Pro S. Roscio Amerino

CH. XLVI.] NOTES, 121
dispositam " : arranged (or 'fitted up ') in a reasonable nianner " or
" with due regard to reason," in contrast with the luxurious equipments
of Chrysogonus, which exceeded all reasonable bounds.
habere : "own."
2. in Sallentinis : "araongthe Sallentini," in the S. and W. of
ancient Calabria (tbo " heel" of Italy). in Bruttiis : "among the
Bruttii," the inhabitants of the southern point or "toe" of Italy.
4. alter: i.e. Chrysogonus. tibi: "see"; ethic dative, here used
to express indignation.
5. animi causa : "for his enjoyment."
7. domus referta : anacoluthic use of the nominative (as though
possibly due to the arabigu-
ei sunt instead of habet had preceded) ;
ous form praedia, which may be governed by habet or be nominative
with ei sunt understood. vasis Corinthiis et Deliacis : i.e. of
Corinthian or Delian bronze, a costly mixture of gold, silver, and
copper, artistically wrought.
(18. authepsa: a " self-acting cooking apparatus " ;
fereek and means literally " self-boiler."
the word is
9. enuntiare : " to call out," "announce " the last and highest bid.
. 11. caelati argenti : partitive genitive with guid ; so also the
^ollowing genitives. stragulae vestis : the singular is collective ;
"stores of coverlets," for the tridinia or dinner-couches.
12. marmoris : this is not equivalent to statuarum, since tlie signa
or "statues" have already been mentioned ; the marble is used as
wainscotting and as part of the mosaic design of the floors.
13. esse : English idiom requires " must be."
14. familiis : of the proscribed.
15. familiam: "household" of slaves. artificiis : "skill in arts
or crafts." The cultivation by slaves and freedmen of the mechanical
arts and crafts made the Roman noble's household self-sufiieient.
17. lecticarios : " litter-bearers."
18. cantu : used both of vocal and instrumental music.
19. t conviciis : "clamours," " uproarious sounds," an emendation
for conviviis, the reading of the MSS. ; it is to be preferred, as
convivia are referred to in line 21. If we retain conviviis we must
assume that the banquets are referred to here chiefly on account of
the noise that aceompanied them, whereas in line 21 they are
mentioned ratlier because of the licentious conduct of those who
partook of them. 21. vero : "aboveall."
24. composito: " well-arranged," " trim."
25. volitet : " struts about."
26. togatonun : the toga was the distinctively Roman dress, and
typified the dignity and self-respect of a Roman ; togati is here used
instead of cives with seornful allusion to the troop of citizens who
danced attendance at the heels of the successful freedman.
27. hominem : predicative ; " he thinks nobody even a human
being except himself." prae : "eompared with," i.e. "except."
28. beatum : of material prosperity.
29. vereor ... ne . . . existimet : substituted for the regular