chapters 28 - 33 Flashcards

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chapter 28
Quintus sails to Greece

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sails to Greece - farewells family (forever)

long and difficult journey

Sicily, Messina, Scylla, Charybdis, Mount Etna

captain turned ship into storm

after - arrives at Athens and writes letter to parents

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chapter 29

Academy

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hurries to school of Academy - Theo’s school

asks Quintus if he is here to study or play - Quintus brings him a letter from Heliodorous, changes mind and lauds him

returns to atrium - sees friend Marcus Cicero

Marcus Cicero speaks of his troubles - ran out of money, doesn’t like philosophy school

after - Marcus writes letter to Tiro

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chapter 30
Horatiae nuptiae

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Quintus continues to study at Academia

receives letter from parents

Horatia is getting married to Decimus

-the nuptial rituals - goodbye to child, goodbye to family

after: Quintus wrote to Horatia
state of Rome increasingly growing volatile -
Antony tried to increase power

Octavian came to Rome, assumed name of Caesar, distributed money to soldiers

senators trying to lead Octavian into own party

predicting many civil wars

Marcus scared for Cicero

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chapter 31

Brutus arrived to Athens

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Marcus perturbed - father going to visit him at Lyceum in school of Cratippus

However hoax - not coming

Quintus listens to Theo’s lecture - what must a good man do when a tyrant threatens the republic and cuts off the freedom of citizens” - about Brutus

Brutus arrives, raises hand, then leaves

After : young men decide they must defend Rome from tyranny of Antony - because of Brutus’ speech

Brutus stays in Athens for a bit longer - then leaves to Rome

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chapter 32

civil war

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Marcus leaves to campaign in Macedonia with Brutus - he believes he has no use in school of philosophy

worse news from Rome - Octavian praised by Cicero

Antony led own forces into Gallia

banded together with senators - crushed Antony at Further Gaul

Octavian, with power of military behind him, demanded senate anoint him as consul - initially refuse

however marches into Rome with troops

Senators terrified - concede

Cicero retreats to his country home in despair

Octavian had gone away, leading army against Antony

however settle matter not by swords, but by words

decide to form treaty/alliance then divide Italy between them as 2nd triumverate - with Lepidus

deputies order senators to establish triumverate in law

proscription to rid their enemies

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chapter 32b

the death of Cicero

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after - no one had opposed Antony more than Cicero

Cicero tries to escape by boat

however driven back by adverse wins

returns to die in the country he had saved

asks to be carried in a litter to the village - head cut off, hands cut off, sent to Antony

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