(1) Scythae et Indī, quibus anteā Rōmānōrum nōmen incognitum fuerat, mūnera et lēgātōs ad eum mīsērunt.
(2) Galatia quoque sub hōc prōvincia facta est, cum anteā regnum fuisset, prīmusque eam M. Lollius prō praetōre administrāvit.
(3) Tantō autem amōre etiam apud barbarōs fuit, ut rēgēs populī Rōmānī amīcī in honōrem eius conderent cīvitātēs, quās Caesarēās nōminārent, sicut in Mauritaniā ā rege Iubā et in Palaestinā, quae nunc urbs est clarissima.
(4) Multī autem rēgēs ex rēgnīs suīs vēnērunt ut eī obsequerentur, et habitū Rōmānō, togātī scilicet, ad vehiculum vel equum ipsīus cucurrērunt.
(5) Moriēns dīvus appellātus. Rem pūblicam beātissimam Tiberiō successōrī relīquit, quī prīvīgnus eī, mox gener, postrēmō adoptiōne fīlius fuerat.
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Augustus' popularity across the empire. His death (14 CE)
(1) Scythae et Indī: In his autobiographical inscription Res Gestae, Augustus himself boasts that:
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Embassies were often sent to me from the kings of India, a thing never seen before in the camp of any general of the Romans. Our friendship was sought, through ambassadors, by the Bastarnae and Scythae, and by the kings of the Sarmatians who live on either side of the river Tanais, and by the king of the Albani and of the Hiberi and of the Medes. Kings of the Parthians, Tiridates, and later Phrates, the son of King Phrates, took refuge with me as suppliants; of the Medes, Artavasdes; of the Adiabeni, Artaxares; of the Britons, Dumnobellaunus and Tim......; of the Sugambri, Maelo; of the Marcomanni and Suevi...... rus. Phrates, son of Orodes, king of the Parthians, sent all his sons and grandsons to me in Italy, not because he had been conquered in war, but rather seeking our friendship by means of his own children as pledges. And a large number of other nations experienced the good faith of the Roman people during my principate who never before had had any interchange of embassies or of friendship with the Roman people. (31–32; Trans. Ernst Diehl)
quibus anteā Rōmānōrum nōmen incognitum fuerat: quibus is dative object of incognitum
(2) Galatia: Galatia was under the administrative rule of Marcus Lollius
sub hōc: refers to Augustus
prō praetōre: "as propraetor" (Bird), see propraetor.
(3) Tantō autem amōre ... fuit: "he was (regarded) with such great affection." tantō signals the following result clause (AG 537) ut ... conderent.
quās Caesarēās nōminārent: the verb is attracted into the subjunctive as being notionally part of the idea of the surrounding result clause. Contrast quae nunc urbs est clarissima, where the indicative shows it is Eutropius' added comment.
(4) ut eī obsequerentur: "to pay their respects to him," with the notion of some kind of show of deference or submission. Purpose clause (AG 531) using a compound verb that takes a dative object (AG 370).
(5) Moriēns: Augustus died in 14 CE.
dīvus appellātus: supply est; i.e., he was deified and became the object of a national worship. In the provinces he was worshipped before his death (Hazzard; See Smith, apotheosis).
Tiberiō successōrī: Tiberius Claudius Nero was the son of Tiberius Nero and Livia, the third wife of Augustus. He first married the daughter of Agrippa, whom he divorced at the command of the Emperor and married Julia, Augustus' daughter and the widow of Marcus Agrippa. After the death of Gaius and Lucius Caesar, the sons of Agrippa and Julia, Tiberius was given the tribunician power and was adopted by Augustus as his successor (Hazzard).
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
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Scythae, ārum, pl. m. |
a wandering tribe of Europe and Asia north of the Black and Caspian Seas |
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Indī, ōrum, pl. m. |
the people of India |
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anteā [ante], adv. |
before, formerly |
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incognitus, a, um [in + cognōscō], adj. |
unknown |
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Galatia, ae, f. |
a province of Asia Minor settled by Gallic tribes in the third century B.C. 2 |
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M. |
M., abbreviation of the praenomen Marcus; M'., abbreviation of the praenomen Manius |
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Lollius, ī, m. |
M. Lollius, consul 21 B.C. |
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administrō, āre, āvī, ātus [ad + ministrō, to manage] |
to manage, govern, regulate, carry on (war) |
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Caesarēa, ae, f. |
the name given to several cities founded in honor of the Caesars 3 |
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nōminō, āre, āvī, ātus [nōmen] |
to name, call, mention |
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Mauretania, ae, f. |
a district on the northwestern coast of Africa, embracing parts of modern Morocco and Algiers |
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Iuba, ae, m. |
King of Numidia, defeated by Caesar in the battle of Thapsus, 46 B.C., King of Mauretania |
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Palaestīna, ae, f. |
Palestine |
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obsequor, ī, secūtus sum |
to submit to, indulge in, assist + dat. 4 |
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habitus, ūs [habeō], m. |
state, condition; habit, manner; dress |
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togātus, a, um [toga], adj. |
clad in the toga; in peaceful garb, unarmed |
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vehiculum, ī [vehō], n. |
a vehicle, carriage |
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Tiberius, ī, m. |
Tiberius (Claudius Nerō), Roman emperor 14–37 A.D. 5 |
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successor, ōris [succēdō], m. |
a follower, successor |
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prīvīgnus, ī, m. |
a stepson |
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gener, erī, m. |
a son-in-law |
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postrēmō [posterus], adv. |
at last, finally |
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adoptiō, ōnīs [adoptō], f. |
adoption |