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64 NOTES<br />
21. asperis maris. Cf. ii 26 aduersa maris.<br />
25. aberant, ' were unknown,'—an exaggeration.<br />
rari per Italiam. He had larger estates in the Provinces.<br />
26. modesta seruitia, 'his slaves were well-behaved.' Some<br />
editors take viodesta as ' moderate in number.' With seruitia {res<br />
pro persona) cf. c. 40 propiora consilia.<br />
intra paucos libertos domus, ' his household staff was limited<br />
to a few freedmen,'—in contrast to the enormous influence <strong>of</strong> the<br />
imperial freedmen under Claudius.<br />
27. disceptaret, ' he had a dispute ' i.e. on a fiscal question.<br />
forum et ius, ' there were the courts <strong>of</strong> justice to settle it.'<br />
Cf. Acts xix 38 (R.V.). forum et ius is hendiadys.<br />
1. quae cuncta, ' all this system ' (<strong>of</strong> government).<br />
comi uia. Cf. i 54 morum uia.<br />
horridus, 'rough.' Cf. c. 16 horrida antiquitas.<br />
2. plerumque, '<strong>of</strong>ten' here, not 'generally.'<br />
3. donee morte Drusi uerterentur. This was the turning-<br />
point in the reign <strong>of</strong> Tiberius.<br />
5. ultor, i.e. Drusus.<br />
6. non occultus odii, ' who made no secret <strong>of</strong> his hatred,'<br />
lit. ' not hidden in resj)ect <strong>of</strong> hatred.' Cf. vi 36 occultos consilii,<br />
and notice the frequency <strong>of</strong> the genitive <strong>of</strong> respect in <strong>Tacitus</strong><br />
after adjectives and participles.<br />
7. quantum superesse ut collega dicatur? 'how small the<br />
further step that Sejanus should be called a colleague (<strong>of</strong> the<br />
Emperor)?<br />
'<br />
9. ubi sis ingressus. N. understands dominandi spes, and<br />
compares Cic. ad Fum. xii 25 in spem lihertatis ingressus sum.<br />
studia, 'party spirit,' 'party support.'<br />
10. sponte praefecti, 'at the Prefect's bidding alone.'<br />
11. in monimentis Cn. Pompei, explained by iii 72 censuere<br />
patres effiyiem Seiano quae apiid theatruin Pompei locaretur. <strong>The</strong><br />
theatre <strong>of</strong> Pompey was now being rebuilt.<br />
12. communes nepotes, referring to the project <strong>of</strong> marriage <strong>of</strong><br />
his daughter with the son <strong>of</strong> Claudius. See iii 29.