(1) Varia deinceps inter eōs bella, et pāx reconciliāta ruptaque est. Postrēmō Licinius nāvālī et terrestrī proeliō victus apud Nicomediam sē dēdidit et contrā religiōnem sacrāmentī Thessalonīcae prīvātus occīsus est.
(2) Eō tempore rēs Rōmāna sub ūnō Augustō et tribus Caesaribus, quod numquam aliās, fuit, cum līberī Cōnstantīnī Galliae, Orientī Ītaliaeque praeessent.
(3) Vērum īnsolentiā rērum secundārum aliquantum Cōnstantīnus ex illā favōrābilī animī docilitāte mūtāvit. Prīmum necessitūdinēs persecūtus ēgregium virum fīlium et sororis filium commodae indolis iuvenem interfēcit, mox uxōrem, post numerōsōs amīcōs.
notes
The defeat of Licinius. Constantine the Great as Sole Ruler, 324–337 CE
(1) eōs: Constantine and Licinius
apud Nicomediam: this victory, September 323 CE, made Constantine the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Licinius was made a prisoner, and although his life was spared for a time, Constantine had him put to death in 324 CE (Hazzard). See Nicomedia.
contrā religiōnem sacrāmentī: "obligation of the oath" (LS religio II.A.c)
Thessalonīcae: "at Thessalonica" (locative case, AG 427.3)
prīvātus: "as a private citizen" (i.e., no longer in power)
(2) Eō tempore: 325 CE
tribus Caesaribus: they were the sons of Constantine the Great: Constantine, Constans, and Constantius (Hazzard)
(3) īnsolentiā: "due to arrogance"
rērum secundārum: "of good times"/ "of success" (LS secundus I.B.3)
ēgregium virum fīlium et sororis filium: see Crispus & Licinius II
commodae indolis iuvenem: genitive of quality (AG 345)
mox uxōrem: see Fausta
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
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deinceps [deinde + capiō], adv. |
one after the other, successively; next, moreover |
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reconciliō, āre, āvī, ātus |
to procure again, regain; reunite, reconcile |
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postrēmō [posterus], adv. |
at last, finally |
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Licinius, ī, m. the name of a Roman gens. |
(P. Flavius) Licinius, Roman emperor 307–324 A.D. |
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nāvālis, e [nāvis], adj. |
naval |
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terrester, tris, tre [terra], adj. |
of the earth or land |
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Nīcomēdia, ae, f. |
the capital city of Bithynia in Asia Minor |
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dēdō, dere, didī, ditus |
to give up, surrender; devote |
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religiō, ōnis, f. |
sense of duty; religion, devotion to the gods; scruple |
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sacrāmentum, ī [sacrō], n. |
an oath |
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Thessalonīca, ae, f. |
a city in Macedonia |
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Augustus, ī, m. |
a title of honor given to Octavianus in 27 BC and after him to all the Roman emperors 2 |
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Caesar, aris, m. |
a family name in the Julian gens. (1) C. Iūlius Caesar, the famous dictator; (2) Sex. Iūlius Caesar, uncle of the dictator. Consul 91 B.C.; (3) C. Octāviānus, the emperor Augustus |
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Cōnstantīnus, ī, m. |
(1) Cōnstantīnus, surnamed "the Great." Roman emperor 306–337 A.D.; (2) Cōnstantīnus, son of (1) |
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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. |
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Oriēns, entis [orior], m. (sc. sōl) |
the rising sun, the East, the Orient |
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Ītalia, ae, f. |
Italy |
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praesum, praeesse, fuī, — |
to be over or before; rule, govern, be in command of |
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vērum [vērus, true], adv. |
truly, certainly; but 3 |
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īnsolentia, ae [īnsolēns], f. |
unusualness; haughtiness, arrogance, insolence |
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aliquantum, adv. |
somewhat |
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favōrābilis, e [favor], adj. |
favored, in favor; winning favor, pleasing |
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docilitās, ātis [docilis, teachable], f. |
teachableness, docility |
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necessitūdō, inis [necesse, necessary], f. |
friendship, intimacy |
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persequor, ī, secūtus sum |
to pursue, prosecute; relate |
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commodus, a, um [con + modus], adj. |
in due measure, suitable, fit, convenient |
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indolēs, is, f. |
nature, disposition |
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iuvenis, e, adj., comp. iūnior |
young |
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numerōsus, a, um [numerus], adj. |
in full numbers, numerous, manifold |