Tib. 43.1

ID 1111
Corpus Suetonius
Reference Tib. 43.1
Reference 2 n/a
Date
Source Quotation: Oral?
Author Tiberius
Addressee (unknown)
Citation Greek Code Switch spintrias
Latin Context secessu uero Caprensi etiam sellaria excogitauit, sedem arcanarum libidinum, in quam undique conquisiti puellarum et exoletorum greges monstrosique concubitus repertores, quos spintrias appellabat
Inter/Intra Sentential Intra
Function Code Switch GCS Amor
Flagging
Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Discusses Tiberius' arrangements for his sexual desires on Capri
Comments Adams 2003a: 420 discusses this word: Greek suffix -tria became associated with sexual activity = could also be added to Latin words as here. Word also appears in Petr. 113.11 and Tac. Ann. 6.1