēs f. pl. (only nom. and acc.)thanks (to the gods); grātēs agere: give thanks
que, enclitic conj.and
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
lēgātiō, -ōnis f.embassy, mission
gaudium, -ī, n.gladness, joy
fungor, fungī, fūnctus sum (+ abl.)perform, carry out, discharge
recitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusread aloud
epistula, -ae f.letter
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
cōnsul, -ulis m.consul (one of Rome's two chief magistrates)
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptuswrite
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
immoderātē (adv.)without restraint, wildly
grātus, -a, -umpleasing, grateful
modestia, -ae f.moderation, discipline, restraint
quod, conj.that, in that, because
nōn, adv.not
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.