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aerarium sanctius

English translation: (too/more) reserved / untouchable treasure

10:56 Sep 18, 2007
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Finance (general) / The Roman Treasury
Latin term or phrase: aerarium sanctius
Hi,

Please give a literal translation too. Incidentally, shouldn't “sanctius” be “sanctius” to agree with aerarium? I take it it’s an adjective of some kind.

All the best,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:40
English translation:(too/more) reserved / untouchable treasure
Explanation:
This is the literal translation.
sanctus from "sancio" > "declared untouchable".
The adjective is correct since it is in the comparative form (sometimes you find "sanctiora aeraria" for the same special emergency found to be used for wars, invasions, etc, thus "only and more set apart" than other public funds just for those events).

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Note added at 43 mins (2007-09-18 11:40:34 GMT)
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[snip] Besides this ordinary treasure, there was another, which bore the apellation of Sanctius Aerarium, because it was in the interior of the temple, or perhaps because it was not allowed to be resorted to except in pressing emergencies. [snip]
Cfr. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Aera...
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Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
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5 +2(too/more) reserved / untouchable treasure
Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
4sacred treasury
Dolores Vázquez


  

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sacred treasury


Explanation:
Ok


    Reference: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/...
Dolores Vázquez
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(too/more) reserved / untouchable treasure


Explanation:
This is the literal translation.
sanctus from "sancio" > "declared untouchable".
The adjective is correct since it is in the comparative form (sometimes you find "sanctiora aeraria" for the same special emergency found to be used for wars, invasions, etc, thus "only and more set apart" than other public funds just for those events).

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Note added at 43 mins (2007-09-18 11:40:34 GMT)
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[snip] Besides this ordinary treasure, there was another, which bore the apellation of Sanctius Aerarium, because it was in the interior of the temple, or perhaps because it was not allowed to be resorted to except in pressing emergencies. [snip]
Cfr. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Aera...

Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Local time: 14:40
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Brazauskas: Absolutely correct, Leonardo. It was a special reserve (hence teh comparative), fed by the 5% tax on slave emancipations, It is first attested in 209 BCE. In 49, Caesar seized the reserve for his own uses. Rem habes, amice.
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agree  Brigitte Albert (X): spot on!
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