Cornelius Nepos
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 28
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...suitable for building it.' congero refers to the piling up heaps of stones at intervals for the builders to use. 7. sacellis sepulchrisque, that is, stones taken from chapels and tombs. In this chapter Nepos is translating from Thucydides, who ends his account by saying (1, 93) 'and even to this day the building bears signs of haste; for the foundations consist of all kinds of stones, sometimes quite unworked, used just as this or that person brought them up: and many tombstones and pieces of carved masonry were built into them.' 9. dealt operant...duceret, 'took care to spin out the time.' 13. sunt consecuti, 'arrived, ' used here absolutely, without acc. of object, as is more usual; there is, however, still the notion of catching someone up: cp. prius quam alter, qui nec procul aberat, consequi posset (Livy). 14. ephoros. The ephors at Sparta were five magistrates appointed yearly, for the purpose originally of watching (ipopav) the execution of the laws. They had gradually become the most powerful persons in Sparta, and could even censure, fine or imprison the kings. 18. quibus fides haberetur, 'whom they trusted, ' subj. because part of an oblique oration. qui...explorarent, P. 453. 19. retlnerent, 'let them retain him, '--imperative of 2nd person in direct oration, becomes imperf. subjunctive in oblique, P. 461. gestus est el mos, ' it was conceded to him.' gerere morem alicui= (1) to give in to a man, (2) to flatter a man. 20. functi honoribus, 'who had held the highest offices.' 22. praedixlt, 'charged them, ' 'told them beforehand.' 26. liberrime, 'with the utmost frankness.' 27. communl genttnm, 'by a right appertaining to all nations alike.' 28. quo faciius...possent, 'that they might the easier be able, ' P. ...