MESSALINA PLINY FULL VOCAB

C. Silius

Gaius Silius (a young nobleman)

Iunia Silana

Junia Silana (Silius’ wife)

Lucilliani horti

gardens of Lucullus (large public park in centre of Rome)

Narcissus, Narcissi m (2)

Narcissus (Claudius’ secretary and freedman)

Octavia, Octaviae f (1)

Octavia (daughter of Claudius & Messalina)

Ostiensis via

the Via Ostiensis, road to Ostia from Rome

Ostia, Ostiae f (1)

Ostia (harbour town of Rome)

abnuo, abnuere, abnui (3)

refuse

abrumpo, abrumpere, abrupi, abruptum (3)

throw off

accelero, accelerare, acceleravi, acceleratum (1)

hasten

accusator, accusatoris m (3)

accuser

adfero, adferre, attuli, allatum (irreg.)

report

adhaereo, adhaerere, adhaesi, adhaesum (2)

cling to, be always with (+dat)

adipiscor, adipisci, adeptus sum (3 dep.)

obtain, gain

admoveo, admovere, admovi, admotum (2)

apply, put (x) to

adopto, adoptare, adoptavi, adoptatum (1)

adopt

adsideo, adsidere, adsedi, adsessum (2)

sit beside

adsto, adstare, adstiti (1)

stand there, be present

adulter, adulteri m (2)

adulterer

adulterium, adulterii n (2)

adultery

aestas, aestatis f (3)

summer

ago, agere, egi, actum (3)

act, move

alius, alia, aliud

other

ante lucem

before dawn

apud (+acc)

at

arbitror, arbitrari, arbitratus sum (1 dep.)

think

aspectus, aspectus m (4)

sight

asperitas, asperitatis f (3)

harshness

aspicio, aspicere, aspexi, aspectum (3/4)

see

atrocitas, atrocitatis f (3)

enormity

auris, auris f (3)

ear

balineum, balinei n (2)

baths

Britannicus, Britannici m (2)

Britannicus (son of Claudius & Messalina)

caedes, caedis f (3)

execution

caelebs, caelibis

unmarried

causa, causae f (1)

reason

celebro, celebrare, celebravi, celebratum (1)

celebrate, perform

celer, celeris, celere

swift

centurio, centurionis m (3)

centurion

certus, certa, certum

certain

cieo, ciere, civi, citum (2)

summon

clamito, clamitare, clamitavi, clamitatus (1)

demand, shout loudly

clausus, clausa, clausum

closed

codicilli, codicillorum m pl (2)

writing-tablets, notebook

comito, comitare, comitavi, comitatum (1)

accompany

commoveo, commovere, commovi, commotum (2)

move, arouse, evoke

complexus, complexus m (4)

embrace

compono, componere, composui, compositum (3)

compose, think up

concedo, concedere, concessi, concessum (3)

grant, hand over

concors, concordis (+dat)

of the same mind as, on friendly terms with

concupisco, concupiscere, concupivi, concupitum (3)

covet, long for

confiteor, confiteri, confessus sum (2 dep.)

confess

confirmo, confirmare, confirmavi, confirmatum (1)

confirm, corroborate

consentio, consentire, consensi, consensus (4)

agree, consent

consilium, consilii n (2)

ability to plan

contendo, contendere, contendi, contentum (3)

hurry

contio, contionis f (3)

assembly

continuus, continua, continuum

persistent, continuous

corripio, corripere, corripui, correptum (3/4)

scold

corrumpo, corrumpere, corrupi, corruptum (3)

corrupt, ruin

corpus, corporis n (3)

body

cunctus, cuncta, cunctum

all

cursim

rapidly

damno, damnare, damnavi, damnatum (1)

condemn

deformitas, deformitatis f (3)

appalling nature

dehinc

thereafter, from then on

delego, delegare, delegavi, delegatum (1)

assign

delatio, delationis f (3)

accusation, denunciation

denuntio, denuntiare, denuntiavi, denuntiatum (1)

order

destringo, destringere, destrinxi, destrictum (3)

scrape down

dicto, dictare, dictavi, dictatum (1)

dictate

digredior, digredi, digressus sum (3 dep.)

go a separate way, go in different direction

discidium, discidii n (2)

divorce

dissimulatio, dissimulationis f (3)

concealment

dissimulo, dissimulare, dissimulavi, dissimulatum (1)

disguise, conceal

effundo, effundere, effudi, effusum (3)

pour out

exardesco, exardescere, exarsi (3)

become enflamed (with love)

excerpo, excerpere, excerpsi, excerptum (3)

summarize

exim

then, next

eximo, eximere, exemi, exemptum (3)

take away

exitium, exitii n (2)

death, ruin

exsequor, exsequi, exsecutus sum (3 dep.)

carry out, complete

exturbo, exturbare, exturbavi, exturbatum (1)

drive out

facilitas, felicitatis f (3)

ease

facinus, facinoris n (3)

deed, crime

fatalis, fatale

fatal, dangerous

flagitia, flagitiorum n pl (2)

scandal

flagitium, flagitii n (2)

scandal

flagito, flagitare, flagitavi, flagitatum (1)

demand

floreo, florere, florui (2)

prosper, flourish

fore

(inf.)

fores, forium f pl (3)

door, gate (to the garden)

fremitus, fremitus m (4)

bustle, din

frigidus, frigida, frigidum

cold

fruor, frui, fructus sum (3 dep.)

enjoy (+abl)

furtim

furtively

fusus, fusa, fusum

stretched out, prostrate (lit. poured out)

genu, genus n (4)

knee

gero, gerere, gessi, gestum (3)

display, exhibit

gratia (+gen)

for the purpose of