What does this mean? Omnia romae venalia sunt?

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What does this mean? Omnia romae venalia sunt?

it was in the Dracula book.

2007-06-20 18:23:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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Supposedly it means "Everything in Rome was up for sale," but I've also seen it translated as "All Romans are venial (sinful)." Probably because it's miswritten.

It originally appeared in Bellum Jugurthinium, Capitula 8, by Sallust. Check out the last lines of that section: "Romae omnia venalia esse."

2007-06-20 18:39:08 · answer #1 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋

It means the same thing as Shakespeare's "There is something rotten in the State of ...", only that it refers to Rome.

2007-06-21 07:01:10 · answer #2 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋

All things in Rome are corrupted.

2007-06-21 02:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋