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KEY-TEXT
Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 1
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Domitianus natus est VIIII. Kal. Nov. in hōc annō, suus pater erat consul. Domitianus habitāvit in regione sextā Rōmae, in viā “Mālō Punicō”. postea sua domus converta est in templum gentis Flaviae.
dum Domitianus erat adulescens, sua familia erat tam pauper ut haberet nullum argentum vās.
in annō quattor imperatoris, Vitellianus habuit imperium et voluit necāre Domitianum quod erat filius Vespasianī. Domitianus fugit in Capitolium cum patruō Sabinō. ibi sē celāvit in templō apud sacerdotem templī et gessit vestēs sacerdotis Isiacī. tunc transīvit trans Tiberim cum unō amicō et nōn captus est ā tīrōnibus Vitelliānī.
post victoriam patris, Vespasianī, revenit ad urbem et suus pater creāvit eum praetorem. Domitianus habuit potestatem consularī sed noluit laborāre atque suus collega egit laborem iuris.
potestās tamen delectāvit Domitianum et sē egit ut tyrannus. ille cēpit multās uxorēs aliōrum virōrum et etiam abduxit in matrimonium uxorem Aeliī Lamiae.
in unō dīe Domitianus quoque distribuit super XX officia urbana aut peregrina. distribuit tot officia ut suus pater, imperator Vespasianus, putāret Domitianum iamiam esse successorem suum.
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Domitianus natus est VIIII. Kal. Novemb. patre consule designatō et patre initūrō honorem mense insequentī, regione sextā urbis ad Malum Punicum, domō quam postea convertit in templum gentis Flaviae.
fertur gessisse tempus pubertatis ac primae adulescentiae tanta inopia tantaque infamia ut haberet nullum argenteum vas in usu.
confugit bellō Vitelliānō in Capitolium cum patruō Sabinō ac parte copiarum praesentium, sed irrumpentibus adversariis et ardente templo pernoctavit clam apud aedituum, ac mane, celātus habitū Isiacī et inter sacrificulōs variae superstitionis, cum contulisset sē cum unō comite trans Tiberim ad matrem condiscipulī, latuit ita, ut scrutantibus qui vestigia subsecuti erant, non potuerit deprehendi.
demum post victoriam progressus est et consalutatus Caesar, suscepti honorem praeturae urbanae postestate consularī (tenus titulō nam transtulit dictionem iuris ad collegam proximum);
exercuit ceterum omnem vim dominationis tam licenter ut iam tum ostenderet qualis esset.
ne exsequar singula, contrectatis multorum uxoribus, etiam abduxit in matrimonium Domitiam Longinam nuptam Aeliō Lamiae.
atque unō diē distribuit super XX officia urbana aut peregrina, mirari se Vespasiano dictitante, quod successorem non et sibi mitteret.
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Domitianus natus est VIIII. Kal. Novemb. patre consule designato inituroque mense insequenti honorem, regione urbis sexta ad Malum Punicum, domo quam postea in templum gentis Flaviae convertit. pubertatis ac primae adulescentiae tempus tanta inopia tantaque infamia gessisse fertur, ut nullum argenteum vas in usu haberet ... bello Vitelliano confugit in Capitolium cum patruo Sabino ac parte praesentium copiarum, sed irrumpentibus adversariis et ardente templo apud aedituum clam pernoctavit, ac mane Isiaci celatus habitu interque sacrificulos variae superstitionis, cum se trans Tiberim ad condiscipuli sui matrem comite uno contulisset, ita latuit, ut scrutantibus qui vestigia subsecuti erant, deprehendi non potuerit. post victoriam demum progressus et Caesar consalutatus, honorem praeturae urbanae consulari potestate suscepit titulo tenus (nam iuris dictionem ad collegam proximum transtulit); ceterum omnem vim dominationis tam licenter exercuit, ut iam tum qualis esset ostenderet. ne exsequar singula, contrectatis multorum uxoribus, Domitiam Longinam Aelio Lamiae nuptam etiam in matrimonium abduxit, atque uno die super XX. officia urbana aut peregrina distribuit, mirari se Vespasiano dictitante, quod successorem non et sibi mitteret.
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GRAMMATICA
Operatives, in the past you have seen the present active infinitive. Study the following examples:
Nerō currere nōn potest quod est pinguis.
Nero is not able to run because he is fat.
Recentiī audīvit mīlitēs quaerere eōs.
The Recentii heard that the soldiers were searching for them.
Now, study this new type of infinitive:
Omnēs puellae amārī volunt.
All the girls want to be loved.
Discipulus docērī vult.
The student wants to be taught.
Egō trahī ē cubiculō nōn volō.
I do not want to be dragged out of the room.
The new infinitive is called the present passive infinitive. Compare the formation of the present active and present passive infinitives in the four different verb conjugations:
Conjugation Present Active Present Passive
1st Amāre - to love Amārī - to be loved
2nd Docēre - to teach Docērī - to be taught
3rd Dūcere - to lead Ducī - to be lead
4th Audīre - to hear Audīrī - to be heard
Notice that in the 1st, 2nd and 4th conjugations the only change is to drop the -e off the active infinitive and replace it with -ī. In the 3rd conjugation simply drop the whole present active infinitive ending and add -ī.
Operatives, also note that these present passive infinitive endings should look very familiar to you. You have actually already learned them as the present infinitives of deponent verbs. Examine again how deponent verbs form their infinitives:
1st conjugation hortārī - to try
2nd conjugation fatērī - to confess
3rd conjugation sequī - to follow
4th conjugation orīrī - to rise
VERBA
CULTURALIA
Operatives, elections (even in the Imperial period) were still an important aspect of public life and those running for magisterial positions took them very seriously. It would be adviseable to review the cursus honorum and the order in which individuals could advance through public office.
It would be adviseable to read up on the comitia centuriata and how elections played out even on through the early empire, including the transfer of all electorial responsibilties to the senate.
ATTUNEMENT
CULTURALIA Comprehension Questions
Directions: Using the CULTURALIA section of your CODEX as a guide, answer the following questions:
dē cursū honōrum
1. In the imperial period, what traditional republican positions remained available for individuals to pursue?
2. Which office lost the most power, influence, and presitige? Why?
3. Which rank of citizens was the full cursus honorum open to? What was the standard order?
4. Which office would be considered the highest office for a plebian?
dē Comitiā Centuriātiā
1. Under the early republic, how are elections carried out for magisterial positions?
2. What is the major inequity about that procedure?
3. How did the reforms of 241 BCE attempt to change that?
4. Why does Sulla revert back to the older custom?
5. What changes about elections with Augustus and the principate?
6. Why is it significant that the senate elects magistrates in the empire? Who ultimately decides the elections?