(1) Per haec inūsitātō favōre dīlēctus morbō periit in eā, quā pater, vīllā post biennium et mēnsēs octō, dies vīgintī, quam imperātōr erat factus, aetātis annō alterō et quadrāgēsimō.
(2) Tantus lūctus eō mortuō pūblicus fuit, ut omnēs tamquam in propriā doluerint orbitāte. Senātus obitū ipsīus circā vesperam nūntiātō nocte inrūpit in cūriam et tantās eī mortuō laudēs grātiāsque congessit, quantās nec vīvō umquam ēgerat nec praesentī. Inter dīvōs relātus est.
notes
The death of Titus (81 CE)
Suetonius, Titus 10–11. Victor, Epitome de Caesaribus 10.
(1) Per haec: "on account of these things," explaining dilēctus (LS per II.C)
in eā: in eādem
quā pater: supply periit; both Vespasian and Titus died in their home in the Sabine district.
post ... quam: "after"
post biennium et mēnsēs octō, dies vīgintī: Titus became emperor on June 23rd, 79 CE and died on September 13th 81 CE, i.e., two years, two months and twenty days (Bird).
(2) Tantus lūctus: tantus anticipates a result clause (AG 537)
eō mortuō: abl. abs., "with him being dead," i.e. "at his death"
tamquam in propriā doluerint orbitāte: "mourned as for a loss in their own families" (Hazzard)
obitū ipsīus circā vesperam nūntiātō: ablative absolute with perfect passive participle (AG 419)
tantās: with the subsequent quantās, "even greater...than..."
eī mortuō: referring to Titus
nec vīvō umquam ēgerat nec praesentī: "neither to anyone living, nor to someone even now." nec...nec... sets up a parallel construction
Inter dīvōs: like his father, Titus received deification after his death (See Smith, s.v. Apotheosis). Neither Eutropius nor Victor note the eruption of Vesuvius or the fire at Rome in AD 79, not wishing to stain the image of Titus' exemplary reign. (Bird)
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
| inūsitātus, a, um [in + ūsitātus, usual], adj. | unusual, unfamiliar, novel |
| favor, ōris [faveō], m. | favor, good will, praise |
| vīlla, ae, f. | a country house, farm, villa |
| biennium, ī [bis + annus], n. | two years' time |
| mēnsis, is, m. | a month |
| lūctus, ūs [lugeō], m. | grief, sorrow, mourning 2 |
| orbitās, ātis [orbus, destitute], f. | bereavement |
| obitus, ūs [obeō], m. | destruction |
| vespera, ae, f. | evening |
| nūntiō, āre, āvī, ātus [nūntius] | to tell, announce, report |
| inrumpō, ere, rūpī, ruptus | to break in, fall upon; interrupt |
| Cūria, ae, f. |
the Roman senate house, either the Curia Hostilia, adjoining the Forum, or the Curia Pompeia, built by Pompey in the Campus Martius. In the latter Caesar was murdered. |
| congerō, ere, gessī, gestus | to bring together, collect |
| vīvus, a, um [vīvō], adj. | living, alive |