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GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE 385 retentos alio vocabulo eosdem labores perferre Ac si quis tot casus vita superaverit trahi adhuc diversas in terras ubi per nomen agrorum uligines paludum vel inculta montium accipiant Enimvero animam ipsain gravem infructuosam denis in diem assibus militiam et corpus aestimari bine vestem arma tentoria hinc ssevitiam centurionum et vacationes nmnerum redimi At Her- cule verbera et vulnera duram hiemem exercitas aestates bellum atrox aut sterilem pacem sempiterna Nec aliud levamentum quam si certis sub legibus militia iniretur ut singulos denarios mererent sextus decimus stipendii annus finem afferret ne ultra sub vexillis tenerentur sed isdem in castris praemium pecunia solveretur An praetorias cobortes quae binos denarios accepe- rint quae post sedecim annos penatibus suis reddantur plus periculorum suscipere non obtrectari se urbanas excubias sibi tamen apud borridas gentes contuberniis bostem aspici Trace the rise and progress of Roman historical writing giving the dates when the historians flourished whom you mention Give the geographical position of -Planaria-Actium- Nola-Brundisium- Tarentum-Pannonia-Sequani oppidum Ubiorum-Marsi-Bructcri-Pandateria-Ravenna Amisia- Reate-Nar-Arnus-Velinus-Mcesia Give corresponding modern names where possible Explain and illustrate the following -Non Cinnae non Sullse longa dominatio-Princeps juventutis-Vetere atque insita Clau- diae familiiE stiperbia-Praetoriae cohortes-Praefectus annonae- Candidatos praeturae duodecim nominavit numerum ab Augusto traditum-Dux theatralium operarum-Exauctorari-Triumpha- lia insignia-Libri Sibyllini-Centesimam rerum venalium What periods did the Annals and Histories comprehend respectively What periods are contained in those portions which are extant Why are the Annals and Histories so called What account does Tacitus give of the Jewish people Examine and criticise his statements Mention some constructions of Tacitus which remind you of Thucydides Translate with short notes when necessary Sophonius Tigellinus obscuris parentibus fceda pueritia iinpu- Β Β