Arria Flashcards
Aegrotabat
Was ill
Uterque
Both
Ut videbatur
As it seemed
Mortuus est
Died
Verecundus
Modest
Parentibus carus
Dear to his parents
Huic…funus
A funeral for him
Ita
In such a way
Exsequias
The funeral procession
Ut ignarus esset maritus
That her husband was unaware
Quin immo
Indeed
Quotiens
Whenever
Simulabat
She was pretending that
Atque etiam commodiorem
And even stronger
Persaepe
Very often
Quid ageret puer
How the boy was getting on
Marito roganti
To her husband asking
Libenter
Willingly
Diu cohibitae
Having been held back for a long time
Prorumperentque
And burst forth
Se dolori dabat
She used to give herself to grief
Satiata
Having had her fill of tears
Siccis oculis
With dry eyes
Composito vultu
A composed expression
Tamquam
As if
Foris
Outside
Orbitatem…reliquisset
She had left her bereavement
Illud factum eiusdem
That deed of hers
Praeclarum
Remarkable
Ferrum stringere
To draw a sword
Perfodere pectus
To pierce her chest
Extrahere pugionem
To draw out the dagger
Porrigere marito
To offer it to her husband
Addere vocem
To add words
Divinam
(And that were almost) divine
Paete
Paetus
Non dolet
It doesn’t hurt
Arma…moverat
Had taken up arms
In Illyrico
In Illyria
Fuerat
Had been
In partibus
Involved in the conspiracy
Occiso Scriboniano
When Scribonianus had been killed
Romam trahebatur
He [Paetus] was being dragged to Rome
Ascensurus (f. part.) navem
About to go on board a ship
Ut simul imponeretur
That she be put on board at the same time
Consulari viro
A man of consular rank
Servos aliquos
Some slaves
Quorum e manu
From the hands of whom
Cibum capiat
He might take food
A quibus vestiatur
By whom he might be dressed
A quibus calcietur
By whom he might be shod
Ego sola
I alone
Praestabo
I will take care of
Omnia haec
All these things
Non impetravit
She did not get permission
Conduxit
She hired
Piscatoriam naviculam
A small fishing boat
Minima
The very small boat
Secuta est
(It) followed
Ingentem(que) navem
The huge ship
Apud Claudium
In the presence of Claudius
Uxori Scribioniani
To the wife of Scribonianus
Cum illa profiteretur indicium
When she was volunteering evidence
Egone…te audiam
Am I to listen to you
Cuius in gremio
In the lap of whom
Scribonianus occisus est
Scribonianus was killed
Vivis
You go on living
Ex quo
From which
Manifestum est
It is clear that
Ei consilium
Her plan
Pulcherrimae mortis
Of a very beautiful death
Non subitum fuisse
Was not impulsive
Quin etiam
Indeed
Gener
Her son in law
Thrasea
Thrasea Paetus
Eius deprecaretur ne
Was begging her not to
Mori pergeret
Carry out her resolve to die
Interque alia
Among other things
Dixisset
He had said
Vis ergo
Do you want therefore
Filiam tuam…mori mecum
Your daughter to die with me
Si mihi pereundum fuerit
If I had to die
Si tam diu…vixerit tecum
If she has lived for such a long time with you
Tantaque concordia…quam ego cum Paeto
And with such great harmony as I have with Paetus
Volo
I want it
Auxerat hoc responso
She had increased with this reply
Curam suorum
The concern of her household
Diligentius custodiebatur
She was being guarded more carefully
Hoc sensit
She realised this
Nihil agitis
You achieve nothing
Potestis enim efficere ut male moriar
For you are able to affect that I may die badly
Ut non moriar
That I do not die
Haec dicit
She was saying these things
Exsiluit e sede
She leapt up from her seat
Ingenti impetu
With huge force
Caput…impegit
She dashed her head
Adverso(que) muro
Against the opposite wall
Decidit
She fell down
Focilata
Having been revived
Dixeram…vobis
I had said to you
Ad mortem viam
A way to death
Quamlibet duram
No matter how hard
Me inventuram esse
I would find
Si vos facilem negavissetis
If you had denied the easy way
C. Plinius Nepoti suo S.
Gaius Plinius sends greetings to his friend Nepos
