(1) Sed ā Cōnstantiō, quī ad ultiōnem frāternae necis bellum cīvīle commōverat, abrogātum est Vetraniōnī imperium; novō inūsitātōque mōre cōnsēnsū mīlitum dēpōnere īnsīgne conpulsus.
(2) Rōmae quoque tumultus fuit, Nepotiānō Cōnstantīnī sorōris fīliō per gladiātōriam manum imperium vindicante. Quī saevīs exōrdiīs dīgnum exitum nactus est. Vīcēsimō enim atque octāvō diē ā Māgnentiānīs ducibus oppressus poenās dedit. Caput ēius pīlō per urbem circumlātum est gravissimaeque prōscrīptiōnēs et nōbilium caedēs fuērunt.
notes
Vetranio is deposed; the rebellion of Nepotianus (350 CE)
(1) ā Cōnstantiō: see Constantius
Vetraniōnī: "of Vetranio," dative of possession
īnsīgne: "insignia," "emblems," i.e., imperial power
conpulsus: supply est > compello
(2) Rōmae: "at Rome," locative case (AG 427.3)
Nepotiānō: see Nepotianus
Cōnstantīnī sorōris fīliō: see Eutropia
manum: "band," "group" (LS manus II.M)
quī: Nepotianus
saevīs exōrdiīs: ablative after dignum
poenās dedit: "was punished" (LS do I)
prōscrīptiōnēs: "From the time of Sulla (82 BCE) <prōscrīptiō> came to mean the sale of the property of those whom he had condemned to death and who were themselves styled proscripti. During the civil strife of the following fifty years, other leaders used the precedent thus established as a means of weakening the opposing party. A famous proscription is that of the Second Triumvirate (43 BCE), under which Cicero was put to death" (Harpers, s.v. proscriptio).
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Date
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Cōnstantius, ī, m. |
(1) Cōnstantius Chlōrus, father of Constantine the Great. Roman emperor 305–306 A.D.; (2) Cōnstantius, third son of Constantine the Great. Roman emperor 337–361 A.D. |
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ultiō, ōnis [ulcīscor, to avenge], f. |
revenge |
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frāternus, a, um [frāter], adj. |
brother's, brotherly |
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nex, necis, f. |
death; murder, slaughter |
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cīvīlis, e [cīvis], adj. |
pertaining to a citizen; civil; polite, moderate |
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commoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus |
to arouse, disturb, move, influence |
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abrogō, āre, āvī, ātus |
annul, abrogate |
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Vetraniō, ōnis, m. |
a commander of the legions in Illyria who was proclaimed emperor by the troops |
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inūsitātus, a, um [in + ūsitātus, usual], adj. |
unusual, unfamiliar, novel |
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cōnsēnsus, ūs [cōnsentiō], m. |
consent, assent, united opinion; ex commūnī cōnsēnsū, by common consent |
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dēpōnō, ere, posuī, positus |
to lay down or aside, put down; stop; arrange, establish |
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īnsīgne, is [īnsīgnis], n. |
a sign, badge, ornament |
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compellō, ere, pulī, pulsus |
to urge on, incite, impel |
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tumultus, ūs, m. |
a disturbance, uproar; rebellion, riot 2 |
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Nepotiānus, ī, m. |
(Flavius Popilius), Nepotiānus, Roman emperor for 28 days in 350 A.D. |
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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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gladiātōrius, a, um [gladiātor], adj. |
pertaining to a gladiator, gladiatorial |
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vindicō, āre, āvī, ātus [vīs + dīcō] |
to claim; liberate; avenge, take vengeance on |
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exōrdium, ī [ex + ōrdō], n. |
a beginning |
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exitus, ūs [exeō], m. |
a going out, way of egress; result |
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nancīscor, ī, nactus sum |
to get, obtain |
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Māgnentiānus, a, um |
belonging to or pertaining to Māgnentius |
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opprimō, ere, pressī, pressus |
to crush utterly, overpower, overwhelm |
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pīlum, ī, n. |
a heavy javelin; pike |
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circumferō, ferre, tulī, lātus |
to cast around, go around |
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prōscrīptiō, ōnis [prōscrībō], f. |
a public notice of sale, proscription |