Dom. 14.2

ID 1061
Corpus Suetonius
Reference Dom. 14.2
Reference 2 n/a
Date
Source Quotation: Libellus
Author (unknown)
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Citation Greek Code Switch κἄν με φάγῃς ἐπὶ ῥίζαν, ὅμως ἔτι καρποφορήσω / ὅσσον ἐπισπεῖσαι σοί, κάπρε, θυομένῳ
Latin Context ut edicti de excidendis uineis propositi gratiam faceret non alia magis re compulsus creditur, quam quod sparsi libelli cum his uersibus erant: κἄν με φάγῃς ἐπὶ ῥίζαν, ὅμως ἔτι καρποφορήσω, ὅσσον ἐπισπεῖσαι σοί, τράγε, θυομένῳ.
Inter/Intra Sentential Inter
Function Code Switch Quotation: Popular verse | Insult/Mockery
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Example of Domitian's timidity: these circulated versions caused him to ignore his proclamation about cutting down the vineyards
Comments Interesting commentary on this in Kaster 2016b: 259–60: "a version of Anth. Pal. 9.75" (Poliziano); p.260 on κάπρε as a possible "deliberate bilingual pun" on Latin 'goat' and Greek 'boar'.