Aug. 98.4

ID 1070
Corpus Suetonius
Reference Aug. 98.4
Reference 2 n/a
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Source Quotation: Oral
Author Augustus
Addressee (unknown)
Citation Greek Code Switch ὁρᾷς φάεσσι δὲ Μασγάβαν τιμώμενον;
Latin Context quo haesitante subiecit alium, ὁρᾷς φάεσσι δὲ Μασγάβαν τιμώμενον; ac de hoc quoque consuluit.
Inter/Intra Sentential Inter
Function Code Switch Quotation: Mock Literary
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Composes verse about Masgaba's tomb; again asks Thrasyllus, one of Tiberius' companions, which author he thought composed it. T. unable to say (but does not assume it has just been composed by Augustus) = simply replies that verses are excellent whoever made them
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