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
- arrogant of crimes and, because his first tries had succeeded
- 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
- with the outstanding loyalty of the guards and the impenetrable chastity of Agrippina
- 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
- her arrogance ... hatred of Augusta ... guilty conscience of Livia
- 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
- Julius Postumus, a man who through his adultery
- 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
- the intimate friends ... close friends
- 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
- to be always inciting her proud spirits by mischievous talk
- C12 - ferox scelerum et quia prima provenerant
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