tacitus messalina

Question 1

Novo

Answer 1

choice of word, means new, implies that this is not messalina’s first affair

Question 2

quasi

Answer 2

normally means as if, here means almost

Question 3

insano

Answer 3

choice of word, means insane, emphasises the love she has for silius is making her insane

Question 4

incensa est

Answer 4

means burned, creates fire imagery, fire imagery is normally seen in poetry and was not seen in prose prior to the author, emphasise the force of love, emphises passion and uncontrollably

Question 5

iuventutis

Answer 5

means young man, shows that silisu is old enough to serve in the roman army

Question 6

pulcherrimum

Answer 6

superlaative, emph beauty and that he isn’t just beauty but he is very beautiful

Question 7

iuniam siliam

Answer 7

means junia siliam, shows that she was from a noble family and that silius already had a good wife, implies that he was not satisddied and perhaps wants power

Question 8

nobliem femianm

Answer 8

means noble women, in 13.19 author refers to her as “outstanding for her nobility, beauty and immorality”, is his wife like messalina ?

Question 9

exturbarent

Answer 9

choice of word, means she drove away, literally translates to put away a wife, emphasise that messaline made silisu and junia divorce

Question 10

liberoque adultero

Answer 10

juxposition, words wouldn’t normally go together, shows he is free from his marriage but messalina is married to claudius, means unrestricted adulterer

Question 11

ne and nescius

Answer 11

means not and unaware, double negative emphasies that he had full knowledge of the disgaace and the danger

Question 12

flagitill

Answer 12

means disgrace, this is moral danger and emphasise that silius is doing things that are morally bad

Question 13

periculi

Answer 13

means danger, emphasies he will be killed for the affair if it is found out

Question 14

certum

Answer 14

choice of word, means certain, emphasies that he really has no choice except to go with messalina

Question 15

nonullam

Answer 15

litottes, choice of word, means some, empjasies how he has some hope

Question 16

nonulluam facinoris celandi spem

Answer 16

enclosing word order, hope surroundings the conceling of crime, emphasise silius’s hope, means some hope of concealing the crim

Question 17

magna praemia

Answer 17

means great rewards, vague, what does he want power messalina or wealth? what will he receive

Question 18

igiitur placium (+ ei)

Answer 18

means was litreally pleasing to him

Question 19

neglere futura praesentibus frui

Answer 19

chiasmus, neglere - A : neuter pl adj, futura - B : neuter pl adj, praesentibus - B : neuter adj, frui - A : infinitive, emphasies his choice to take the risk, emph loive for her and that fact that he wants more of her, means to ignore future events and enjoy present circumstances

Question 20

non furtim

Answer 20

means openly, doesn’t care if anyone sees them

Question 21

ventitat

Answer 21

historic present makes it vivid and emphasies that she does this all the time, means clung to him

Question 22

adhaeret

Answer 22

choice of word, stuck with him shows oobseshion

Question 23

saepe

Answer 23

choice of word, emph how often slaves were at the house,makes claudius ignorance ven worse

Question 24

servi libert paratus

Answer 24

asyndetic tricolon, emphasies the amoint of things she brings from the emperors house, means slaves, freedmamn

Question 25

paratus principis apud

Answer 25

alliteration of p and r, used to express tacitus, shows unacceptable behaviour from messalina, means furnishing of the emperor

Question 26

ignarus

Answer 26

emphatically placed at the end of the line, contrasts to silius being aware of danger, shows that it is even more embarrassing because he is unaware that his wife is cheating on him, to make this worse claudius was censor which means he is repsonson;e for morality, means unaware

Question 27

facilitatem adulteriorum

Answer 27

means easiness of the adulteries,shows that messalina needs something more exciting, this is no longer enoug, more exocity activites/bigamy

Question 28

at

Answer 28

means but, changes focus from messalina to claudius

Question 29

novas

Answer 29

means unusal, messalinas acts are so vile that no one has heard such kusts

Question 30

fatali

Answer 30

choice of word, means fatal, foreshadows the affair that will cause his death

Question 31

insania

Answer 31

choice of word, means insane, it is like he lost his mind

Question 32

quippe

Answer 32

choice of word, means certainly, tacitus is being sarcastic, he mocks messalina and silius

Question 33

dum

Answer 33

normally means while - bc its a purpose clause it means to

Question 34

caelibem,orbum, nupyiis... paratum

Answer 34

means single childless and ready for marriage, lists all the reasons silus is ready to marry messalina, can't say the same for messalina because she has a huband already and has kids

Question 35

addita securitate

Answer 35

means with added security, ablativve absolute, sshe believes that it will be even better than with claudius

Question 36

praevenirent

Answer 36

mean act in adcance

Question 37

insidiis incautus

Answer 37

choice of word,means oblivious to the treachory, messalina betrays claudius, relying on him being unaware

Question 38

add iram celer esset

Answer 38

means swift to anger,had a repitation for this, the risk is anger

Question 39

non amore in maritum

Answer 39

means not because of love for her husband,sarcasm,not reason why she is heating getting married, doesm't res[etc c;aidois necuase pf ,amu afaors

Question 40

concupivt

Answer 40

means craved choice of word, emphasies how much she wants the marriage

Question 41

nomen... matrimonnii

Answer 41

means title of marriage, emphatically plaved in the middle of the sentence, emphasise that she has to have the title of marriage

Question 42

Ob magnitudem infamiae

Answer 42

Cow, messalina associated with this,only way to recover from this shame is marriage,legal status of prostitutes, gladiators and charioteers,means the magnitude of her outrageousness

Question 43

Sacrificii gratis

Answer 43

Important act of worship for the sake of the citizens of Rome, means for the purpose of a sacrifice

Question 44

Cuncta

Answer 44

Cow, fully married to Claudius means all

Question 45

Sollemnia

Answer 45

Cow, implies it’s highly religious, traditional,ironic as messalina is commuting a crime against sillius,