(1) M. igitur Aurēlius Antōnīnus Bassiānus, īdemque Caracalla, mōrum ferē paternōrum fuit, paulō asperior et mināx. Opus Rōmae ēgregium fēcit lavācrī, quae Antōnīniānae appellantur, nihil praetereā memorābile. Impatientis libīdinis, quī novercam suam Iūliam uxōrem dūxerit.
(2) Dēfūnctus est in Osdroēna apud Edessam moliēns adversum Parthōs expedītiōnem annō imperiī sextō mēnse secundō, vix ēgressus quadrāgēsimum tertium annum. Fūnere publicō ēlātus est.
notes
Caracalla Emperor, 211–217 CE
Dio Cassius, Histories 79.1-10, Historia Augusta, Caracalla
(1) īdemque: "also known as"
Caracalla: the name of Caracalla comes from a type of cloak. H.A. Caracalla 9.7-8, Cassius Dio 79.3
mōrum ferē paternōrum fuit: genitive of quality (AG 345)
Opus ... lavācrī: "a public bath" (LS opus II.B)
Antōnīniānae: supply balneae. The Thermae Antoninianae or Baths of Caracalla were begun in 211 or 212 CE and dedicated in 216. Elagabalus and Alexander Severus completed them. They were the most magnificent baths at Rome and even today their ruins are remarkable for their size and splendor (H.A. Carac. 9.4, 9.9; H.A. Heliog. 17.8) (Bird).
nihil praetereā memorābile: Eutropius makes no mention of the famous Constitutio Antoniniana, the revolutionary law that guaranteed Roman citizenship to all free men within the Roman empire.
Impatientis libīdinis: "of unrestrained lust" (AG 343.c)
novercam suam Iūliam uxōrem: the popular and scurrilous story about Caracalla's relationship with his mother, Julia Domna, in which she was called Jocasta, appeared in Herodian (Hist. 4.9.3), but the false report that she was actually his stepmother stems from a hostile tradition accepted by neither Herodian nor Dio (Hist. 79.24) (Bird).
(2) apud Edessam: see Edessa
imperiī sextō: Caracalla died in 217 CE
Fūnere publicō ēlātus est: "buried at public expense" (LS efferō I.B.1)
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
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M. |
M., abbreviation of the praenomen Marcus; M'., abbreviation of the praenomen Manius |
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Aurēlius, ī, m. |
the name of a Roman gens. Aurēlius Alexander, Roman emperor, 222–235 A.D. |
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Antōnīnus, ī, m. |
the name of a dynasty of Roman emperors. (1) T. Aurēlius Antōnīnus Fulvius Bōiōnius Pius, 138–161 A.D.; (2) M. Aurēlius Antōnīnus Vērus, 161–180 A.D.; (3) L. Annius Antōnīnus Vērus, 161–169 A.D.; (4) L. Antōnīnus Commodus, 180–193 A.D.; (5) M. Aurēlius Antōnīnus Bassānius Caracalla, 211–217 A.D.; (6) M. Aurēlius Antōnīnus, Heliogabalus, 218–222 A.D. |
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Caracalla, ae, m. |
M. Aurēlius Antōnīnus Bassānius Caracalla, emperor 211–217 A.D. |
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paternus, a, um [pater], adj. |
fatherly, of a father |
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asper, aspera, asperum, adj. |
rough, bitter; violent, severe |
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mināx, ācis [minor, to threaten], adj. |
threatening |
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lavācrum, ī [lavō], n. |
bath |
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thermae, ārum, pl. f. |
warm baths |
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Antōnīniānus, a, um, adj. |
of or belonging to the Antonines |
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memorābilis, e [memorō, to bring to mind], adj. |
worth telling, remarkable |
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impatiēns, entis [in + patiēns], adj. |
impatient; intolerant, impetuous |
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noverca, ae, f. |
stepmother |
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Iūlia, ae, f. |
Iūlia Maesa, wife of Caracalla |
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dēfungor, fungī, fūnctus sum [dē + fungor, to perform] |
to perform, finish 2 |
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Osdroēna, ae, f. |
Osroēnē, a district in the west of Mesopotamia |
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Edessa, ae,. f. |
a city in the western part of Mesopotamia |
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mōlior, īrī, ītus sum [mōlēs, mass] |
to struggle, toil; undertake, attempt |
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Parthī, ōrum, pl. m. |
a Scythian people southeast of the Caspian Sea |
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expedītiō, ōnis [expediō, to set fire], f. |
an expedition, campaign |
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mēnsis, is, m. |
a month |
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efferō, ferre, extulī, ēlātus |
to carry out or away; spread abroad; raise, elate; bury |