mce nem nepotum, ut geniti, ut educati, ut cogniti essent, cae2 dem deinceps tyranni seque eius auctorem ostendit. Iuvenes per mediam contionem agmine ingressi cum avum regem ́salutassent, secuta ex omni multitudine consentiens vox ratum nomen imperiumque regi efficit. 3 Ita Numitori Albana re permissa, Romulum Remumque cupido cepit in iis locis, ubi expositi ubique educati erant, urbis condendae. Et supererat multitudo Albanorum Latinorumque; ad id pastores quoque accesserant, qui omnes facile spem facerent parvam Albam, parvum Lavinium 4 prae ea urbe quae conderetur fore. Intervenit deinde his cogitationibus avitum malum, regni cupido, atque inde foe tected. - deinceps: equivalent to an adj. qualifying caedem; see on I, 4, 4 divinitus, and cf. 6, 14, 6 aliisque deinceps bellis, and 22, 7, II. auctorem: i.e. he assumed the responsibility, because he had connived at the plot and Remus had gone from his house. 1,37 Romulus pastores et convenas 2. contionem: the concilio of § 1. agmine: abl. of manner. In Verg. Aen. 2, 212 agmine certo Laocoonta petunt, the word refers to the straight course of the two serpents. agmine ingressi therefore may be translated marching. For a different use see 3, 50, 3. ratum . . . efficit: see on Praef. 5. 3. Albana re: cf. 1, 3, 1 res Latina. supererat was excessive. - ad id: in addition to this; i.e. to the number of Albans and Latins. According to the earlier tradition Rome was founded by shepherds and refugees; Cic. Orat. 40 m certamen, coortum a satis miti principio. Quoniam mini essent nec aetatis verecundia discrimen facere sset, ut dii, quorum tutelae ea loca essent, auguriis leget, qui nomen novae urbi daret, qui conditam imperio eret, Palatium Romulus, Remus Aventinum ad inaugudum templa capiunt. 7. Priori Remo augurium venisse fertur, sex vultures, I que nuntiato augurio cum duplex numerus Romulo se endisset, utrumque regem sua multitudo consalutaverat ; pore illi praecepto, at hi numero avium regnum trahet. Inde cum altercatione congressi certamine irarum ad 2 dem vertuntur; ibi in turba ictus Remus cecidit. Vulga - essent, posset: the reason in 11 tior fama est ludibrio fratris Remum novos transiluisse muros; inde ab irato Romulo, cum verbis quoque increpitans adiecisset "sic deinde quicumque alius transiliet moe3 nia mea," interfectum. Ita solus potitus imperio Romulus; 153 condita urbs conditoris nomine appellata. B.C. I B.C. The Deification of Romulus 16. His inmortalibus editis operibus, cum ad exercitum 716 recensendum contionem in campo ad Caprae paludem haberet, subito coorta tempestas cum magno fragore tonitribusque tam denso regem operuit nimbo, ut conspectum eius contioni abstulerit; nec deinde in terris Romulus fuit. 2 Romana pubes sedato tandem pavore, postquam ex tam turbido die serena et tranquilla lux rediit, ubi vacuam se according to the common story, therefore, Remus was not killed until the walls had been built by Romulus, who in accordance with the omen was laying the foundation of the city. The story is told by Ov. Fast. 4, 841-852, who, however, says that Remus was killed by Celer. - ludibrio: dat. of purpose. For the gen. fratris see on 9, II, 12. — sic deinde: the verb is to be supplied from interfectum. 3. conditoris nomine: this derivation is no longer accepted, nor is that from póun. The word has been connected with ruma (see on 1, 4, 5), with Rumon, said to have been an earlier name of the Tiber, both of these being derived from the root meaning to flow (Gr. péw), and with Ramnes; but the derivation remains absolutely 16. References: Dion. Hal. 2, 56. Plut. Rom. 27 f. Ov. Fast. 2, 481 ff.; Met. 14, 805 ff. 16. 1. his . . . operibus: the 42 - 2. pubes: see on 1, 6, 1.-ex n regiam vidit, etsi satis credebat patribus, qui proximi die: for this use of ex cf. 22, II e consulatu, and for the lar use of ab see on I, 1, 4; g. Georg. 1, 393 ex imbri soles berta serena. -sublimem: cf. and see on Praef. 11 serae; adv. sublime is used in 21, 30, orbitatis: properly used with ence to Romulus, who in § 3 lled parens urbis. - obtinuit: he intrans. use in 21, 46, 10. deum: it was long afterward the deified Romulus was idenI with the Sabine war-god inus and worshiped under. name. -salvere iubent: they d him.-pacem... progeniem : alliteration is intentional,acteristic of the language of 1. The asyndeton in volens ritius and the archaic sospito indicate that this is an anformula. - pacem: favor; 6 prodit. "Romulus" inquit, "Quirites, parens urbis huius, noun. 8. quantum: to what extent; adv. acc. with fides fuerit. - fuerit: ind. quest. introduced by mirum (est). Ordinarily, mirum quantum is used adverbially, with no effect on the mood of the verb; e.g. 2, I, II. Cf. the use of nescio quid and the Gr. θαυμαστὸν ὅσον ; also Hor. Od. 1, 27, 6 immane quantum. 6. Quirites: Livy gives in 1, 13, given by the position before its Chapters 17-23 contain an account of the interregnum following the death of Romulus, the election and reign of Numa Pompilius, and the beginning of the reign of Tullus Hostilius, of which the traditional dates were 672640. While he was king, war was declared between the Romans and the Albans, but before they came to a battle, it was decided to settle the dispute in the manner described in the following chapters. 7. velle ut in no other place does Livy use ut and the subjunctive with velle; elsewhere he has the subjunctive without ut, the infinitive, or accusative and infinitive. Plutarch and Dionysius add to this speech of Romulus, éyò δ ̓ ὑμῖν εὐμενὴς ἔσομαι δαίμων Κυpîvos.-mea: note the emphasis 44 |