Hist. 2.76.1Nōn ultrā paucōs diēs quamquam ācribus initiīs coeptum mendācium valuit.An imposture, though it began with vigour, held good for no more than a few days. Hist. 2.76.1Extiterat quīdam Scrībōniānum sē Camerīnum ferēns, Nerōniānōrum temporum metū in Histriā occultātum, quod illīc clientēlae et agrī veterum Crassōrum ac nōminis favor manēbat.A certain man had appeared calling himself Scribonianus Camerinus, who, he said, had been hidden in Histria for fear of Nero's times, because there the clients and estates of the old Crassi and the favour for their name still remained. Hist. 2.76.1Igitur dēterrimō quōque in argūmentum fābulae adsūmptō vulgus crēdulum et quīdam mīlitum, errōre vērī seu turbārum studiō, certātim adgregābantur, cum pertractus ad Vitellium interrogātusque quisnam mortālium esset.So, with all the worst characters taken up to lend weight to the story, the credulous mob and some of the soldiers, through mistaking the truth or through a love of disorder, were flocking to him in rivalry, when he was dragged before Vitellius and asked who on earth he was. Hist. 2.76.1Postquam nūlla dictīs fidēs et ā dominō nōscēbātur condiciōne fugitīvus, nōmine Geta, sūmptum dē eō supplicium in servīlem modum.When no credit was given to his words and he was recognised by his master as a runaway slave, named Geta, punishment was inflicted on him in the manner used for slaves.
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Tacitus · Historiae II
Histories 2.76
A false Scribonianus Camerinus
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| nōn, adv. | not |
| ultrā (prep. + acc.) | beyond |
| paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj. | few |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| quamquam, conj. | however much, although |
| ācer, ācris, ācre | sharp, shrill |
| initium, -ī, n. | beginning |
| coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action) | have begun, began |
| mendācium, -ī n. | lie, falsehood |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |
| exsistō, -ere, -stitī | come forth, arise; appear |
| quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron. | a certain, certain |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | bear, bring |
| Nerōniānus, -a, -um | of Nero, Neronian |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| metus, -ūs m. | fear, dread |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| occultō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | hide, conceal |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| illīc (adv.) | there |
| clientēla, -ae f. | clientship, protection; pl. dependants, clients |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ager, agri, m. | field, land |
| vetus, veteris | old, former |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| nōmen, -minis, n. | name (that by which one is known) |
| favor, -ōris m. | goodwill, support, applause |
| maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsus | remain |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| dēterior, -ius | worse, poorer |
| quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron. | each |
| argūmentum, -ī n. | proof, evidence |
| fābula, -ae, f. | story |
| assūmō, -ere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptus | take up, receive; take to oneself |
| vulgus, -ī n. | the common people, the crowd |
| crēdulus, -a, -um | trusting, credulous, too ready to believe |
| mīles, mīlitis, m. | soldier |
| error, -ōris m. | wandering; mistake, error |
| vērum (conj.) | but, but in fact; nōn modo ... vērum etiam: not only ... but also |
| sīve or seu, conj. | or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or |
| turba, -ae f. | crowd |
| studium, -ī, n. | eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit |
| certātim (adv.) | eagerly, vying with one another |
| aggregō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | gather together; attach (oneself) to |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| pertrahō, -ere, -trāxī, -tractus | drag, draw (to a place); lure, bring round |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| interrogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask, question |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| quisnam, quaenam, quidnam, interrog. pron. | who, which, or what, pray? who? which? what? |
| mortālis, -e | mortal |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| postquam, conj. | later than, after, when |
| nūllus, -a, -um | not any, none, no |
| dictum, -ī n. | word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient) |
| fidēs, -eī f. | faith, trust; pledge |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum | get to know (perf. nōvī: know) |
| condiciō, -ōnis f. | terms; condition, status |
| fugitīvus, -ī m. | runaway slave, deserter |
| sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptus | take under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| supplicium, -ī, n. | punishment, torture |
| servīlis, -e | of slaves (servīlis tumultus: slave revolt) |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
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.