MESSALINA PLINY FULL VOCAB LIST

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 -i m

Narcissus (Claudius’ secretary, and one of his freedman)

Octavia -ae f

Octavia (daughter of Claud. & Mess.)

Ostiensis via

the Via Ostiensis, road to Ostia from Rome

Ostia -ae f

Ostia (harbour town of Rome)

abnuo (3)

I refuse

abrumpo (3)

I throw off

accelero (1)

I hasten

accusator -oris m

accuser (i.e. Narcissus)

adfero adferre

I report

adhaereo (2) (+dat)

I cling to, I am always with

adipiscor -i adeptus sum

I obtain, I gain

admoveo (2)

I apply, I put (x) to

adopto (1)

I adopt

adsideo (2)

I sit beside

adsto -are adstiti

I stand there, I am present

adulter -eri m

adulterer

adulterium -i

adultery

aestas, aestatis (3f.)

summer

ago (3)

(here) I act, I move

alius -a -ud

other

ante lucem

before dawn

apud (+acc)

(here) at

arbitror, arbitrari, arbitratus

I think

aspectus -us m

sight

asperitas, asperitatis (3f.)

harshness

aspicio (3/4)

I see

atrocitas -tatis f

enormity

auris -is f

ear

balineum, balinei (2n)

the baths

Britannicus -i m

Britannicus (son of Claud. & Mess.)

caedes -is f

execution

caelebs -libis

unmarried

causa, -ae (1f.)

reason

celebro (1)

I celebrate, I perform

celer -eris -ere

swift

centurio -ionis m

centurion

certus -a -um

certain

cieo (2)

I summon

clamito (1)

I demand/shout loudly

clausus -a -um

closed

codicilli -orum m pl

writing-tablets, notebook

comito (1)

I accompany

commoveo -ere commovi

I move, I arouse, I evoke

complexus -us m

embrace

compono (3)

I compose, I think up

concedo -ere -i concessum

I grant, I hand over

concors -ordis (+dat)

of the same mind as, on friendly terms with

concupisco -ere concupivi

I covet, I long for

confiteor (2)

I confess

confirmo (1)

I confirm, I corroborate

consentio (4)

I agree, I consent

consilium -i

(here) ability to plan

contendo (3)

I hurry

contio -ionis f

assembly

continuus -a -um

persistent, continuous

corripio, -ere, corripui, correptum

I scold

corrumpo -ere corripui corruptum

I corrupt, I ruin

corpus -oris n

body

cunctus -a -um

all

cursim

rapidly

damno (1)

I condemn

deformitas -tatis f

appalling nature

dehinc

thereafter, from then on

delego (1)

I assign

delatio -ionis f

accusation, denunciation

denuntio (1) (+dat)

I order

destringo, -ere, destrinxi, destrictum

I scrape down

dicto (1)

I dictate

digredior (3/4)

I go a separate way, I go in different direction

discidium -i

divorce

dissimulatio -ionis f

concealment

dissimulo (1)

I disguise, I conceal

effundo (3)

I pour out

exardesco -ere exarsi (3)

I am/become enflamed (with love)

excerpo, excerpere, excerpsi, excerptum

I summarize

exim

then, next

eximo -ere exemi exemptum

I take away

exitium -i

death, ruin

exsequor (3)

I carry out, I complete

exturbo -are

I drive out

facilitas -tatis f

ease

facinus -oris n

deed, crime

fatalis -e

fatal, dangerous

flagitia -orum n pl

scandal

flagitium -i

scandal

flagito (1)

I demand

floreo (2)

I am prosperous, I flourish

fore

fores -ium f pl

door, gate (to the garden)

fremitus, -us (4m.)

bustle, din

frigidus, -a, -um

cold

fruor (3) (+abl)

I enjoy

furtim

furtively

fusus -a -um

stretched out, prostrate (lit. poured out)

genu -us n

knee

gero (3)

(here) I display, I exhibit

gratia (+gen)

for the purpose of