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Histories 2.75

Shows at Bononia and consulships

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Hist. 2.75.1Exim Bonōniae ā Fabiō Valente gladiātōrum spectāculum ēditur, advectō ex urbe cultū.Next, at Bononia, a gladiatorial show is put on by Fabius Valens, with its trappings brought from Rome. Hist. 2.75.1Quantōque magis propinquābat, tantō corruptius iter immixtīs histriōnibus et spadōnum gregibus et cēterō Nerōniānae aulae ingeniō;And the nearer he came to Rome, the more corrupt the march became, with actors mingled in, and herds of eunuchs, and all the other characters of Nero's court; Hist. 2.75.1namque et Nerōnem ipsum Vitellius admīrātiōne celebrābat, sectārī cantantem solitus, nōn necessitāte, quā honestissimus quisque, sed luxū et sagīnae mancipātus ēmptusque.for Vitellius used also to extol Nero himself with admiration, having been accustomed to follow him about when he sang, not under compulsion, as all the most honourable men did, but as one enslaved and bought by luxury and gluttony. Hist. 2.75.1Ut Valentī et Caecīnae vacuōs honōris mēnsīs aperīret, coartātī aliōrum cōnsulātūs, dissimulātus Mārcī Macrī tamquam Othōniānārum partium ducis;To open up vacant months in that office for Valens and Caecina, the consulships of others were shortened, and that of Marcus Macer was passed over, on the ground that he had been a leader of Otho's party; Hist. 2.75.1et Valerium Marīnum dēstinātum ā Galbā cōnsulem distulit, nūllā offēnsā, sed mītem et iniūriam segniter lātūrum.and he postponed Valerius Marinus, designated consul by Galba, not for any offence, but because he was mild and would bear an injury tamely.

Hist. 2.75.1Pedānius Costa omittitur, ingrātus prīncipī ut adversus Nerōnem ausus et Verginiī extimulātor, sed aliās prōtulit causās;Pedanius Costa is passed over, unwelcome to the emperor as one who had dared to act against Nero and had goaded on Verginius, but he put forward other reasons; Hist. 2.75.1āctaeque īnsuper Vitelliō grātiae cōnsuētūdine servitiī.and thanks were rendered to Vitellius besides, from the habit of servility.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (79 words)
exim (exin) (adv.)thereupon, then, next
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
gladiātor, -ōris m.gladiator; as an insult: cutthroat, ruffian
spectāculum, -ī n.sight, spectacle, show
ēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusput forth, give out, utter
advehō, -ere, -vēxī, -vectuscarry to; (pass.) sail to, arrive
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
urbs, urbis, f.city
cultus, -ūs m.way of life; civilization, refinement
quantus, -a, -umhow great or much?
que, enclitic conj.and
magis, comp. adv.more, rather
propinquō, -āre, -āvīdraw near, approach
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
corruptus, -a, -umspoiled, tainted, corrupt
iter, itineris, n.a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march
immisceō, -ēre, -miscuī, -mixtusmix in; (reflexive) vanish into, mingle with
histriō, -ōnis m.actor, player
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
spadō, -ōnis m.eunuch
grex, gregis m.flock, herd; band, gang
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.the other, the remaining, the rest of
Nerōniānus, -a, -umof Nero, Neronian
aula, -ae f.courtyard; hall, palace
ingenium, -ī n.natural ability, talent, cleverness; character
namque, conj.for
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
admīrātiō, -ōnis f.wonder, admiration
celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthrong; keep (a festival), celebrate
sector, -ārī, -ātus sumkeep following, chase after
cantō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussing
soleō, -ēre, solitus sumbe accustomed, usually do
nōn, adv.not
necessitās, -ātis f.necessity, compulsion
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
honestus, -a, -umrespected, honourable
quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron.each
sed, conj.but
luxus, -ūs m.extravagance, luxury
sagīna, -ae f.fattening, cramming; gorging, gluttony; fat, plumpness
mancipō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustransfer, make over; enslave, give up (to)
emō, -ere, ēmī, ēmptumbuy
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
vacuus, -a, -umempty
honor, -ōris, m.honor
mēnsis, -is m.month
aperiō, -īre, -uī, -tusopen
coartō (coarctō), -āre, -āvī, -ātushem in, confine, press together
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
cōnsulātus, -ūs m.consulship
dissimulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātushide, disguise, pretend not to notice
macer, -cra, -crumlean, thin, meagre; (of soil) poor
tamquam (adv., conj.)as, just as; as if
Othōniānus, -a, -umof Otho, Othonian; (m. pl. as noun) Otho's supporters
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
marīnus, -a, -umof the sea, marine
dēstinō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumfasten, make fast
cōnsul, -ulis m.consul (one of Rome's two chief magistrates)
differō, differre, distulī, dīlātumdiffer; scatter, put off
nūllus, -a, -umnot any, none, no
offēnsa, -ae f.a knock, injury; offence, discomfort
mītis, -emild, gentle (adv. mītissimē: as gently as possible)
iniūria, -ae, f.injury, wrong, hurt, harm
segniter (adv.)sluggishly, lazily, half-heartedly
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
omittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missuslet go, neglect, disregard, throw away, lose
ingrātus, -a, -umunwelcome, unpleasant; ungrateful
prīnceps, -ipisfirst, chief; as noun: leader
adversum (prep. + acc.; also adversus)against, opposite
audeō, audēre, ausus sumdare
extimulātor, -ōris m.instigator, inciter
prōferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbring forward, bring out
causa, -ae, f.cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
īnsuper (adv.)above, on top; besides
grātia, -ae, f.favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
cōnsuētūdō, -inis f.custom, habit; way of life
servitium, -ī n.slavery; (pl.) slaves
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.