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Tacitus, Selections from Books 11 and 12 > Annals 11.24 > Flashcards

Annals 11.24 Flashcards

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aciēs acieī f.

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sharp edge; keennes; battle line

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adfinitas –atis f.

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relationship, family ties

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advena –ae m./f.

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a new comer; a stranger, foreigner; adj., foreign (> advenio)

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Aequī –ōrum m.

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The Aequi, a warlike people of ancient Italy, in the neighborhood of the Latins and Volsci

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Alba –ae f.

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Alba or Alba Longa, a town on the Alban hills in Latium, from which Rome originated

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Alpēs –ium f.

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the Alps

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arceō arcēre arcuī

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to ward/keep off/away; keep close, confine; prevent, hinder; protect; separate

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arma armōrum n.

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arms, weapons

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aurum aurī n.

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gold

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brevis breve

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short, of space; shallow of time, brief; subst. pl., brevia –ium, n., shoals

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Camerium –iī n.

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an obscure town in Latium

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capessō capessere capessiī/capessīvī capessītus

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to grasp, seize; take charge of

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capiō capere cēpī captus

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to seize, take (up), capture; win

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cīvis cīvis m. or f.

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citizen

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Clausus –ī m.

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Clausus: a chief of the Sabines

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coalēscō coalēscere coaluī coalitum

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to grow firmly, strike root, increase, become strong

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concēdō concedere concessī concessus

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to relinquish/give up/concede; depart; pardon; submit, allow/grant/permit/condone

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conditor –ōris m.

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a founder (> condo)

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cōnficiō cōnficere cōnfēcī cōnfectus

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to accomplish, complete; finish off, kill

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cōnscrībō cōnscrībere cōnscrīpsī cōnscrīptus

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to enroll, write

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continuus –a –um

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incessant, unremitting; constantly repeating/recurring; successive, next in line; continuous, connected, hanging together; uninterrupted; indivisible; lasting

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contrā

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facing; against, contrary to; face to face; in opposition; in turn

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cūnctus –a –um

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all, entire, all together

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disserō disserere disseruī dissertus

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to examine, argue, discuss, speak, harangue, discourse, treat

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ēgregius –a –um
singular; distinguished; exceptional; extraordinary; eminent; excellent
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enim
in fact, indeed; for
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exōrdior exōrdīrī exōrsus sum
to begin
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factitō factitāre
to do frequently, do habitually, practise, make persistently
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fessus –a –um
tired, exhausted, weary
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fīdus –a –um
faithful, trustworthy
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flōreō flōrēre flōruī
to flourish, blossom, be prosperous; be in one's prime
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Gallus –ī m.
an inhabitant of Gaul; a cognomen, esp. Cornelius Gallus the poet (d. 26 BCE)
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Hispānia –ae f.
Spain
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hōc
to this place
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hodiē
today, nowadays; at the present time
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hūc
to this place, hither (adverb)
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īgnōrō īgnōrāre īgnōrāvī īgnōrātus
to not know; be unfamiliar with; disregard; ignore; be ignorant of
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īnstruō īnstruere īnstrūxī īnstrūctus
to build upon; build up; arrange, draw up ships or troops; prepare; furnish, equip, supply; support; instruct, train
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inveterāscō –inveterāscere –inveterāvī —
to grow old, become fixed, be established, continue long
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iugum iugī n.
yoke; team, pair (of horses); ridge (mountain), summit, chain
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Lacedaemoniī –ōrum m. pl.
the Spartans
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legiō legiōnis f.
legion
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lībertīnus –ī m.
freedman
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Lūcānia –ae f.
Luciania, region in S. Italy
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maiōrēs maiōrum m.pl.
ancestors; elders, adults
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mandō mandāre mandāvī mandātus
to entrust, commit to one's charge, deliver over; commission; order, command
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minus
less; not so well; not quite
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misceō miscēre miscuī mixtus
to mix; mingle (the object with which is in dat., or in abl. alone, or w. prep.); unite; multiply; assemble, flock together; confuse, disturb, confound, agitate; scatter
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modo
provided that; only, just; now, just now
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Narbonensis –e
Narbonensis, from the city of Narbo (Narbonne)
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num
introduces a direct question expecting the answer "no"; (introduces an Indirect Question) whether
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numquam
never
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obsīdō –ere
to set before, watch; block up, beset; invade, occupy
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orbis orbis m.
circle, orb; a circular path, circuit
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orīgō –inis f.
origin, source; birth, family; race; ancestry
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patricius –a –um
noble, patrician
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pār paris
equal (to); a match for; of equal size/rank/age; fit/suitable/right/proper; equal in power/prestige/importance/rank/status/office/authority; comparable; corresponding in degree, proportionate, commensurate (unlike qualities); measuring up
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permoveō permovēre permōvī permōtus
to influence, rouse, sway
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plēbeius –a –um
of the common people, of the populace, plebeian
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plērus –a –um
very many, a very great part, most ; the majority
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plērusque –aque –umque
(w/que) the majority, most, very great part; about all; very many, a good many
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pollēō pollēre — —
to be strong, be powerful, flourish, thrive, be able, prevail, avail
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potius
rather, more
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prior priōris
former, previous, prior, first; ancestors (pl.), forefathers, predecessors, people of an earlier time
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prōmoveō –ēre –mōvī –mōtus
to move forward; push forward
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prōvinciālis –e
of a province, provincial
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pugnō pugnāre pugnāvī pugnātum
to fight
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quamquam
although
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recēnseō –ēre –uī –us (–itus)
to estimate from the beginning; reckon, review, survey
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recipiō recipere recēpī receptus
to keep back; recover; undertake; guarantee; accept, take in; take back
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rēgnō rēgnāre rēgnāvī rēgnātus
to rule, reign
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repēns –entis
sudden
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Sabīnus –a –um
Sabine (the Sabines were an Oscan speaking people of central Italy)
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Samnīs, ītis
of Samnium (a region of the southern Appenines); Samnite
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sapientia sapientiae f.
wisdom
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scīlicet
one may know, certainly; of course
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Senones (Sēnōnes) –um m.
Senones, a people of Gallia Cisalpina
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sēparō sēparāre sēparāvī sēparātum
to sever, separate
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singulī –ae –a
apiece (pl.); every; one each/at a time; individual/separate/single; several
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solidus –a –um
dense, firm, solid; unbroken, uninterrupted
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spatium spati(ī) n.
space; area/expanse, room (for); intervening space, gap/interval; length/width; race course, lap, circuit; closed way/walk, turn; track (planet); act of play; interval, time, extent, period, term; duration; distance; area; size; bulk
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statim
at once, immediately
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subeō subīre subīvī/subiī subitus
to go/move/pass/sink/extend underneath/into; climb/come/go up, ascend; steal in on; place/be placed under/in support; come up w/aid; assume a form; undergo, endure
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subveniō subvenīre subvēnī subventum
to support, aid
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tālis tāle
such, of such a sort
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tantum
so much (adverb)
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trānseō trānsīre trānsīvī/trānsiī trānsitus
to go over, cross
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Transpadānus –a –um
from the region of northern Italy north of the river Po (Padus)
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tueor tuērī tūtus sum
to see, look at; protect, watch; uphold
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Tuscī –ōrum m.
the people of Etruria, Etruscans, Etrurians, Tuscans
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Tusculum –ī n.
Tusculum, a very ancient town of Latium, on a hill near the modern Frascati
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usquam
anywhere; in any situation
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valeō valēre valuī valitus
to be strong, be able; be well, fare well; be worth
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virītim
man by man, to each one separately, singly, individually
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Volscī –ōrum m.
the Volsci or Volscians, a warlike tribe of Latium

Tacitus, Selections from Books 11 and 12 (25 decks)

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