Tacitus, Annals, 15.20-23, 33-45. Latin Text, Study Aids with Vocabulary, and Commentary, 2013a
Tacitus, Annals, 15.20-23, 33-45. Latin Text, Study Aids with Vocabulary, and Commentary, 2013a
Tacitus, Annals, 15.20-23, 33-45. Latin Text, Study Aids with Vocabulary, and Commentary, 2013a
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1 Domuum et insularum et templorum quae amissa sunt numerum<br />
inire haud promptum fuerit: sed vetustissima religione, quod Servius<br />
Tullius Lunae et magna ara fanumque quae praesenti Herculi Arcas<br />
Ev<strong>and</strong>er sacraverat, aedesque Statoris Iovis vota Romulo Numaeque<br />
regia et delubrum Vestae cum Penatibus populi Romani exusta; iam opes<br />
tot victoriis quaesitae et Graecarum artium decora, exim monumenta<br />
ingeniorum antiqua et incorrupta, ut quamvis in tanta resurgentis urbis<br />
pulchritudine multa seniores meminerint quae reparari nequibant. 2 fuere<br />
qui adnotarent XIIII Kal. Sextiles principium incendii huius ortum, quo et<br />
Senones captam urbem inflammaverint. alii eo usque cura progressi sunt<br />
ut totidem annos mensesque et dies inter utraque incendia numerent.<br />
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numerum inire haud promptum fuerit: what do you think this suggests about the<br />
number of buildings destroyed?<br />
What kind of ablative is vetustissima religione?<br />
Pick out <strong>and</strong> briefly comment on the significance of two of the sacred sites mentioned<br />
by <strong>Tacitus</strong>.<br />
Explain the mood of adnotarent.<br />
What type of clause is introduced by eo usque ... ut...?<br />
Stylistic Appreciation: How does <strong>Tacitus</strong>’ use of language in this passage invest his account<br />
of the fire’s destruction <strong>with</strong> drama <strong>and</strong> pathos?<br />
Discussion Point: Why does <strong>Tacitus</strong> select the monuments <strong>and</strong> works of art he does for<br />
mention in this chapter? What about them contributes to the sense of irreparable loss he is<br />
evoking? To what extent is the attitude of the seniores here recognizable? And of those who<br />
observed the rather contrived coincidences? Why do you think <strong>Tacitus</strong> includes this sort of<br />
bizarre observation in his history?
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