Exempla antiqua

Classical and Medieval Latin examples for learners

3rd decl Adj agreement

3rd decl nouns with 1st/2nd decl adj

LIBERTAS PUBLICA

Coin. Obv: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AUG TR P. Rev: LIBERTAS PVBLICA / S C

Bronze sestertius. ca. AD 68. From http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=925499&AucID=1769&Lot=459&Val=7c56c753ef19ae9792a16f607ae62d11

MATRI MAGNAE

Coin. Obv.: Faustina Augusta. Rev. Matri Magnae

Gold aureus. AD 170-176. Reverse: Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne between two lions, holding drum. From http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=920584&AucID=1760&Lot=858&Val=2a242043001a6435884e7a96530dae64

PAX PUBLICA

Coin. Obv: IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. Rev.: PAX PVBLICA

Silver denarius. ca. AD 238. From http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=53595q00.jpg&vpar=739&zpg=65678&fld=http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/

PACI AUGUSTAE

Coin. Obv: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI. Rev.: PACI AVGVSTAE

Gold aureus. ca. AD 46–47. From http://www.ancientcoins.ca/RIC/RIC1/RIC1_Claudius.htm

3rd decl

3rd decl nouns on coins

Gold aureus with Caligula and Augustus. From http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1807.html

Gold aureus with Caligula and Augustus. From http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1807.html

PATER PATRIAE

pater patriae

Gold aureus of Septimius Severus. AD 209. Reverse hows Septimius and his sons, Caracalla and Geta. From http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s6245.html

Gold aureus of Septimius Severus. AD 209. Reverse: Septimius and his sons, Caracalla and Geta. From http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s6245.html

VIRTVS AVGVSTORVM

virtūs Augustōrum

Copper As of Nero. ca. AD 65. RIC 458. From http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1971.html

Copper As of Nero. ca. AD 65. RIC 458. From http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1971.html

ARA PACIS

āra pācis

Silver denarius of Otho. From http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2156.html

Silver denarius of Otho. From http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2156.html

PAX ORBIS TERRARVM

pāx orbis terrārum

Silver denarius of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. From https://www.forumancientcoins.com/monetaromana/corrisp/a632/a632.html

Silver denarius of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. From https://www.forumancientcoins.com/monetaromana/corrisp/a632/a632.html

REGINAE REGVM FILIORVM REGVM CLEOPATRAE

rēgīnae rēgum [et] fīliōrum rēgum Cleopatrae

 

3rd decl Nouns

Balnea vina Venus

CIL 6.15258, 5-8

Balnea, vīna, Venus corrumpunt corpōra nostra,

sed vītam faciunt b(alnea), v(īna), V(enus)

3rd conjugation verbs in Shelmerdine 8, including facio. 3rd decl nouns, incl. corpus, were just introduced in Shelmerdine 7. Everything before corpora not in vocab yet.

Asyndeton (bvv) and metonymy (Venus)

Erected by a freedwoman of Claudius, for her partner, Tiberius Claudius Secundus, a freedman of Claudius.

By Roman Hands # 13. Courtney 170a

Full text

V(ixit) an(nis) LII.
D(is) M(anibus)
Ti(beri) Claudi Secundi.
Hic secum habet omnia.
Balnea, vina, Venus
corrumpunt corpora
nostra, set vitam faciunt,
b(alnea) v(ina) V(enus),
karo contubernal(i)
fec(it) Merope Caes(aris) 〈:serva〉
et sibi et suis p(osterisque) e(ius).

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3rd decl Nouns

Terra tenet corpus

CIL 3.3247, 2-3

Terra tenet corpus, nomen lapis atque animam āēr.

Note: Tagged Shelmerdine7, since 3rd decl. in introduced in ch. 7, including corpus. Terra and teneo in vocab of chapters 5 and 6 respectively. Focus on distinguishing cases.

By Roman Hands #12