Annals 11.14 Flashcards
Aborīginēs –um m.
the first ancestors of the Romans, native to Latium, the primeval Romans
adhūc
thus far, till now, to this point; hitherto; yet, as yet; still; besides
adipīscor adipiscī adeptus sum
to gain, secure, win, obtain; arrive at, come up to/into; inherit; overtake
Aegyptius –a –um
Egyptian
aes aeris n.
copper/bronze/brass, base metal; money, pay, fee, fare; (w/alienum) debt; gong
Arcas –adis
an Arcadian
Argīvus –a –um
belonging to Argos; Argive; Greek; subst., Argivi, orum, Argives, Greeks
aspiciō aspicere aspēxī aspectus
to look at, behold
Athēniensis –e
Athenian
Cadmus –ī m.
Cadmus, (1) son of the Phœnician king Agenor (2) historian of Miletus (3) bloodthirsty executioner in the time of Horace (4) mountain in Caria
Cecrops –pis m.
Cecrops, the first king of Attica
cernō cernere crēvī certus
to sift, separate, distinguish, discern, resolve, determine; see; examine; decide
cēterus –a –um; often pl. cēterī –ae –a
the other, remainder, rest (of), remaining part (of); pl. the rest, the others
classis classis f.
fleet, navy
Corinthius (Corintheus) –a –um
of Corinth, Corinthian; made of ‘Corinthian bronze’ (an alloy of silver and gold)
Dēmarātus –ī m.
(here) an exile from Corinth who went to Etruria; father of Tarquiinius Priscus, 5th king of Rome
discō discere didicī
to learn; hear, get to know, become acquainted with; acquire knowledge/skill of/in
effingō –ere –fīnxī –fīctus
to mold out, shape forth; form, fashion; portray, represent; counterfeit, imitate (> ex and fingo)
etiam
also, even; still
Etruscus –a –um
from Etruria (mod. Tuscany) the region of western Italy north of Rome
Evander (–drus) –drī m.
Evander, an Arcadian prince, son of Carmentis, and king of Pallanteum on the Tiber
exemplum exemplī n.
example, sample, specimen; instance; precedent, case; warning, deterrent; pattern, model; parallel, analogy; archetype; copy/reproduction, transcription
fīgō fīgere fīxī fīxus
to fix, fasten, transfix, pierce
imperitō imperitāre imperitāvī imperitātus
to command, govern, rule
imprimō –primere –pressī –pressum
to apply with pressure, press onto, imprint
inde
from that place, from there, thence; from that time, thereupon
inventor –ōris m.
a finder; contriver (> invenio)
Linus (–os) –ī m.
Linus
memorō memorāre memorāvī memorātus
to remember; be mindful of (+ gen./acc.); mention/recount/relate, remind/speak of
mēns mentis f.
mind; intention, purpose; attitude
monumentum monumentī n.
reminder; memorial, monument, tomb; record, literary work, history, book
oblitterō (obliterō) –āre –āvī –ātum
to cause to be forgotten, wipe out
Palamēdēs –is m.
Palamedes, son of the Euboean king Nauplius, who derived his lineage from the Egyptian king Belus, and one of the Greek chiefs at Troy, killed through the intrigues of Ulysses
perhibeō –ēre –uī –itus
to hold persistently; maintain, assert; say, report
Phoenīces –um m.
the Phoenicians
plēbiscītum –ī n.
a form of legislation enacted by the plebs in the comitia tributa
praepolleō praepollēre praepoluī
be predominant
prīmum
first; for the first time
pūblicō pūblicāre pūblicāvī pūblicātus
to make public, publish
quippe
indeed, surely
rudis –e
still in its natural state; roughly fashioned, crude, uncultivated
saxum saxī n.
rock, boulder, stone
sēmet
an intensive form of sē
sēdecim
sixteen
sēnsus sēnsūs m.
perception, feeling; sense
tamquam
as though; on the grounds that
Simōnidēs –is or –ae m.
Simonides, a Greek poet (d. 568 BCE)
Thēbānus –a –um
Theban; (here) of Thebes in Boeotia
ūsus ūsūs m.
use, enjoyment; experience, skill, advantage; custom
vehō vehere vēxī vectus
to bear, carry, convey; pass, ride, sail
vetus veteris
old
