discidit
rend, tear
discidit
rend, tear
restituentur
they will be rebuilt
ecfregit
broke open (ex+fringo)
clementi
indulgent
Leni
gentle, easy
sermones
gossip, chatter
iniquorum
foes
germanus
full-blooded (trans: own)
miraris
are you astonished that...
maledica
given to slander, gossip (i.e. gossipy)
praesertim
especially
fama
gossip
iactura
squandering
versura
borrowing money to pay debt
derecto
blunt (think direct)
38
444-445
oblectem
spend agreeably
aetatis
w/ meae
qui
whereby
sat
satis
dolebit
hurts, suffers (impersonal)
egebis
be in needy, fall into poverty
dissice
squander
Dide
scatter, make free with
inlecebris
inducements (inlecebra is often used in comedy to refer to prostitutes)
vix
scarcely, hardly
nequiquam
in vain, fruitlessly, for not
Ferrei
made of iron
sceleste
wretch, poor bastard
illum
here used like earlier (that other well-known)
cumulatur
fill full, overload (cf. accumulate)
mi
mihi (sympathetic dative)
enim
indeed
demum
at least
ehementem
furious
potissimum
in particular
auctoritatem
power, responsibility
suscipio
I assume, take up
vicissim
in turn
condiciones
"lovers"
pepulerunt
smote (like smitten)
exorsa
deponent, treat as a pres. part.
putato
future imperative
adulteria
illicit sexual liaisons with female relations of a respectable male Roman citizen
consuetudinis
social intercourse, companionship
si
w/ cogitas
moliris,
construct, contrive
nulla persona introducta
having introduced no character
convertat
rotate, turn
Confer te alio
direct yourself elsewhere
tanti
worth the price
repellit
rejected
respuit
spurned
calcitrat
resisted
tenaci
stingy
parco
thrifty
nobilis mulier
predicative
hortis
garden
pro-25ceritas
height and/or upstanding figure
candor
fair complexion
insanis
act like a madman
tu-multuaris
make a fuss
pusio
lad, little fellow (predicative)
nocturnos20quosdam inanis metus
certain vain/idle nightly terrors
in isto genere
in that respect
minimum
youngest
his
those relative who are here rn
agrestem
uncouth
durum
hard, uncultivated
sic
as follows
urbanius
more refined
mavis
you prefer (pres act indic)
fateare
confess, admit, acknowledge
doceas
demonstrate
diluas
refute
deferri
report (in a formal submission to a court)
praecipiti
headlong, rash, hasty
effrenata
unbridled
quoniam
since, for
significant
point out
navigia
pleasure boats
iactant
(the accusers) toss about (charge/accuse)
comissationes
drunken carouses in public
actas
beach parties/villas
Baias
parties at Baiae
libidines
passions, longings (also possibly orgies, I guess)
amores
romantic trysts
reddasatque exponas
to present a full account/explanation
eddas
jussive
exponas
jussive
coniunctionis
connection by friendship, intimacy
rationem
account, explanation
cogitas
have thoughts (of), intend
probare
win our approval of
insimulas
allege, insinuate
nulla
unworthy, valueless
vero
but (cause postpositive)
iscepta-toribus
judge
vitam
(manner of) living/life
confidam
I am confident
vel
even
censoria
censorial (lit. pertaining to the office of censor)
illa sua gravitate censoria
abl. of means
repente
suddenly
verear
I dread
personam
personality, character
gravem
disagreeable, unpleasant
urbanitas
raillery
facetius
elegantly
convicium
shouted abuse
petulantius
rather insolently
contumeliam
abuse
praeter
except
propositi
declared, proposed
confirmet
establish
probet
prove
notet
signify, indicate
definiat
limit
Accusatio crimen desiderat
an accusation (indictment) requires a formal charge
aliud
(it is) another
aliud est
it is one thing
liberalis
gentlemanly, decent
forma et species
both mean appearance, and species underscores the fact that Cicero is only talking about one's looks not character etc.
in omnis
against all
pervolgata
well-known
paeniteat
regrets (impersonal)
criminibus
charges
vocibus maledictisque
shouted allegations/slanders
latius
wider
existimationem
renown, judgement
demanavit
spread
revertar
turn back
inlustri
distinguished
gravi
venerable
displiceret
displeased
verum etiam
but even indeed
commen-data
recommended, vouched for
ecisse
iacio-laid (the foundations)
legatione
embassy
laudatione
praise
gravissimaatque ornatissima
most solemn and most eloquent
lectissimos
most choice, excellent
detulerunt
conferred
ordinem
rank
amplissimum
most glorious, magnificent
probatum
approved of
quam cernitis
that you see
maestitia
sadness, sorrow
squalor
disheveled state
incredibilisque
extraordinary
lacrimae matris
the tears of his mother
maeror
grief
criminis loco
in the place of a criminal charge
his iudicantibus
these people who are judging
oportuit
it is (not) fitting that (acc+inf)
Equitis autem 20Romani5esse filium
but being the son of a Roman eques
notus
and that today that is held not only by his own (friends, family, etc.) but also by everyone by whom he has had any reason to be known
essemaxima
which can indeed be very great
certe
surely
hi4sic habeant
let them hold the following
iam diu
+pres. ind. — has done x for a long while now
respondet
Concerning his worthiness/position, to those by whom he is known and to those who are older, he himself can answer, silent and even without my speech
maioribus natu
older
M. Caelius
the main M. Caelius' father
parum pie
not piously enough
tractatus
treated
parum
insufficiently
splendidus
splendid, grand
quod
in that
varie
variously (i.e. in contradictory ways)
d ea quae
to those thing which (obj. of dixerunt)
convenire
it is suitable
spoli-andae
despoiling
detrahendae
removing, take away
deformandi
dishonouring, slandering
respondeam
w/ ut, substantive clause of result (A&G 569.2)
maxime
chiefly, especially
adulescentiae
dat. w/ convenire
introitus
beginning, entrance, mouth of a river, acc. 4th decl
acriter
strongly, vehemently
sed etiam
but also
non modo
not only
Ceteris
As for the rest...
pietati
dative w/ tribuo
si speravit aliquid
if he hoped anything (i.e. thought he could win(
tribuo
assign, give as a reason (think attribute)
necessario
friend
Atratino
dative w/ ignosco
ignosco
forgive, pardon
niteretur
supported by
odio
hatred
nimis
excessive(ly)
spei
partitive genitive
quicquam
anything
descensurum
about to go down (to the forum)
constituetis
resolve
diligenter
carefully
gratia
esteem/political grace/connections
industria
work ethic, diligence
ingenio
talent, ability