Camilla Flashcards
1
Q
Who was she and who wrote about her?
A
She was a Volscian princess who appears in virgils poem the Aeneid
2
Q
Why did she leave her city as a baby?
A
Her father Metabus was exiled so he took her with him.
3
Q
How did she not drown?
A
She was thrown across a river on a spear under the protection of Diana
4
Q
What was she taught as a child?
A
She was taught how to hunt etc.
5
Q
Who was she under the protection of when she went to war?
A
Diana, she vowed that if she died her death would be announced by opis the nymph
6
Q
What did she notice to make her loose concentration in battle?
A
A fighter with royal armour who she wanted to kill
7
Q
How did she die?
A
An enemy threw a spear at her whilst she wasn’t paying attention and killed her
