Aeniad Flashcards
Gross exaggeration
Hyperbole
Admirer of Sappho
Catullus
Positions between 2 extremes
Mean
Complex, song like poem devoted to a serious subject
Ode
Short saying
Maxims
Golden Mean; Carpe Diem
Horace
“To live forever, you must die gloriously”
Roman paradox
Duty; religious behavior
Pietas
Gravitas
Weight/seriousness/dignity/importance
Fides
Trust
Similarities/differences between Roman and Greek heroes
S: strength, lineage (noble birth), religion (polytheism), abilities, and attitude (honorable)
D: character (G: larger than life; perfect/ R: more real humans)
Roots of Roman literature
Roman audience saw a Latin version of a Greek play
Who conquered the Roman republic and turned it into an empire?
Julius Caesar
How did Roman form?
Aeneas led Trojans to Italy and found Roman culture
Romulus argued where to build it with his brother, Remus, then killed him
Athen
Minerva
Zeus
Jupiter
Poseidon
Neptune
Epicureans
Ex: Catullus and Ovid
1) pleasure
2) avoid pain
3) true friendship (never worry about consequences)
Stoics
Ex: Virgil and Horace
1) behavior (indifferent), not words
2) logic
3) self-control/moderation
Golden age
Everything was good and joyful
Silver age
Work for everything they had
Bronze Age
Aggressive fighting (no wars but becoming less content)
Iron Age
People are dying, getting sick, greed is the root of all evil
Elegy IV
Written in honor of all women