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contra (Adv.): on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versā (in logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force)
contra (Adv.): on the contrary, on the other hand


genus, generis n.: a descendant, offspring, child
genus, generis n.: a descendant, offspring


unde (adv.): from whom, from which (apart from relations of place, and referring to persons or things, from which as an origin, source, cause, means, reason, etc., something proceeds)
unde (adv.): from whom, because of whom


Superbus Tarquinius: the last king of Rome, at whose expulsion the Republic was founded
Tarquinius Superbus: the last king of Rome, at whose expulsion the Republic was founded


as, assis m.: penny, small coin
as, assis m.: penny, small coin


lĭcĕo, -ēre, -cŭi, -cĭtum: to have a price put upon it, to be valued, esteemed at so much  
lĭcĕo, -ēre, -cŭi, -cĭtum: to be valued, esteemed at so much ('''+ gen. of price''')  
 
unius assis non umquam pretio pluris licuisse: 'was never balued at more than a single penny' (Rolfe)


noto (1):  to censure, reprimand
noto (1):  to censure, reprimand


nosti = novisti, from nosco, -ere, nōvi, nōtum
fama, -ae f.: reputation


ineptus, -a, -um: senseless, silly, absurd
ineptus, -a, -um: senseless, silly, absurd


stupeo -ēre, -ui: to be astonished or amazed at, to wonder at any thing (poet.; cf. admiror)
stupeo -ēre, -ui: to be astonished or amazed at


tĭtŭlus, -i m.: a superscription, inscription, label, litle  
tĭtŭlus, -i m.: a superscription, inscription, label, title  


ĭmāgo, ĭnis, f.: an ancestral image of a distinguished Roman (of one who had been aedile, praetor, or consul; usually made of wax, and placed in the atrium of a Roman house, and carried in funeral processions)
ĭmāgo, ĭnis, f.: an ancestral image of a distinguished Roman (of one who had been aedile, praetor, or consul; usually made of wax, and placed in the atrium of a Roman house, and carried in funeral processions)


ŏportet, ŭit, 2:  it is necessary, needful, proper, becoming, or reasonable; it behooves; I (thou, he, etc.) must or ought (cf.: opus est, necesse est, debeo; oportet denotes the necessity of reason or duty, necesse est that of compulsion).
ŏportet, ŭit, 2:  it is proper, becoming, or reasonable; it behooves
 
vulgus, -i n.: the crowd, the mass of people


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contra (Adv.): on the contrary, on the other hand

genus, generis n.: a descendant, offspring

unde (adv.): from whom, because of whom

Tarquinius Superbus: the last king of Rome, at whose expulsion the Republic was founded

as, assis m.: penny, small coin

lĭcĕo, -ēre, -cŭi, -cĭtum: to be valued, esteemed at so much (+ gen. of price)

noto (1): to censure, reprimand

fama, -ae f.: reputation

ineptus, -a, -um: senseless, silly, absurd

stupeo -ēre, -ui: to be astonished or amazed at

tĭtŭlus, -i m.: a superscription, inscription, label, title

ĭmāgo, ĭnis, f.: an ancestral image of a distinguished Roman (of one who had been aedile, praetor, or consul; usually made of wax, and placed in the atrium of a Roman house, and carried in funeral processions)

ŏportet, ŭit, 2: it is proper, becoming, or reasonable; it behooves

vulgus, -i n.: the crowd, the mass of people

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