Vesp. 23.1
| ID | 1094 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Suetonius |
| Reference | Vesp. 23.1 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | |
| Source | Quotation: Oral |
| Author | Vespasian |
| Addressee | (unknown) |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | μακρὰ βιβάς, κραδάων δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος |
| Latin Context | utebatur et uersibus Graecis tempestiue satis, et de quodam procerae staturae improbiusque uenato, μακρὰ βιβάς, κραδάων δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Inter |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: literary (Homer) |
| Flagging | "utebatur et versibus Graecis tempestive satis" (flagged by Suetonius) |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Given as an example of the appropriateness/timeliness of Vespasian's quoting of Greek verses: here describes a tall man with "monstrous genitals" |
| Comments | Quotation = Iliad.7.213. |