Chapter 12 practice question (Tacitus)

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  • Impression of Sejanus - Tacitus C12
    • C12 - ferox scelerum et quia prima provenerant
      • arrogant of crimes and, because his first tries had succeeded
        • 'ferox' - strong term, animalistic
        • genetive of characteristic - crime innate for Sejanus
        • plosive alliteration - suggest that this just beginning and there will be more
    • C12 - egregia custodum fide et pudicitia Agrippinae impenetrabili
      • with the outstanding loyalty of the guards and the impenetrable chastity of Agrippina
        • positive Roman qualities - Sejanus trying to overcome and make bad
        • chiasmus (ABCCBA) - ruining and getting over positive qualities
    • C12 - contumaciam eius ... Augustae odium ... Liviae conscientiam
      • her arrogance ... hatred of Augusta ... guilty conscience of Livia
        • corrupting elite women - Sejanus lacking in morals
        • tricolon - using negative attributes of women to his advantage
    • C12 - Iulium Postumum, per adulterium
      • Julius Postumus, a man who through his adultery
        • selected by Sejanus - also corrupt by association
        • juxtaposition - first thing told about him = bad, bad person
    • C12 - intimos ... proximi
      • the intimate friends ... close friends
        • building from influence of Augusta and Livilla to close friends now involved
        • linked - doesn't just corrupt immediate people, also involves friends and closest people to them
    • C12 - pravis sermonibus tumidos spiritus perstimulare
      • to be always inciting her proud spirits by mischievous talk
        • everyone turned against her, going behind her back to help ruin her image
        • sibilance - unpleasant sound reflects unpleasant actions

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