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Daily Latin

Petronius on parvenus

20 Mar 2025

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Petronius begins a rant on new money.Uxor, inquit, Trimalchionis, Fortunata appellatur, quae nummos modio metitur.The wife of Trimalchio, he said, is called Fortunata, who measures out coins by the bushel.Uxor: wifeInquit: he saidTrimalchionis: of TrimalchioFortunata: proper noun name meaning fortunateAppellatur: is called or namedQuae: whoNummos: coinsModio: by the bushelMetitur: measures

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