Claud. 40.3
| ID | 1076 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Suetonius |
| Reference | Claud. 40.3 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | |
| Source | Quotation: Oral |
| Author | Claudius |
| Addressee | (unknown) |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | λάλει καὶ μὴ θίγγανε |
| Latin Context | nam illa eius cotidiana et plane omnium horarum et momentorum erant: 'quid, ego tibi Telegenius uideor?' et 'λάλει καὶ μὴ θίγγανε', multaque talia etiam priuatis deformia |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Instruction/Request |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | An example of Claudius' regular angry remarks made in response to citizens who accosted him |
| Comments | Rolfe 1998a commentary: Telegenius, in the Latin exclamation immediately preceding, was apparently a man "proverbial for his folly, though nothing is known about him" |