>Greetings B-Greekers! I m always fascinated by the discussions that
go
>back and forth on B-Greek and am grateful for all the kowledgeable
>contributions. It s a great help on keeping the Greek alive and
fresh.
>
>I m wondering if somebody would be able to locate a passage in
Suetonius
>for me. My Spanish copy does not give verse identifications. In my
>copy the passage is four pages from the end of *Domitian*, right
after
>Suetonius reports the condemnation of Flavius Clemente. The text I
want
>to locate reads: *Tomorrow the moon will be bloodied in the sign of
>Acquarius and an event will occur about which the whole world will
talk*
>
>I ll be very grateful if someone can give me the exact reference for
this
>quote (for a commentary I m writing in Spanish)
Suetonius, Vita Dom. 16 1 Pridie quam periret, cum oblatos tubures
seruari iussisset in crastinum, adiecit: 'si modo uti licuerit,' et
conuersus ad proximos affirmauit *fore ut sequenti die luna se in
aquario cruentaret factumque aliquod existeret, de quo loquerentur
homines per terrarum orbem.* at circa mediam noctem ita est exterritus,
ut e strato prosiliret. dehinc mane haruspicem ex Germania missum, qui
consultus de fulgure mutationem rerum praedixerat, audiit
condemnauitque.
I've marked the precise section you want with asterisks. You might find
it worth knowing that the Latin text of Suetonius (and of several other
authors) may be found at the web site:
http://patriot.net/~lillard/chp/suet.html
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics/Washington University
One Brookings Drive/St. Louis, MO, USA 63130/(314) 935-4018
Home: 7222 Colgate Ave./St. Louis, MO 63130/(314) 726-5649
cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu OR cconrad@yancey.main.nc.us
WWW: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~cwconrad/
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