Breakdown of Etiam in tempestate spes pacis in mente imperatoris manet.
Questions & Answers about Etiam in tempestate spes pacis in mente imperatoris manet.
The subject is spes.
You can tell because spes is in the nominative singular, and the verb manet is also third person singular, so they agree:
- spes = hope
- manet = remains
So the basic core of the sentence is:
spes ... manet = hope remains
Pacis is the genitive singular of pax, pacis (peace).
It depends on spes and means hope of peace. Latin often uses the genitive in this way to show what a noun is connected with.
So:
- spes pacis = hope of peace
This is a very common construction in Latin. English sometimes uses of, and Latin often uses the genitive instead.
Because in with the ablative often means in, during, or in the midst of a place, state, or situation.
Here both phrases use in + ablative: