last latin test 4 Flashcards
Inter ceteras disciplinas pueritiae tempore imbutus 20
et musica
among other disciplines during his youth he was also instructed in music
statim ut imperium adeptus est,
as soon as he became empror
Terpnum citharoedum uigentem tunc praeter alios arcessiit
Terpnum, a harpist, was summoned at that time above all others.
Diebusque continuis post cenam canenti in multam noctem assidens
And sitting beside him who sang after dinner into the late night for continuous days.
Paulatim et ipse meditari exercerique coepit neque eorum quicquam omittere
He himself gradually began to meditate and practice and to not neglect any of the things which artisans of his kind would do.
Quae generis eius artifices uel conseruandae uocis causa uel augendae factitarent -
Which artisans of his kind would do either for the preservation or for the improvement of the voice.
Sed et plumbeam chartam supinus pectore sustinere
- But also to hold a lead tablet on his chest while lying on his back.
Et clystere uomituque purgari
And to be purged by an enema and vomiting.
Et abstinere pomis cibisque officientibus
- And to abstain from fruits and foods that would hinder.
Et abstinere pomis cibisque officientibus
- And to abstain from fruits and foods that would hinder.
Et prodit Neapoli primum
And he first appeared at Naples
- Ac ne concusso quidem repente motu terrae theatro ante cantare destitit
- And not even with a sudden shaking of an earthquake did he stop singing before the theater
Quam incohatum absolueret nomon
- Until he finished the piece he had begun
ibidem saepius et
per complures cantauit dies;
“There he sang repeatedly and for many days;”
sumpto etiam ad reficiendam
uocem breui tempore,
“Also taking a short time to refresh his voice.”
impatiens secreti a balineis
in theatrum transiit mediaque in orchestra frequente
20 populo epulatus,
Impatient of privacy, he went from the baths to the theater and, feasting amidst the crowded audience in the orchestra.”
si paulum subbibisset, aliquid se
sufferi tinniturum Graeco sermone promisit.
“If he had taken a little wine, he promised that he would sing something slightly as though it was ringing in his ears in Greek.”
Captus autem modulatis Alexandrinorum laudationibus
- Captivated, however, by the harmonious praises of the Alexandrians
Qui de nouo commeatu Neapolim confluxerant
- Who had recently gathered at Naples
Plures Alexandria euocauit
- He called many Alexandrians.
neque eo segnius adulescentulos equestris
25 ordinis
And not less because of this, he selected young men of equestrian rank
ombos
et imbrices et testas uocabant
“They called them ‘bees,’ ‘rooftiles,’ and ‘bricks’.”
operamque nauarent
cantanti sibi,
And they would devote their efforts to applauding him.”
insignes pinguissima coma et excellentissimo
30 cultu, pu[e]ris ac sine anulo laeuis, quorum duces
quadringena milia sestertia merebant.
“Distinguished by very thick hair and excellent attire, smooth-faced boys without a ring, whose leaders earned four hundred thousand sesterces.”
