What is Sed deerat pisci patinae mensura. to be Vocantur done with Ergo in concilium proceres, quos oderat ille; it? the In quorum facie miserae magnaeque sedebat council summoned. Its members, Pallor amicitiae. Primus, clamante Liburno, 75 atque "official." Cf. Sat. x. 100. Here, 76. sedit] sub. " princeps." ༔ 80 85 90 90 urbanus' being absorbed into it in turn. 77, 78.] "Recently appointed as bailiff to the scared city. For were the 'praefecti' (urbi) any thing else then than bailiffs of the emperor ?" 'Adtonitae,' stuporstruck;" i. e. by Domitian's tyranny. Unless it means, “surprised at so good an appointment." 78-81] Good as Pegasus was, and bad as the times were, he was fain to acquiesce in the disarming of Justice; i. e. in the submission of law and constitutional right to the ruler's will. The statue of Justice had always a sword in one hand. 81. Crispi] Crispus Vibius, a distinguished orator of this period. 82, 83.] "Whose character was gentle like his oratory." 'Mite,' sub, "cujus erat." 87, 88. pluviis-vere] The most trivial topics. 96 100 Solstitia, his armis illa quoque tutus in aula. Quantum vix redolent duo funera; saevior illo 93. illa in aula] Even in that having been first introduced at Rome court. 94. Acilius] M. Acilius Glabrio. His son of the same name (the 'juvene' of 1. 95) was put to death by Domitian. He had been consul with Trajan, A.D. 91. 98. fraterculus-gigantis] (yny vous) i. e. terrae filius; a cant phrase of the period for a "nobody.' See Pers. Sat. vi. 57. 59, "progenies terrae. terrae est jam filius;" also Cic. Att. i. 13, 66 terrae filio nescio cui." 99-101.] The younger Glabrio had done this, that Domitian might not fear his taking any part in politics. 'Albana arena :' at the emperor's private amphitheatre, in his Alban palace. See note on 1. 60, 61. 100. Numidas] It is said that there are no bears in Africa. Juvenal, however, follows Virgil (Aen. v. 37). 101-103.] The well-known story of Brutus's disguise under Tarquin, Livy i. 56. 103. barbato-regi] "an old-world monarch." Lit. "bearded," shaving by Ticinius Maena, B.C. 300. 105. Rubrius] Gallus Rubrius. He is said to have seduced Domitian's niece, Julia; see note on Sat. ii. 31. Hence the offensae veteris.' 106.] "And yet more unblushing in his censure of others than even our imperial satirist of his own vices." Nero is meant. He had published a satire on Quintianus for effeminacies of which the emperor was himself equally guilty. 107. Montani] Curtius Montanus. He is the Curtius of Sat. xi. 34, 110 Pompeius tenui jugulos aperire susurro; 115 120 Caecus adulator dirusque a ponte satelles, 109, 110. Pompeius] Probably hill. Aricia lay in a deep valley, Pomp. Rufus, a noted informer of the day. 112. Fuscus] i. e. Cornelius Fuscus. He had been an active officer under Vespasian, but subsequently retired into private life. It would seem however, from 1. 112, that he still retained his military tastes. In the Dacian war he was despatched by Domitian against Decebalus, but was surprised by the latter, his army routed, and himself slain. Hence "vulturibus Dacis," 1. 111. 113. Veiento] See note on Sat. iii. 185. ib. Catullo] Another noted informer; 6 hence mortifero.' 114. numquam visae] He was blind. 116. dirusque a ponte satelles] hateful, cringing satellite." The idea a ponte is amplified in the two following lines. Mendicants took their stand on bridges (see Sat. v. 8), or frequented roads, such as that leading to Aricia. 118. devexae] Descending the over which the Via Appia' was carried on a causeway; but the hill (clivus Aricinus') was still a steep delibera-" Erectas in terga sudes?-Hoc defuit unum 130 Dedecus hoc, Montanus ait. Testa alta paretur, Quae tenui muro spatiosum colligat orbem. Debetur magnus patinae subitusque Prometheus. Argillam atque rotam citius properate. Sed ex hoc Tempore jam, Caesar, figuli tua castra sequantur. tions, and Vicit digna viro sententia. Noverat ille decision. 136 Luxuriam imperii veterem, noctesque Neronis Arderet. Nulli major fuit usus edendi Tempestate mea. Circeis nata forent, an Lucrinum ad saxum Rutupinove edita fundo Concilio, quos Albanam dux magnus in arcem 145 128. sudes] lit. stakes sharpened at the end for fighting. Here, the prickly fins of the fish. The 129. Fabricio] i. e. Veiento. 130. Quidnam conciditur] emperor speaks. 'Quidnam censes' is a technical phrase. The senate, as a whole, was said 'censere.' Its members were asked individually, Quid censes ? Conciditur:' "is it to be cut up?" · 132. colligat] Comprise. 133. Prometheus] i. e. a potter. Prometheus made men of clay. See Sat. xiv. 35; and Hor. Od. i. 16. 13, 14, "Prometheus, addere principi Limo coactus particulam undique desectam." 134. Argillam atque rotam] To make the dish. 138. aliam famem] "Second ap petite." The Romans produced this after a full meal by powerful stimulants, or more frequently by vomiting. 140. tempestate] For 'tempore.' 140, 141. Circeis Lucrinumsaxum] See Sat. viii. 86, and note. 141. Rutupino] From Rutupiæ; -Richborough, near Sandwich, on the Kentish coast. 147.] The Sygambri, a people on the Rhine, had been subdued by Augustus. Domitian himself had celebrated a triumph over the Catti, although with little to show for it. The Catti were a German nation, and the passage shows the uneasiness already felt with regard to these northern tribes. 149. praecipiti-penna] Probably merely "on headlong wing," as a Alas! for Rome. Atque utinam his potius nugis tota illa dedisset metaphor for "swiftly." It has been thought to refer to carrier-pigeons; while the Scholiast states that letters with bad news had a feather tied to them. But these are mere surmises. A victory was announced by bayleaves being tied in the letter ('laureatae literae'). 153. periit] Domitian was mur dered by conspirators, A.D. 96. 154. Lamiarum] The aristocracy. "Aeli vetusto nobilis ab Lamo," Hor. Od. iii. 17. 1. But Domitian had murdered an Aelius Lamia, whom he had previously deprived of his wife. Suet. Dom. i. |