3.6 JUVENAL Flashcards
1
Q
Insula collapsing quotes
A
- ‘yawning crack’
- ‘hold up by slender props’
- ‘At the edge of ruin’
2
Q
Risk of fire quotes
A
- ‘Third floor is already smoking’
- ‘One bare tile protects us’
3
Q
Unhygenicness quotes
A
- ‘barbrous mice gnawed away’
- ‘fevered stomach’
- ‘source of sickness’
4
Q
Poverty quotes
A
- No one will give you a crust
- You have to be filthy rich to live in Rome
5
Q
Risk of being crushed and crowds quotes
A
- Tide ahead obstructs me
- Forever trampled by mighty feet
6
Q
Risk of being out a night quotes
A
- Sudden knife at work
- Get a good kicking
7
Q
Who is narrating in Juvenal’s satires
A
Umbricius
8
Q
Where has Umbricius gone
A
Left Rome from countryside to Cumae
9
Q
What is wrong with the poor man Cordus’ bed
A
It is so small that the dwarf Procula couldn’t fit into it
10
Q
Who’s house burns down
A
Cordus
11
Q
When will Umbricius see Juvenal
A
Only when he is outside the city