Meditations — Page 2
Hence it came about that Antoninus, having no son, adopted Marcus, changing his name to that which he is known by, and betrothed him to his daughter Faustina.
So kam es, dass Antoninus, da er keinen Sohn hatte, Marcus adoptierte, seinen Namen in den änderte, unter dem er bekannt ist, und ihn mit seiner Tochter Faustina verlobte.
His education was conducted with all care.
Seine Erziehung wurde mit größter Sorgfalt durchgeführt.
The ablest teachers were engaged for him, and he was trained in the strict doctrine of the Stoic philosophy, which was his great delight.
Die fähigsten Lehrer wurden für ihn engagiert, und er wurde in der strengen Lehre der stoischen Philosophie unterrichtet, die seine große Freude war.
He was taught to dress plainly and to live simply, to avoid all softness and luxury.
Er wurde gelehrt, schlicht zu kleiden und einfach zu leben, alle Weichheit und allen Luxus zu meiden.
His body was trained to hardihood by wrestling, hunting, and outdoor games; and though his constitution was weak, he showed great personal courage to encounter the fiercest boars.
Sein Körper wurde durch Ringen, Jagd und Spiele im Freien zur Abhärtung trainiert; und obwohl seine Konstitution schwach war, zeigte er großen persönlichen Mut im Kampf gegen die wildesten Eber.
At the same time he was kept from the extravagancies of his day.
Gleichzeitig wurde er von den Ausschweifungen seiner Zeit ferngehalten.
The great excitement in Rome was the strife of the Factions, as they were called, in the circus.
Die große Aufregung in Rom war der Streit der Parteien, wie sie genannt wurden, im Circus.
The racing drivers used to adopt one of four colours--red, blue, white, or green--and their partisans showed an eagerness in supporting them which nothing could surpass.
Die Rennfahrer pflegten eine von vier Farben anzunehmen – Rot, Blau, Weiß oder Grün – und ihre Anhänger zeigten eine Begeisterung in deren Unterstützung, die nichts übertreffen konnte.
Riot and corruption went in the train of the racing chariots; and from all these things Marcus held severely aloof.
Aufruhr und Korruption folgten im Gefolge der Rennwagen; und von all diesen Dingen hielt sich Marcus streng fern.
In 140 Marcus was raised to the consulship, and in 145 his betrothal was consummated by marriage.
Im Jahr 140 wurde Marcus zum Konsulat erhoben, und im Jahr 145 wurde seine Verlobung durch die Ehe vollzogen.
Two years later Faustina brought him a daughter; and soon after the tribunate and other imperial honours were conferred upon him.
Zwei Jahre später schenkte ihm Faustina eine Tochter; und kurz darauf wurden ihm das Volkstribunat und andere kaiserliche Ehrungen verliehen.
Antoninus Pius died in 161, and Marcus assumed the imperial state.
Antoninus Pius starb im Jahr 161, und Marcus übernahm die kaiserliche Herrschaft.
He at once associated with himself L.
Er verband sich sogleich mit L.
Vocabulary
- So
- Thus, in this way, so
- kam
- Past tense of kommen; came
- es
- It, neutral pronoun
- dass
- That, subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- da
- Since, because, there, then
- er
- He, third-person singular masculine pronoun
- keinen
- No, not any, accusative masculine form
- Sohn
- Son, male offspring of a parent
- hatte
- Past tense of haben; had
- adoptierte
- Past tense of adoptieren; adopted someone legally
- seinen
- His, accusative masculine possessive pronoun
- Namen
- Name, accusative/dative form of Name
- in
- In, into, preposition of location or direction
- den
- The, definite article accusative masculine
- änderte
- Past tense of ändern; changed something
- unter
- Under, beneath, among, preposition
- dem
- The, dative masculine/neuter definite article
- bekannt
- Known, familiar, well-known
- ist
- Is, third-person singular present of sein
- und
- And, coordinating conjunction
- ihn
- Him, accusative masculine personal pronoun
- mit
- With, together with, preposition
- seiner
- His, genitive/dative masculine possessive pronoun
- Tochter
- Daughter, female offspring of a parent
- verlobte
- Past tense of verloben; engaged someone to marry
- Seine
- His, nominative masculine possessive determiner
- Erziehung
- Upbringing, education, raising of a child
- wurde
- Past tense of werden; was, became
- größter
- Greatest, superlative adjective of groß
- Sorgfalt
- Care, diligence, careful attention to detail
- durchgeführt
- Past participle of durchführen; carried out, conducted
- Die
- The, definite article nominative feminine or plural
- fähigsten
- Most capable, superlative of fähig, ablest
- Lehrer
- Teacher, instructor, person who teaches
- wurden
- Past plural of werden; were, became
- für
- For, on behalf of, preposition
- engagiert
- Past participle of engagieren; hired, engaged
- der
- The, definite article nominative masculine
- strengen
- Strict, severe, adjective in inflected form
- Lehre
- Teaching, doctrine, instruction, lesson
- stoischen
- Stoic, relating to Stoic philosophy, inflected adjective
- Philosophie
- Philosophy, study of fundamental questions of existence
- unterrichtet
- Past participle of unterrichten; taught, instructed
- die
- The, definite article feminine or plural form
- seine
- His, possessive pronoun nominative feminine or neuter
- große
- Great, big, adjective in inflected form
- Freude
- Joy, happiness, delight, pleasure
- war
- Past tense of sein; was
- Er
- He, third-person singular masculine pronoun
- gelehrt
- Taught, past participle of lehren; also means learned
- schlicht
- Simple, plain, modest, unpretentious
- zu
- To, too, infinitive particle or preposition
- kleiden
- To dress, to clothe oneself or others
- einfach
- Simple, simply, plain, straightforward
- leben
- To live, to exist, to reside
- alle
- All, every, everyone, plural indefinite pronoun
- Weichheit
- Softness, weakness, effeminacy, lack of hardness
- allen
- All, dative plural form of alle
- Luxus
- Luxury, extravagance, lavish comfort
- meiden
- To avoid, to shun, to keep away from
- Sein
- His, possessive pronoun, or to be infinitive
- Körper
- Body, physical form of a person
- durch
- Through, by means of, preposition
- Ringen
- Wrestling, the sport of grappling
- Jagd
- Hunt, hunting, chase of animals
- Spiele
- Games, plural of Spiel, sports or play activities
- im
- In the, contraction of in dem
- Freien
- Outdoors, open air, in the open
- zur
- To the, contraction of zu der
- Abhärtung
- Toughening, hardening, conditioning of the body
- trainiert
- Past participle of trainieren; trained, exercised
- obwohl
- Although, even though, subordinating conjunction
- Konstitution
- Constitution, physical condition, bodily health
- schwach
- Weak, feeble, lacking in strength
- zeigte
- Past tense of zeigen; showed, demonstrated
- großen
- Great, big, adjective in accusative inflected form
- persönlichen
- Personal, individual, adjective in inflected form
- Mut
- Courage, bravery, boldness in facing danger
- Kampf
- Fight, struggle, battle, combat
- gegen
- Against, versus, in opposition to
- wildesten
- Wildest, most ferocious, superlative of wild
- Eber
- Boar, wild male pig hunted for sport
- Gleichzeitig
- Simultaneously, at the same time, concurrently
- von
- From, of, by, preposition
- Ausschweifungen
- Excesses, debaucheries, dissolute indulgences
- Zeit
- Time, period, era
- ferngehalten
- Past participle of fernhalten; kept away, distanced
- Aufregung
- Excitement, agitation, commotion, fuss
- Streit
- Dispute, quarrel, argument, conflict
- Parteien
- Parties, factions, groups, plural of Partei
- wie
- How, as, like, comparative or interrogative
- sie
- They, she, them, personal pronoun
- genannt
- Called, named, past participle of nennen
- Rennfahrer
- Racing driver, chariot racer, competitor in races
- pflegten
- Past tense of pflegen; used to, were accustomed to
- eine
- A, one, indefinite article feminine form
- vier
- Four, the number 4
- Farben
- Colors, plural of Farbe
- anzunehmen
- To adopt, to assume, to take on
- Rot
- Red, the color red
- Blau
- Blue, the color blue
- Weiß
- White, the color white
- oder
- Or, coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives
- Grün
- Green, the color green
- ihre
- Their, her, possessive pronoun inflected form
- Anhänger
- Followers, supporters, adherents, fans
- zeigten
- Past plural of zeigen; showed, demonstrated
- Begeisterung
- Enthusiasm, excitement, passionate eagerness
- deren
- Whose, of which, genitive relative pronoun
- Unterstützung
- Support, backing, assistance given to someone
- nichts
- Nothing, not anything
- übertreffen
- To surpass, to exceed, to outdo
- konnte
- Past tense of können; could, was able to
- Aufruhr
- Uproar, riot, turmoil, civil disturbance
- Korruption
- Corruption, dishonest or fraudulent conduct
- folgten
- Past plural of folgen; followed, ensued
- Gefolge
- Retinue, entourage, group following someone
- Rennwagen
- Racing chariot, race car, fast competition vehicle
- all
- All, every, the totality of something
- diesen
- These, dative plural demonstrative pronoun
- Dingen
- Things, dative plural of Ding
- hielt
- Past tense of halten; held, kept
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself, reflexive pronoun
- streng
- Strictly, severely, rigorously
- fern
- Far, distant, away, aloof
- Im
- In the, contraction of in dem
- Jahr
- Year, a period of twelve months
- zum
- To the, contraction of zu dem
- Konsulat
- Consulship, office of a Roman consul
- erhoben
- Past participle of erheben; raised, elevated to office
- Verlobung
- Engagement, betrothal, formal promise to marry
- Ehe
- Marriage, matrimony, union between spouses
- vollzogen
- Past participle of vollziehen; completed, carried out
- Zwei
- Two, the number 2
- Jahre
- Years, plural of Jahr
- später
- Later, afterward, at a subsequent time
- schenkte
- Past tense of schenken; gave as a gift
- ihm
- Him, to him, dative masculine pronoun
- kurz
- Short, brief, for a short time
- darauf
- Thereafter, after that, subsequently
- das
- The, neutral definite article or pronoun
- andere
- Other, other kinds of, different
- kaiserliche
- Imperial, relating to the emperor, adjective form
- Ehrungen
- Honours, distinctions, formal marks of recognition
- verliehen
- Past participle of verleihen; granted, conferred, awarded
- starb
- Past tense of sterben; died
- übernahm
- Past tense of übernehmen; took over, assumed control
- Herrschaft
- Rule, reign, dominion, authority over others
- verband
- Past tense of verbinden; connected, joined, associated
- sogleich
- Immediately, at once, without delay
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