(1) Neque multō post, cum Germāniciānī exercitūs ā Galliārum praesidiō tollerentur, cōnsēnsū mīlitum Iūliānus factus Augustus est, interiectōque annō, ad Īllyricum obtinendum profectus, Cōnstantiō Parthicīs proeliīs occupātō.

(2) Quī, rēbus cognitīs, ad bellum cīvīle conversus in itinere obiit inter Ciliciam Cappadociamque annō imperiī octāvō et trīcēsimō, aetātis quīntō et quadrāgēsimō; meruitque inter dīvōs referrī, vir ēgregiae tranquillitātis, placidus, nimium amīcīs et familiāribus crēdēns, mox etiam uxōribus dēditior, quī tamen prīmīs imperiī annīs ingentī sē modestiā ēgerit, familiārium etiam locuplētātor neque inhonōrēs sinēns, quōrum labōriōsa expertus fuisset officia, ad sevēritātem tum prōpēnsior, sī suspīciō imperiī movērētur, mītis aliās, et cuius in cīvīlibus magis quam in externīs bellīs sit laudanda fortūna.

    Julian becomes Augustus. The death and character of Constantius

    (1) cōnsēnsū mīlitum: according to the Epitome de Caesaribus,

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    Constantius took to himself with the rank of Caesar Claudius Julian, Gallus' brother, almost twenty-three years old. In the Argentoratensian Fields in Gallia, he, with a few troops, destroyed an innumerable army of enemies. The heaps were standing like mountains, the blood was flowing in the fashion of rivers; a king, noble Nodomarius, was captured; the entire aristocracy was routed; the frontier of Roman property was restored; and afterward, doing battle with the Alamanni, he captured their most powerful king, Badomarius. He was proclaimed Augustus by the Gallic troops. Through legations, Constantius urged him to return to his original status and title. Julian, in a rather mild, secret correspondence, replied that he would serve far more dutifully under the title of a lofty imperium (Epit. De. Caes. 42.12–16; translated by Thomas M. Banchich).

    ad Īllyricum obtinendum: gerundive denoting purpose (AG 503)

    profectus: supply est > proficiscor 

    (2) Quī: Cōnstantius

    inter Ciliciam Cappadociamque: see Cilicia and Cappadocia

    familiaribus: "companions," "associates" >familiaris

    dēditior: "too devoted to," "excessively influenced by" (Bird)

    sē ... ēgerit: 'handled himself," "acted" perfect subjunctive in a relative clause of characteristic.

    quōrum labōriōsa expertus fuisset officia: "whom he had tested with onerous duties." The antecedent of quōrum is familiārium.

    tum ... sī: "at that time... if," i.e. "in cases when" 

    suspīciō imperiī movērētur: unrest over his rule were aroused" (Bird), contrary-to-fact conditional (AG 514.C.1)

    sit laudanda: passive periphrastic 

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    Germāniciānus, a, um, adj.

    stationed or serving in Germany (late)

    Gallia, ae, f.

    the country of the Gauls; modern France and the territories on the west bank of the Rhine. The northern part of Italy was settled by Gauls, and was called Gallia Cisalpina; hence the pl. Galliae.

    cōnsēnsus, ūs [cōnsentiō], m.

    consent, assent, united opinion; ex commūnī cōnsēnsū, by common consent

    Iūliānus, ī, m.

    (Flavius Claudius) Iūliānus, Roman emperor 361–363 A.D.

    Augustus, ī, m.

    a title of honor given to Octavianus in 27 BC and after him to all the Roman emperors

    intericiō, icere, iēcī, iectus

    to throw or place between, interpose; intervene (in pass.)

    Īllyricum, ī, n.

    a country east of the Adriatic Sea

    obtineō, ēre, uī, tentus

    to hold, possess; rule, govern

    Cōnstantius, ī, m.

    Cōnstantius, third son of Constantine the Great. Roman emperor 337–361 A.D.

    Parthicus, a, um, adj.

    belonging to Parthia, cognomen of Septimius Sevērus

    cīvīlis, e [cīvis], adj.

    pertaining to a citizen; civil; polite, moderate 2

    obeō, īre, īvī (iī), itus

    to go to meet; attend to, perform; die, perish

    Cilicia, ae, f.

    a division of Asia Minor, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea

    Cappadocia, ae, f.

    a province in Asia Minor.

    tranquillitās, ātis [tranquillus], f.

    calmness, stillness; Tranquillitās, ātis (as title of emperor), Serene Highness

    placidus, a, um [placō, to soothe], adj.

    calm, quiet, tranquil

    nimium, adv.

    excessively, inordinately

    familiāris, e [familia], adj.

    belonging to a family, private, intimate, friendly; as subst., an intimate friend; rēs familiārēs, property

    dēdō, dere, didī, ditus

    to give up, surrender; devote

    modestia, ae [modestus], f.

    moderation; shame, modesty; sense of honor, dignity

    locuplētātor, ōris [locuplētō, to enrich], m.

    an enricher

    inhonōris, e, adj.

    without honor, not respected or esteemed

    labōriōsus, a, um [labor], adj.

    full of labor, laborious, toilsome; wearisome, difficult

    sevēritās, ātis [sevērus], f.

    strictness, severity, sternness

    prōpēnsus, a, um, adj.

    hanging down; inclined, disposed, prone

    suspīciō, ōnis [suspiciō, to suspect], f.

    distrust, suspicion

    mītis, e, adj.

    mild, kind, placid

    aliās [alius], adv.

    at another time, under other circumstances

    externus, a, um [exter, outer], adj.

    external, foreign, strange

     

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