Annales I. 41-81 --- P. Cornelius Tacitus Flashcards
planctus, planctus M
wailing, lamentation, lament, beating of the breast; mourning (from plango)
contubernium, contuberni(i) N
companionship in a tent; band/brotherhood; shared war tent; apartment/lodging
socer, soceri M
father in law
concilio, conciliare, conciliavi, conciliatus
unite, bring together/about; cause; win over, attract; acquire, procure, buy
induo, induere, indui, indutus
put on, clothe, cover; dress oneself in
libens, libentis
ready, willing, eager
with pleasure, with good will
glad, cheerful, merry
procul
away; at distance, far off
pronepos, pronepotis M
great grandson
nurus, nurus F
daughter-in-law; prospective daughter-in-law; wife of grandson, etc.
nocens-entis can mean
guilty
inausus, inausa, inausum
not ventured, unattempted, undared
- temero-are-avi-atus
2. intemeratus-a-um
- violate, deffile, pollute, violate sexually
2. undefiled, unviolated, unimpaired, inviolate, chaste, virgin, pure
coetus, coetus M
meeting, encounter, assembly; union; band, gang, crowd
circumsedeo, circumsedere, circumsedi, circumsessus
besiege/invest/blockade; surround, mob, beset; sit/live/settle round
an
CAN IT BE
compesco, compescere, compescui, -
restrain, check; quench; curb, confine, imprison; hold in check; block, close
detrecto, detrectare, detrectavi, detrectatus
refuse, decline, reject, evade, recoil from
sacramentum, sacramenti N
sum deposited in a civil process, guaranty; oath of allegiance; sacrament
ēiciō (present infinitive ēicere, perfect active ēiēcī, supine ēiectum); third conjugation iō-variant
I cast, thrust or drive out, expel, eject; reject.
I rush out.
I drive a ship to land; run aground, cast ashore, wreck, strand.
infensus, infensa, infensum
hostile, bitterly hostile, enraged
subvenio, subvenire, subveni, subventus
come to help, assist; rescue
neque enim di sinant ut Belgarum quamquam offerentium decus istud et claritudo sit, subvenisse Romano nomini, compressisse Germaniae populos
nor indeed, may the gods permit that the glory and distinction of having helped the name of Rome and suppressed the people of Germany, should go to the Belgae, though offering.
eluo, eluere, elui, elutus
wash clean; wash away, clear oneself
contueor, contueri, contuitus sum
look at/gaze on/behold; see to; be in sight of, have view of; contemplate/weigh
supplices ad haec et vera exprobrari fatentes
made suppliants at these words the confessed that his reproaches were true
opses
obses, obsidis: hostage; pledge, security
exsequor, exsequi, exsecutus sum
follow, go along/on with; pursue for vengeance/punishment; strive/search after
»perform, accomplish
suggestus, suggestus M
raised surface; platform, dais
semet
oneself, himself, herself, itself
penes
in the power of, in the hands of; belonging to
strenuus, strenua, strenuum
active, vigorous, strenuous
lapis-idis M can stand for
stone; MILESTONE; MILE
patro, patrare, patravi, patratus
accomplish, bring to completion
commilito, commilitonis M
fellow soldier; comrade, mate
a member of a commilitium-i(i) N
ludificor, ludificari, ludificatus sum
make fun/sport of, treat as a plaything; trifle with
dissideo, dissidere, dissedi, dissessus
disagree, be at variance; be separated
queo, quire, quivi(ii), quitus
be able
cavillor, cavillari, cavillatus sum
jest, banter; make fun of, satirize, mock; use sophistry, quibble, cavil
satis prospectum urbanae servituti
there had been enough provision for the slavery of the city
fomentum, fomenti
(medecine) : a warm application, fomentation, lotion
- kindling-wood, tinder
- remedy, alleviation, allevition
adhibeo, adhibere, adhibui, adhibitus
summon, invite, bring in; consult; put, add; use, employ, apply; hold out to
quippe
of course; as you see; obviously; naturally; by all means
subnixus, subnixa, subnixum
relying on; elated by
reicio, reicere, rejeci, rejectus
throw back; drive back; repulse, repel; refuse, reject, scorn
subsidium, subsidi(i) N
help, relief; reinforcement
conquiro, conquirere, conquisivi, conquisitus
seek out; hunt/rake up; investigate; collect; search out/down/for diligently
causor, causari, causatus sum
allege an excuse/reason, object; excuse oneself; plead a cause, bring action
primo prudentes, dein vulgum, diutissime provincias fefellit
he deceived the wary/prudeet/intelligent for a while, on the multitude a while longer, and the provinces, a considerable time (from diu)
praesumo, praesumere, praesumsi, praesumptus
consume/perform/employ beforehand; anticipate; presuppose/presume/assume; dare
promiscus, promisca, promiscum
mixed, indiscriminate, promiscuous; commonplace, usual
eximo, eximere, exemi, exemptus
remove/extract, take/lift out/off/away; banish, get rid of; free/save/release
ingruo, ingruere, ingrui, -
advance threateningly; make an onslaught on; break in, come violently, force
idoneus, idonea, idoneum
suitable, appropriate, adequate, having right qualities; qualified, able; apt
diversa omnium, quae accidere, civilium armorum facies
these had a different character from all the civil uprising that ever happened.
vescor, vesci, -
feed on, eat, enjoy
quos simul vescentis dies, simul quietos nox habuerunt
who ate together by day, and took rest together by night
palam
openly, publicly; plainly
postquam intellecto in quos saeviretur
after it was understood against whom the carnage was directed
permissa vulgo licentia atque ultio et satietas
permission for vengeance to be indulged and glutted was given to the crowd.
piaculum, piaculi N
expiatory offering or rite; sin; crime
tramittit
transmitto-ere, transmisi, transmissus:
To send, carry, or convey across, over, or through; to send off, despatch, transmit from one place or person to another (syn.: transfero, traicio, traduco).
dego-ere-i
I pass time or spend time
attineo, attinere, attinui, attentus
hold on/to/near/back/together/fast; restrain, keep, retain; delay
»restrain, hold back, delay
concaedes, concaedis F
barricade,
etenim
and indeed, because, since, as a matter of fact
eo
therefore, for that reason, consequently; by that degree; so much the more/less
festus, festa, festum
festive, joyous; holiday; feast day; merry; solemn
ludicrus, ludicra, ludicrum
connected with sport or the stage
»”a night of games/performances”
expeditus, expediti M
light armed soldier
amolior, amoliri, amolitus sum
remove, clear away; get rid of, dispose of, remove, obliterate; avert, refute
intervallum, intervalli N
interval, space, distance; respite
sterno, sternere, stravi, stratus
spread, strew, scatter; lay out
disicio, disicere, disjeci, disjectus
break up; scatter; drive apart; separate into two halves, halve, divide
solutus can mean
relaxed
ne pax quidem nisi languida et soluta inter temulentos
even their peace was but the sluggish and reckless of drunken men
populatio, populationis F
plundering, ravaging, spoiling; laying waste, devastation; plunder, booty
palor, palari, palatus sum
wander abroad stray; scatter; wander aimlessly
excio, excire, excivi, excitus
rouse; call out send for; summon; evoke
insido, insidere, insedi, insessus
sit/settle on; occupy/seize, hold; PEneTraTE, sink in; merge into
incessitque itineri et proelio
he ordered his advance alike for marching and fighting.
incedo, incedere, incessi, incessus
advance, march; approach; step, walk, march along
porrigo, porrigere, porrexi, porrectus
stretch out, extend
novissimus, novissima, novissimum
last, rear; most recent; utmost
caterva, catervae F
crowd/cluster; troop, company, band of men/followers/actors; flock/herd/swarm
redigo, redigere, redegi, redactus
drive back; reduce; render
communio, communire, communivi, communitus
fortify strongly, entrench, barricade; strengthen, secure, reinforce
adficio, adficere, adfeci, adfectus
affect, make impression; move, influence; cause, afflict, weaken
largio, largire, largivi, largitus
give bountifully; lavish
ango, angere, anxi, anctus
choke, throttle, strangle; press tight; distress, cause pain, vex, trouble
magis in speciem verbis adornata quam ut penitus sentire crederetur
with a verbiage too ostentatious to have been credibly heart felt.
intentior
more in earnest, more intently, more strictly etc.
indulgeo, indulgere, INDULSI, indultus
indulge; be indulgent/lenient/kind; grant/bestow; gratify oneself; give in to
accolo, accolere, accolui, accultus
dwell/live near; be a neighbor to
tam intima
so real, so fundamental
abscedo, abscedere, abscessi, abscessus
withdraw, depart, retire; go/pass off/away; desist; recede; slough
adipiscor, adipisci, adeptus sum
gain, secure, win, obtain; arrive at, come up to/into; inherit; overtake
extorris, extorris, extorre
exiled
egenus, egena, egenum
in want of, destitute of
inopia, inopiae F
lack, need; poverty, destitution, dearth, WANT, scarcity
inops-is: weak needy, poor, helpless, lackingk, destitute, eager
perimo, perimere, peremi, peremptus
kill, destroy
tabes, tabis F
wasting away; decay; putrefaction; fluid resulting from corruption or decay
inopia ac tabe longa
by privation and slow decay
obscuram fore necem longinquitate exilii ratus
he thought that, from the duration (of her exile), her murder would lie concealed
longinquitas, longinquitatis F
distance, length, duration; remoteness
sollers, sollertis (gen.), sollertior -or -us, sollertissimus -a -um
clever, dexterous, adroit, expert, skilled, ingenious, accomplished
pravus, prava, pravum
crooked; misshapen, deformed; perverse, vicious, corrupt; faulty; bad
facundus, facunda, facundum
eloquent; fluent; able to express eloquently/fluently
prave facundus
of unscrupulous eloquence
pervicax, (gen.), pervicacis
stubborn, obstinate; firm, steadfast
accendo, accendere, accendi, accensus
kindle, set on fire, light; illuminate; inflame, stir up, arouse; make bright
contumacia, contumaciae F
stubbornness/obstinacy; proud/defiant behavior; disobedience to judicial order
insectatio, insectationis F
hostile pursuit; criticism
promineo, prominere, prominui, -
jut out, stick up
opperior, opperiri, opperitus sum
wait; await
suprema mandaaa
last will
percussor, percussoris M
murderer, assassin
sodalis, sodalis
companion, associate, mate, intimate, comrade, crony; accomplice, conspirator, COLLEGE/BROTHERHOOD
quondam
formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter
obtempero, obtemperare, obtemperavi, obtemperatus
obey; comply with the demands of; be submissive to
alia Tiberio morum via
the character of Tiberius took a different course
sed populum per tot annos molliter habitum nondum audebat ad duriora vertere
but he did not yet dare to turn a people, handled/governed softly for so many years, to sterner courses
praecipio, praecipere, praecepi, praeceptus
take or receive in advance; anticipate; warn; order; teach, instruct
ver, veris N
spring; spring-time of life, youth
repentinus, repentina, repentinum
sudden, hasty; unexpected
perfidia, perfidiae F
faithlessness, treachery, perfidy
aperio, aperire, aperui, apertus
uncover, open, disclose; explain, recount; reveal; found; excavate; spread out
gener invisus inimicis soceri
a hated son-in-law of a hateful father-in-law
incitamentum, incitamenti N
incentive, stimulus
tumultuarius-a-um
troops levied on an emergency
cis
on/to this/near side of, short of; before, within
castellum, castelli N
fortress, stronghold, fortified settlement, refuge; castle, citadel
vestigium, vestigi(i) N
step, track; trace; footstep
praesidium, praesidi(i) N
protection; help; guard; garrison, detachment
rarum illi caelo
events of rarity in that climate
siccitas, siccitatis F
dryness; drought; dried up condition
modicus, modica, modicum
moderate; temperate, restrained; small
inoffensus, inoffensa, inoffensum
free from hindrance; uninterrupted
imbecillis, imbecille, imbecillior -or -us, imbecillissimus -a -um
weak/feeble; delicate; fragile; ineffective; lacking in power/resources
flumen Adranam
Eder