Suetonius Divus Julius 15.1

ed. J. Eugene Reed, Alexander Thomson (Translator)

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[1] Upon the first day of his praetorship, he summoned Quintus Catulus to render an account to the people respecting the repairs to the Capitol;¹ proposing a decree for transferring the office of curator to another person.² But being unable to withstand the strong opposition made by the aristocratical party, whom he perceived quitting, in great numbers, their attendance upon the new consuls,³ and fully resolved to resist his proposal, he dropped the design.

Divus Julius. Suetonius. ed. J. Eugene Reed, Alexander Thomson (Translator). Philadelphia. 1883.

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Current edition Perseus

Julius Caesar (English) (Suetonius. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Thomson, Alexander, M.D, translator; Reed, J.E., editor. Philadelphia: Gebbie, 1883.)

Editions (4)

Divus Julius Perseus (Suetonius. De Vita Caesarum Libri VIII. Ihm, Max, editor; Leipzig: Teubner, 1908.) — 15.1 focus

[1] Primo praeturae die Quintum Catulum de refectione Capitoli ad disquisitionem populi uocauit rogatione promulgata, qua curationem eam in alium transferebat; uerum impar optimatium conspirationi, quos relicto statim nouorum consulum officio frequentes obstinatosque ad resistendum concucurrisse cernebat, hanc quidem actionem deposuit.

Divus Julius (Suetonius. Rolfe, John C., editor. London: William Heineman; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914.) — 15.1 focus

[1] Primo praeturae die Quintum Catulum de refectione Capitoli ad disquisitionem populi vocavit rogatione promulgata, qua curationem eam in alium transferebat; verum impar optimatium conspirationi, quos relicto statim novorum consulum officio frequentes obstinatosque ad resistendum concucurrisse cernebat, hanc quidem actionem deposuit.

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Latin (Peck, 1893, second edition; OCR draft) Experimental (Harry Thurston Peck, Gai Svetoni Tranqvilli De Vita Caesarvm Libri Dvo. Second edition. New York: Henry Holt, 1893 (copyright 1889). UC1 and UIUG OCR witnesses. Ihm-aligned chapters and sections; Peck omissions and relocated extracts retained and documented. OCR draft; see peck1893-audit.)

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Translations (5)

The Deified Julius (Suetonius. Rolfe, John C., translator. London: William Heineman; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914.) — 15.1 focus

[1] On the first day of his praetorship, he called upon Quintus Catulus to render an account to the people touching the restoration of the Capitol, proposing a bill for turning over the commission to another.¹ But he withdrew the measure, since he could not cope with the united opposition of the aristocrats, seeing that they had at once dropped their attendance on the newly elected consulsnote² and hastily gathered in throngs, resolved on an obstinate resistance.

Julius Caesar — English (Holland, 1899; selective 1606 variants) (OCR draft) Experimental (Reviewed existing structured XML; conservative source comparison and unresolved-note inventory, September 2026. English (Holland, 1899; selective 1606 variants))

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Julius Caesar — English (Rolfe, 1914; reviewed XML) (OCR draft) Experimental (Reviewed existing structured XML; conservative source comparison and unresolved-note inventory, September 2026. English (Rolfe, 1914; reviewed XML))

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Commentary (Butler and Cary, 1927; English; OCR draft) Experimental (Suetonius, Divus Iulius, edited with introduction and commentary by H. E. Butler and M. Cary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. HathiTrust uc1.$b242814 OCR; aligned to Ihm chapter/section references. Unresolved OCR retained and documented.)

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Commentary (Peck, 1893, second edition; English; OCR draft) Experimental (Harry Thurston Peck, Gai Svetoni Tranqvilli De Vita Caesarvm Libri Dvo. Second edition. New York: Henry Holt, 1893 (copyright 1889). UC1 and UIUG OCR witnesses. Ihm-aligned chapters and sections; Peck omissions and relocated extracts retained and documented. OCR draft; see peck1893-audit.)

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Notes on the current edition

Julius Caesar

1. The temple of Jupiter Capitolinus was commenced and completed by the Tarquins, kings of Rome , but not dedicated till the year after their expulsion, when that honour devolved on M. Horatius Fulvillus, the first of the consuls. Having been burnt down during the civil wars, A.U.C. 670, Sylla restored it on the same foundations, but did not live to consecrate it.

2. Meaning Pompey; not so much for the sake of the office, as having his name inserted in the inscription recording the repairs of the Capitol, instead of Catulus. The latter, however, secured the honour, and his name is still seen inscribed in an apartment at the Capitol, as its restorer.

3. It being the calends of January, the first day of the year, on which the magistrates solemnly entered on their offices, surrounded by their friends.