(1) Multī exanimātum opīnantur nimiā crūditāte (inter cēnandum enim epulīs indulserat), aliī odōre cubiculī, quod ex recentī tēctōriō calcis grave quiēscentibus erat, quīdam nimietāte prūnārum, quās gravī frīgore adolērī multās iusserat.
(2) Dēcessit imperiī mēnse septimō, tertiō decimō Kal. Mārt., aetātis, ut quī plurimum vel minimum tradunt, tertiō et trīcēsimō annō, ac benīgnitāte prīncipum, quī eī successērunt inter dīvōs relātus est. Nam et cīvīlitātī propior et nātūrā admodum līberālis fuit.
(3) Is status erat Rōmānae reī, Ioviānō eōdem et Varroniānō cōnsulibus, annō urbis conditae mīllēsimō centēsimō et octāvō decimō. Quia autem ad inclitōs prīncipēs venerandōsque perventum est, interim operī modum dabimus. Nam reliqua stilō māiōre dīcenda sunt, quae nunc nōn tam praetermittimus quam ad māiōrem scrībendī dīligentiam reservāmus.
notes
The death of the emperor Jovian. And the start of the rule of Valentinian I and Valens, 364 CE.
(1) nimiā crūditāte: "violent indigestion" (Hazzard)
inter cēnandum enim epulīs indulserat: "for he had indulged in rich food while dining" (Bird); cēnandum is a gerund (AG 507).
ex recentī tēctōriō calcis: "because of a recent plastering of lime" (Bird)
nimietāte prūnārum: "from an excess of coals" i.e., carbon monoxide poisoning
(2) prīncipum, quī eī successērunt: Valentinian I and Valens
inter dīvōs: For more information on the deification of Roman emperors, see Apotheosis
(3) Ioviānō eōdem et Varroniānō cōnsulibus: "when Jovian and (his son) Varronianus were consuls," i.e. 364 CE.
perventum est: impersonal verb (AG 207.d)
stilō māiōre: "in a more elevated style" (Bird)
ad māiōrem scrībendī dīligentiam: "for a more careful composition" (Bird), scrībendī is a genitive gerund form (AG 507)
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
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exanimō, āre, āvī, ātus [ex + anima] |
to put out of breath, kill; weaken |
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opīnor, ārī, ātus sum |
to think, believe |
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crūditās, ātis [crūdus, unripe], f. |
overloading of the stomach; indigestion |
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cēnō, āre, āvī, ātus [cēna] |
to dine, eat |
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epulae, ārum, pl. f. |
a banquet, feast |
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indulgeō, ēre, dulsī, dultus |
to be complaisant; be kind, be tender; yield, grant, spare; bestow, confer |
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odor, ōris, m. |
odor, stench |
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cubiculum, ī [cubō, to lie down], n. |
a bedchamber |
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tēctōrium, ī [tegō, to cover] n. |
a covering, cover; plastering |
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calx, cis, f. |
limestone, lime; the goal of the race—course |
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nimietās, ātis [nimius], f. |
a too great number or quantity; superfluity, excess |
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prūna, ae, f. |
a burning coal, live coal |
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frīgus, oris, n. |
cold |
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adoleō, ēre, uī [ad + oleō, to emit a smell] |
to turn to vapor, burn |
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dēcēdō, ere, cessī, cessus |
to go away, withdraw, depart; to die (sc. vītā) 2 |
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mēnsis, is, m. |
a month |
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Kal. = Kalendae, ārum, pl. f. |
the Kalends, the first day of the month |
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(1) Mārtius, a, um, adj.; (2) Mārtius, ī, m. |
(1) pertaining to Mars; (2) the month of March; usually used as an adj., Mārtius, a, um, agreeing with mēnsis, Kalendae, Nōnae, Īdūs |
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benīgnitās, ātis [benīgnus], f. |
good-will, kindness |
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succēdō, ere, cessī, cessus |
to come up, advance; succeed, follow |
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cīvīlitās, ātis [cīvīlis], f. |
the art of government, politics; courteousness, politeness, affability |
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propior, us [prope], comp. adj. |
nearer; sup. proximus, nearest, next; latest, last; next, following |
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admodum [ad + modus], adv. |
up to the full limit, very, exceedingly |
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līberālis, e [līber], adj. |
free-born, noble; liberal, generous |
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status, ūs [stō], m. |
state, position, rank 3 |
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Ioviānus, ī, m. |
(Flavius Claudius) Ioviānus, Roman emperor 363–364 A.D. |
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Varroniānus, ī, m. |
consul 363 A.D. |
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inclutus, a, um, adj. |
famous |
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veneror, ārī, ātus sum |
to worship, revere, respect, honor |
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stilus, ī, m. |
stylus, pen |
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praetermittō, ere, mīsī, missus |
to permit to go by, let pass, let go; omit, neglect |
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dīligentia, ae [dīligēns], f. |
diligence, activity, earnestness |
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reservō, āre, āvī, ātus |
to keep back, reserve, preserve |