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3.8 PLINY'S LETTERS Flashcards

1
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Who does Pliny write 1.9 to

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His friend - Minicius Fundanus

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2
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What is the main message in 1.9

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Contrast between life in Rome, and life in country estate at Laurentum

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3
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What and does Pliny emphasise being wrong with Rome in 1.9

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  • Always busy with tasks that seem important at the time but are insignificant
  • Uses tricolons of negative factors
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4
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Benefits of being in his Laurentum country estate

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  • More even-tempered
  • Time to relax
  • Focus on writing and drawing
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5
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What does he encourage Fundanus to do

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Leave Rome

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6
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How does Pliny end 1.9

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  • Pithy aphorism
  • ‘it’s better to relax than to be busy doing nothing’
  • From Attilius
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7
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What technique does Pliny use in the middle of 1.9

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Exclaimation - draws greater attention to the point

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8
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Who does Pliny write 2.6 to

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Younger friend, Avitius

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9
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What are the 3 catgories of people at the dinner party in 2.6

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  • Privileged few
  • Clients of host
  • Freedmen
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10
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What discrimination is there at the dinner party in 2.6

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First group served excellednt food and the rest fare in small portions. The wine was also arranged and served in 3 catagories of quality

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11
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What moral stance in Pliny encouraging Avitius to follow

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Treat everyone the same

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12
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What literary technique does Pliny use halfway through 2.6

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Introducing a reported conversation with another guest - sense the reader is invited to listen to a confidential chat

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13
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Who is 3.14 adressed to

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Acilius

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14
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Who is 3.14 adressed to

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Acilius

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15
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What is Pliny writing about in 3.14

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Recalling the murder of Larcius Macedo, the son of a freedman by a slave

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16
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What is Pliny’s contrasting opinion in 3.14

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He admits Macedo was a cruel master, but is horrified by the killing and approves of the slaves punsihments (put to death as custom)

17
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What does Pliny suggest in 3.14 about slaves

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They can never be trusted

18
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What literaty device does Pliny use in 3.14

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Detailed description of the violence of the murder - ‘seized him by the throat’

19
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Who is the 4.19 adressed to

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Hispulla - the aunt of Pliny’s new wife

20
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Nature of the relationship between Pliny and Calpurnia

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It is his 3rd marriage and there is a huge age gap between them

21
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Why is Pliny pleased with Calpurnia

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  • Efficient at running the household
  • Musical
  • Literate
22
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How does Pliny come across in 4.19

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Vain and self-important

23
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What does Pliny thank Hispulla for

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  • The role she played in Calpurnia’s upbringing
  • For bringing them together
24
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Who is pliny writing to in 5.19

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His friend Paulinus

25
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What is Pliny’s freedman called

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Zosimus

26
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Pliny thinks that Zosimus should be treated very well like a member of the household - what does this contrast to

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His approval of the murder of slaves in 3.14

27
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Where did Pliny send Zosimus before he asks Paulinus to host him in France

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Egypt - he paid

28
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Where in France does pliny want to send Zosimus

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Paulinus’ estate in Forum Iulii

29
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Pliny quotes Homer in 5.19 ‘he was gentle as a father’. What is being displayed

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  • Pliny is seeking to present himself as a cultured man
  • He is comparing himslef to a king who treats his nobels well
30
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What are Zosimus’ desireable qualaties

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  • He is a good reciter of comedies
  • He is a gifted musician
31
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Who is 9.6 written to

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Rufus, an equestrian friend from his home town of Comum

32
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How does Pliny come across in 9.6

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d

33
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Why is Pliny disapproving of the chariot racing

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  • Supporter support the team race or the spectacle of the racers
  • Time better spent in books
34
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How does Pliny come across in 9.6, and how is this shown

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  • Snobbish
  • ‘pointless’, ‘tedious’, ‘wasting’
  • Compared to literature
  • ‘utmost delight’
  • Places himself above the crowds

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