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Tacitus, Selections from Books 11 and 12 > Annals 11.1 > Flashcards

Annals 11.1 Flashcards

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These lists have been generated using the Haverford Bridge program. They should include all words encountered in each chapter for the first time, though I have removed the most common Latin words (et, in, -que etc.)

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Some of definitions (especially personal names) have been edited so as to applicable to this text only.

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adiungō adiungere adiūnxī adiūnctus

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to add, attach, join to, add to, support; apply to; harness, yoke; direct; confer

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adulter –erī m.

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adulterer

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apud

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at, near; at the house of, in the presence of, among (+ acc.)

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Asiāticus, –ī m.

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(here) Valerius Asiaticus, from Vienne in Gaul; probably the first Gallic consul

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at or ast

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but, but on the other hand; on the contrary; while, whereas; but yet; at least

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auctor auctōris m.

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seller, vendor; originator; historian; authority; proposer, supporter; founder

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Bāiae (Biae) –ārum f.

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Baiae, a town on the Bay of Naples, west of Puteoli

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bis

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twice (in composition bi–)

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Britannicus –ī m.

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Britannicus, the cognomen of Claudius’ son

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C. = Gaius –iī m.

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abbreviation for the praenomen Gaius (Caius)

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Caesar Caesaris m.

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Caesar; often Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar

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caveō cavēre cāvī cautus

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to be careful, beware; avoid, take precautions/defensive action; give/get surety; stipulate

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cieō –ēre –cīvī –citus

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to cause, to move; stir; agitate, move; excite, kindle, rouse; raise; call upon, invoke; call up, exhibit; of tears, shed

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clārus –a –um

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bright, clear; famous, distinguished

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coepī coepisse coeptum

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to begin

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cōntiō cōntiōnis f.

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meeting/assembly; audience/speech; public opinion; parade addressed by general; sermon

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crēdō crēdere crēdidī crēditus

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to trust, believe (+ dat.); entrust

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Crispīnus –ī m.

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(here) the prefect of the praetorian guard

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dīdō –ere –dīdidī –dīditus

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to spread abroad, disseminate

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ēducātor –ōris m.

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tutor

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extimēscō –ere –timuī

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to be afraid

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extollō –ere

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to lift up; (fig.), laud, extol

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facinus facinoris n.

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deed; crime; outrage

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fateor fatērī fassus sum

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to confess, admit

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gentīlis –is m.

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of or belonging to the same clan (gens), stock, or race; i.e., a distant relative; of the same tribe; of one’s tribe, native

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Germānicus –a –um

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of the Germans, German, Germanic

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gignō gignere genuī genitus

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to create, bring forth, beget, bear

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hortus hortī m.

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garden

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immittō immittere immīsī immīssus

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to send in(to), let in(to)

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indō –dere –didī –ditum

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to put into, insert, place

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īnfēnsus –a –um

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hostile, angry

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inhiō inhiāre inhiāvī inhiātus

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to gape at or over; inspect, examine; yawn; gape at, gaze at

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īnsīgnis īnsīgne

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conspicuous, manifest, eminent, notable, famous, distinguished, outstanding

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interficiō interficere interfēcī interfectus

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to kill

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iter itineris n.

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journey; road; passage, path; march [route magnum => forced march]

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Lucullus –ī m.

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L. Licinius Lucullus, Republican politician and general; he became a byword for luxury and extravagance

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magnificentia –ae f.

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loftiness, grandeur, nobleness, high-mindedness

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mittō mittere mīsī missus

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to send; release, let go; omit, leave off (+ inf.)

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moneō monēre monuī monitus

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to warn; remind; advise

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multus –a –um

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much, many

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nātiō nātiōnis f.

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nation, people; birth; race, class, set; gentiles; heathens

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opprimō opprimere oppressī oppressus

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to press on; close; overwhelm, oppress

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ops opis f.

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power, might; help; influence; resources/wealth (pl.)

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pariter

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alike, likewise, at the same time

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parō parāre parāvī parātus

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to prepare; furnish/supply/provide; produce; obtain/get; buy; raise; put up; plan

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petō petere petiī/petīvī petītus

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to ask for, seek; attack; make for, go towards

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praecipuus –a –um

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peculiar, special

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praefectus praefectī m.

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prefect; esp. praefectus praetorio, commander of the praetorian guard

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praetōrium –ī n.

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the general’s tent or residence

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prīnceps prīncipis m.

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leader/chief, first/leading member/citizen/man; master/expert; founder/proposer Princeps (non–military title of Roman Emperor); senior Senator; leader of pack

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prōmptus –a –um

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set forth, brought forward, manifest, disclosed; waving a ready tongue, fluent; willing, ready, eager, quick

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propinquitās –ātis f.

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nearness, vicinity, proximity, propinquity

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quandō

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when, since, because [si quando => if ever]

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quondam

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formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter; on one occasion; at times, on occasion

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rapiō rapere rapuī raptus

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to seize, tear, carry (off) (by death)

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reperiō reperīre repperī repertus

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to discover, learn; light on; find/obtain/get; find out/to be, get to know; invent

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Rōmānus –a –um

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belonging to Rome; Roman; subst., Romanus, i, m., a Roman (> Roma)

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scrūtor scrūtārī scrūtātus sum

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to ransack, search carefully, examine thoroughly, explore, search, examine

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Sosibius –iī m.

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Sosibius (Greek name); (here) the tutor of Britannicus

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speciēs specieī f.

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appearance, aspect; image; specter

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subnīxus (subnīsus) –a –um

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(+abl.) relying on, propped up on, supported by, resting upon; elated by

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Suillius –iī m.

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(here) Publius Suillius Rufus, a famous informer (delator)

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sum esse fuī futūrus

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to be; exist; (also used to form verb perfect passive tenses) (+ nom. perfect participle)

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tamquam

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as, just as, just as if; as it were, so to speak; as much as; so as

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turbō turbāre turbāvī turbātus

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to disturb, confuse

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ultrā

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beyond, further (adv. and prep. +acc.)

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ultrō

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furthermore, beyond, besides; far away; gratuitously, wantonly; voluntarily

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uterque utraque utrumque

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which (of two), whichever, no matter which; one, either, one or other; (w/que) each/either (of two); both (separately); each side (pl.), each set

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Valerius –iī m.

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Valerius (a Roman nomen gentile)

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validus –a –um

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strong; healthy

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Vienna –ae f.

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a town of the Allobroges, on the Rhone (modern Vienne)

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vinculum vinculī n.

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chain, bond, fetter; imprisonment (pl.)

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vīs vis f.

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force, power; violence; in pl., (physical) strength

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