| 1. Cicero, Letters, 12.9 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 180 |
2. Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10.30, 15.796 (1st cent. BCE - missingth cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 174, 184| 10.30. per chaos hoc ingens vastique silentia regni, 15.796. Inque foro circumque domos et templa deorum | |
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| 3. Livy, History, 1.49.2-1.49.7, 1.53.6, 3.52.5, 5.41.6, 8.13.14-8.13.15, 10.34.6, 34.2-34.7, 34.4.3, 34.5.7, 39.6.7 (1st cent. BCE - missingth cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 10, 172, 173, 179, 184 |
| 4. Seneca The Younger, Dialogi, (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 174 |
| 5. Suetonius, Nero, 37 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 170 |
| 6. Tacitus, Agricola, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 21.1, 29.4, 30.1-32.3, 30.5, 42.3 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 73, 170, 183 |
| 7. Tacitus, Annals, 1.10.4, 1.16-1.49, 1.17.4, 2.52.2, 3.44.3, 3.74.3, 4.41.3, 4.53.1, 4.67.2, 4.69.1, 4.70.2, 6.1.1, 6.6.2, 11.32.3, 12.27.1-12.27.2, 12.33, 13.4.2, 14.1-14.13, 14.8.3, 14.12.1, 14.48-14.49, 14.49.1, 15.23, 15.42.1, 15.43.1, 15.50.4, 16.7-16.11, 16.21-16.35, 16.21.1-16.21.2, 16.24.1-16.24.2, 16.28.1-16.28.3, 16.35.2 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 170, 171, 177 |
| 8. Tacitus, Dialogus De Oratoribus, 2.1, 9.6, 12.1, 38.2, 39.3 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 180, 183 |
9. Tacitus, Histories, 3.84.4, 4.5-4.8, 4.73.2 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 170, 177, 179 | 4.5. Since I have again had occasion to mention a man of whom I shall have cause to speak many times, I think that I ought to give a brief account of his life and interests, and of the vicissitudes of fortune that he experienced. Helvidius Priscus was born in the town of Cluviae [in the district of Caracina]. His father had been a centurion of the first rank. In his early youth Helvidius devoted his extraordinary talents to the higher studies, not as most youths do, in order to cloak a useless leisure with a pretentious name, but that he might enter public life better fortified against the chances of fortune. He followed those teachers of philosophy who count only those things "good" which are morally right and only those things "evil" which are base, and who reckon power, high birth, and everything else that is beyond the control of the will as neither good nor bad. After he had held only the quaestorship, he was selected by Paetus Thrasea to be his son-inâlaw; from the character of his father-inâlaw he derived above everything the spirit of freedom; as citizen, senator, husband, son-inâlaw, and friend he showed himself equal to all of life's duties, despising riches, determined in the right, unmoved by fear. 4.6. Some thought that he was rather too eager for fame, since the passion for glory is that from which even philosophers last divest themselves. Driven into exile by the ruin of his father, he returned under Galba and brought charges against Marcellus Eprius, who had informed against Thrasea. This attempt to avenge him, at once notable and just, divided the senators: for if Marcellus fell, it was the ruin of a host of the guilty. At first the struggle was threatening, as is proved by the elsewhere speeches on both sides; later, since Galba's attitude was uncertain, Priscus yielded to many appeals from his fellow senators and gave up the prosecution. This action called forth varied comments according to the nature of those who made them, some praising his moderation, others regretting his lack of firmness. However, at the meeting of the senate at which Vespasian was voted the imperial power, the senators decided to send a delegation to the emperor. This gave rise to a sharp difference between Helvidius and Eprius, for Helvidius demanded that the representatives be chosen by the magistrates under oath, Marcellus demanded a selection by lot, as the consul designate had proposed. 4.7. The interest that Marcellus felt was prompted by his personal vanity and his fear that others might be chosen and so he might seem neglected. Gradually the disputants were swept on in their wrangling to make long and bitter speeches. Helvidius asked Marcellus why he was so afraid of the decision of the magistrates. "You have," he said, "wealth and eloquence in which you would be superior to many, if you were not burdened with men's memory of your crimes. The lot and urn do not judge character; voting and the judgment of the senate have been devised as means to penetrate into the life and reputation of the individual. It is for the interests of the state and it touches the honour to be done Vespasian to have the delegation that meets him made up of the men whom the senate considers freest from reproach, that they may fill the emperor's ears with honourable counsels. Vespasian was once the friend of Thrasea, Soranus, and Sentius. Even if it is not well to punish their accusers, we ought not to make a display of them. By its decision in this matter the senate will, in a way, suggest to the emperor whom to approve, whom to fear. For a good government there is no greater instrument at hand than the possession of good friends. You, Marcellus, must be satisfied with the fact that you induced Nero to put to death so many innocent men. Enjoy your rewards and immunity; leave Vespasian to better men." 4.8. Marcellus replied that it was not his proposal, but that of the consul designate that was attacked; and it was a proposal that conformed to the ancient precedents, which prescribed that delegates should be chosen by lot, that there might be no room for self-seeking or for hate. Nothing had occurred to give reason for abandoning long-established customs or for turning the honour due an emperor into an insult to any man: they could all pay homage. What they must try to avoid was allowing the wilfulness of certain individuals to irritate the mind of the emperor, who was as yet unbiassed, being newly come to power and watchful of every look and every word. For his own part he remembered the time in which he was born, the form of government that their fathers and grandfathers had established; he admired the earlier period, but adapted himself to the present; he prayed for good emperors, but endured any sort. It was not by his speech any more than by the judgment of the senate that Thrasea had been brought to ruin; Nero's cruel nature found its delight in such shows of justice, and such a friendship caused him no less anxiety than exile in others. In short, let them set Helvidius on an equality with Cato and Brutus in firmness and courage: for himself, he was only one of a senate which accepted a common servitude. He would also advise Priscus not to exalt himself above an emperor, not to try to check by his precepts a man of ripe age as Vespasian was, a man who had gained the insignia of a triumph, and who had sons grown to man's estate. Just as the worst emperors wish for absolute tyrannical power, even the best desire some limit to the freedom of their subjects. These arguments, which were hurled back and forth with great vehemence, were received with different feelings. The party prevailed that favoured the selection of the envoys by lot, for even the ordinary senators were eager to preserve precedent, and all the most prominent also inclined to the same course, fearing to excite envy if they should be selected themselves. |
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| 10. Mela, De Chorographia, 3.95 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 177 |
11. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 62.15 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 170 | 62.15. 7. When many of those who had assembled at Antium perished, Nero made this an occasion for a festival.,1a. A certain Thrasea expressed the opinion that for a senator the extreme penalty should be exile.,1. To such lengths did Nero's licence go that he actually drove chariots in public. And on one occasion after exhibiting a wild-beast hunt he immediately piped water into the theatre and produced a sea-fight; then he let the water out again and arranged a gladiatorial combat. Last of all, he flooded the place once more and gave a costly public banquet.,2. Tigellinus had been appointed director of the banquet and everything had been provided on a lavish scale. The arrangements were made as follows. In the centre of the lake there had first been lowered the great wooden casks used for holding wine, and on top of these, planks had been fastened,,3. while round about this platform taverns and booths had been erected. Thus Nero and Tigellinus and their fellow-banqueters occupied the centre, where they held their feast on purple rugs and soft cushions, while all the rest made merry in the taverns.,4. They would also enter the brothels and without let or hindrance have intercourse with any of the women who were seated there, among whom were the most beautiful and distinguished in the city, both slaves and free, courtesans and virgins and married women; and these were not merely of the common people but also of the very noblest families, both girls and grown women.,5. Every man had the privilege of enjoying whichever one he wished, as the women were not allowed to refuse anyone. Consequently, indiscriminate rabble as the throng was, they not only drank greedily but also wantoned riotously; and now a slave would debauch his mistress in the presence of his master, and now a gladiator would debauch a girl of noble family before the eyes of her father.,6. The pushing and fighting and general uproar that took place, both on the part of those who were actually going in and on the part of those who were standing around outside, were disgraceful. Many men met their death in these encounters, and many women, too, some of the latter being suffocated and some being seized and carried off. |
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| 12. Javol., Dig., 4.8.39 Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 170 |
| 13. Plin., Pan., 48.5 Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 178, 183 |
| 14. Epigraphy, Cil, 10.7852.12 Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 170 |
| 16. Plin., Ep., 7.33, 8.22, 10.57.2 Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 170, 184 |
18. Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni, 8.8.10, 9.2.24 Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 173| 8.8.10. At enim Persae, quos vicimus, in magno honore sunt apud me! Mihi quidem moderationis meae certissimum indicium est, quod ne victis quidem superbe impero. Veni enim in Asiam, non ut funditus everterem gentes nec ut dimidiam partem terrarum solitudinem facerem, 9.2.24. Sero hostium legiones numerare coepistis, postquam solitudinem in Asia vincendo fecistis. Cum per Hellespontum navigaremus, de paucitate nostra cogitandum fuit: nunc nos Scythae sequuntur, Bactriana auxilia praesto sunt, Dahae Sogdianique inter nos militant. | |
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| 19. Caesar, Bg, 4.18.4, 6.23.1-6.23.3 Tagged with subjects: •p. clodius thrasea paetus Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 177, 178 |
| 20. Pseudo-Seneca, Octauia, 309-338, 340-376, 339 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Poulsen and Jönsson (2021) 15 |
