The death of Germanicus

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saevam vim morbi aguebat persuasio venei a Pisone accepti

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The belief of the poison having been received by Piso was increasing that the cruel virulence of disease

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et reperiebantur solo ac parietibus erutae humanorum corporum reliquiae

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and on the floor and walls dug up remains of human bodies were being found

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saevam vim morbi aguebat persuasio venei a Pisone accepti

The belief of the poison having been received by Piso was increasing that the cruel virulence of disease

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et reperiebantur solo ac parietibus erutae humanorum corporum reliquiae

and on the floor and walls dug up remains of human bodies were being found

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carmina et devotianes et nomen Germanici plumbeis tabulis insculptum

spells and curses and Germanicus’ name inscribed on lead tablets

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cineres semusti ac tabo obliti aliaque malefica quibus creditur animas numinibus infernis sacrari

charred ashes and rotten flesh having been smeared and other evil objects which he believed were souls dedicated to the gods of the Underworld

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simul missi a Pisone incusabantur quod valetudinis adversae signa exspectarent

At the same time those sent by Piso were accused because they were expecting signs of unfavourable health

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haec Germanico haud minus ira quam per metum accepta sunt

These things had been accepted by Germanicus with no less anger than with fear

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componit epistulam qua amicitiam ei renuntiabat

He composed a letter by which he was renouncing his friendship

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Germanicus paulisper se credidit convalescere

Germanicus believed himself to recover a bit

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deinde fessum fiebat corpus

then his body was made tired

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ubi finis aderat

When the end was near

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adstantes amicos ita adloquitur

he speaks to his friends standing near thus

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‘erit vobis occasio querendi apud senatum atque invocandi leges

‘It will be the opportunity for you to be complaining among the senate and of calling upon the laws

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decet amicos non prosequi defunctum ignavo questu

It was not proper for his friends to escort the dead man with pointless lamentation

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sed quae voluerit meninisse

but to remember what he wanted

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quae mandaverit exsequi

to follow what he ordered

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vindicabitis vos

You will avenge me

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si me potius quam fortunam meam diligebatis’

if you were regarding me more than my status’

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amici

The friends

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dextram morientis amplectentes

surrounding the right hand of the dying man

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iuraverunt se vitam ante quam ultionem amissuros esse

swore to lose their life before revenge

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neque multo post mortuus est

And not long after his death

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ingenti luctu provinciae et circumiacentium populorum

with huge grief of the provinces and of the surrounding people

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indolverunt exterae nationes regesque

foreign nations and kings mourned

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tanta fuerat illius comitas in socios

so great his friendliness had been to companion

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mansuetudo in hostes

his forgiveness to enemies

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propter vultum eloquentiamque venerationem omnium adeptus erat

because of his face and eloquence he recieved the respect of all

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et erant qui illum mango Alexandro ob formam aetatem genus locumque mortis adaequarent

And there was those who were comparing him to Alexander the Great because of beauty, family and place of death

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nam affirnaverunt utrumque corpore decoro praeditum

for they declared each of the two endowed with a handsome body

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genere insigni ortum

descending from distinguished family

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vix triginta annos natum periisse

he died hardly 30 years since being born