Annals Chapter 8

Question 1

interim vulgato Agrippinae periculo, quasi casu evenisset,

Answer 1

Meanwhile, with Agrippina’s peril having become broadly known, as if it had happened by chance

Question 2

ut quisque acceperat, decurrere ad litus.

Answer 2

people ran down to the shore as each man had received the news.

Question 3

hi molium obiectus, hi proximas scaphas scandere;

Answer 3

Some climb the barrier of the breakwater, some climb into the nearest little boats;

Question 4

alii, quantum corpus sinebat, vadere in mare; quidam manus protendere.

Answer 4

some waded into the water as much as their bodies allowed; several stretched out their hands to help.

Question 5

questibus votis clamore diversa rogitantium aut incerta respondentium omnis ora compleri;

Answer 5

The whole shore was filled with cries, prayers, shouts of those asking various things, or uncertain answers of those replying;

Question 6

adfluere ingens multitudo cum luminibus,

Answer 6

a huge crowd arrived with torches,

Question 7

atque ubi incolumem esse pernotuit, ut ad gratandum sese expedire,

Answer 7

and when it was realised that she was safe, they made themselves ready to congratulate her

Question 8

donec adspectu armati et minitantis agminis deiecti sunt.

Answer 8

until they were driven off at the sight of an armed and threatening column.

Question 9

Anicetus villam statione circumdat refractaque ianua

Answer 9

Anicetus surrounds the house with a cordon, and, having broken down the door,

Question 10

obvios servorum abripit, donec ad fores cubiculi veniret;

Answer 10

he drags away those slaves who are in his way, until he came to the door of her bedroom.

Question 11

cui pauci adstabant, ceteris terrore inrumpentium exterritis.

Answer 11

A few were standing near it, the rest had been frightened away in fear of the men breaking in.

Question 12

cubiculo modicum lumen inerat et ancillarum una,

Answer 12

A small light was in the room, and one maidservant was present,

Question 13

magis ac magis anxia Agrippina, quod nemo a filio ac ne Agerinus quidem:

Answer 13

Agrippina was more and more anxious, because no message had come from her son, not even from Agerinus:

Question 14

aliam fore laetae rei faciem;

Answer 14

the appearance of good news would be different.

Question 15

nunc solitudinem ac repentinos strepitus et extremi mali indicia.

Answer 15

Now there was only isolation and sudden noises, and indications of the worst.

Question 16

abeunte dehinc ancilla, “tu quoque me deseris?” prolocuta respicit Anicetum,

Answer 16

When the maid departed, ‘You too are deserting me?’ she said and looking around saw Anicetus

Question 17

trierarcho Herculeio et Obarito centurione classiario comitatum:

Answer 17

accompanied by Herculeius, the commander of a trireme, and Obaritus, a centurion of the fleet.

Question 18

ac si ad visendum venisset, refotam nuntiaret,

Answer 18

And [she told him,] if he had come to visit her, to announce that she was recovered;

Question 19

sin facinus patraturus, nihil se de filio credere;

Answer 19

but if he had come to complete the crime, to say that she did not believe anything about her son,

Question 20

non imperatum parricidium.

Answer 20

the murder of his parent had not been ordered.

Question 21

circumsistunt lectum percussores et prior trierarchus fusti caput eius adflixit.

Answer 21

The assassins closed in around the bed and first the commander struck her head with a club.

Question 22

iam in mortem centurioni ferrum destringenti

Answer 22

Now, as the centurion drew his sword for the death blow,

Question 23

protendens uterum “ventrem feri” exclamavit multisque vulneribus confecta est.

Answer 23

stretching out her belly she exclaimed, ‘strike my womb!’ and, with many wounds, she was killed.