Presenza e significato dei verbi incoativi in Tacito

Abstract

This paper focuses on the use and significance of inchoative verbs in the works of Tacitus. Through the analysis of a representative sample, it seeks to demonstrate that inchoatives constitute a distinctive feature of Tacitean vocabulary, within which this verbal category occurs with particular frequency. Furthermore, the extensive use of inchoative forms supports the poetic quality of Tacitus’ style as well as the influence of Lucretius as a linguistic model for the historian – a topic that still warrants further investigation and a more systematic scholarly assessment.