Ner. 38.1
| ID | 1086 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Suetonius |
| Reference | Ner. 38.1 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | |
| Source | Quotation: Oral |
| Author | (quodam in sermone communi) |
| Addressee | (unknown) |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | ἐμοῦ θανόντος γαῖα μειχθήτω πυρί |
| Latin Context | dicente quodam in sermone communi, ἐμοῦ θανόντος γαῖα μειχθήτω πυρί, 'immo,' inquit, 'ἐμοῦ ζῶντος', planeque ita fecit. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Inter |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: literary (Euripides) |
| Flagging | |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Discussion of Nero setting fire to Rome: this quotation prompted a response from Nero that he would rather set fire to the city whilst he lived |
| Comments | Dio.58.23 attributes this line to Tiberius: believed to be from the Bellerophon, a lost play of Euripides. |