The Annals
The Annals
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3. Druso: a favorite prince, brave general, and conqueror of Germany; died B. C. 9. Patrui: i. E. , Tiberius, who was his uncle by birth and father by adoption. In speaking of natural kinship Tacitus refers to Tiberius as Drusus's uncle, but in regard to legal relation he refers to Tiberius as Drusus's father. Acriores, quia iniquae : as Furneaux points out, Tacitus shows a fondness for such incisive maxims. Cf. 1. 20. 2, Immitior quia toleraverat; Agric. 42. 4, proprium humani generis odisse q...uern laeseris; Hist. 4. 70. 3, acerrima proximorum odia; etc.
4. Libertatem redditurus: Suetonius (Tib. 50) refers to a letter of Drusus to Tiberius and by him betrayed to Augustus, in which Drusus had discussed a scheme for forcing the restoration of the republic (de cogendo ad restituendam libertatem Augusto agebat). But the fact that Augustus retained Drusus indefinitely at the head of his largest army, thus proving his confidence in Drusus, tends to discredit the story of this letter. Drusus was probably no ardent 144 NOTES.
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3. Druso: a favorite prince, brave general, and conqueror of Germany; died B. C. 9. Patrui: i. E. , Tiberius, who was his uncle by birth and father by adoption. In speaking of natural kinship Tacitus refers to Tiberius as Drusus's uncle, but in regard to legal relation he refers to Tiberius as Drusus's father. Acriores, quia iniquae : as Furneaux points out, Tacitus shows a fondness for such incisive maxims. Cf. 1. 20. 2, Immitior quia toleraverat; Agric. 42. 4, proprium humani generis odisse q...uern laeseris; Hist. 4. 70. 3, acerrima proximorum odia; etc.
4. Libertatem redditurus: Suetonius (Tib. 50) refers to a letter of Drusus to Tiberius and by him betrayed to Augustus, in which Drusus had discussed a scheme for forcing the restoration of the republic (de cogendo ad restituendam libertatem Augusto agebat). But the fact that Augustus retained Drusus indefinitely at the head of his largest army, thus proving his confidence in Drusus, tends to discredit the story of this letter. Drusus was probably no ardent 144 NOTES.
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