Tacitus, Annals 14.14 Flashcards
curriculum, ī, n.
the action of running; chariot
quadrīga, ae, f.
four-horse chariot; (in plural) a team of four chariot-horses
insistō, insistere, institī
stand on; take one’s stand on (+ dat., especially of driving chariots)
cithara, ae, f.
lyre
lūdi(cer?), lūdicra, lūdicrum
for public entertainment, i.e. “appropriate for the lūdī”
concertō (1)
contend
rēgius, a, um
royal, kingly
factitō (1)
do frequently, make a habit of
enimvērō
certainly, to be sure; and in fact, what is more (expanding the previous statement)
cantus, ūs, m.
singing, song
praecipuus, a, um
peculiar, special; foremost, paramount
praescius, a, um
having foreknowledge, prescient
sistō, sistere, stetī or stitī, statum
cause to stand; check, halt, stop
video, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum
(impersonal passive) seem good (+ acc. and inf.); (perf.) resolve upon
pervincō, pervincere, pervīcī, pervictum
overcome