Paterculus Roman History 2.123

[adastra]

Hi,

Came across this bit in Paterculus Book Posterior 123:

Quippe Caesar Augustus cum Germanicum nepotem suum reliqua belli patraturum misisset in Germaniam. Tiberium autem filium missurus esset in Illyricum ad firmanda pace quae bello subegerat...

There's a quippe...cum causal clause in the first sentence, but where is the main clause?

Thanks,

 

[Pacifica]

There's a quippe...cum causal clause

No, the cum clause is circumstantial and quippe just introduces the whole sentence.

where is the main clause?

It comes afterward: prosequens... processit in Campaniam.

The punctuation in your quote is misleading. There should be a comma instead of the period. The whole thing from quippe to Campaniam is one sentence.

 

[adastra]

Thanks Pacifica for your clarification!