Ennius Flashcards
What was Ennius’ full name
Quintus Ennius
When was Ennius born
239 BC
Where was Ennius born
Rudiae, near Lecce, ancient Calabria, modern-day Apulia, south of Tarentum
Why was Ennius said to have “three hearts” or “tria cordia”
He knew three languages: latin, greek, and oscan
When did Ennius arrive to Rome
In the middle of the second Punic War, 204 BC
Who brought Ennius to Rome
Cato the Elder, after they met in Sardinia
Who did Ennius accompany to Greece in 189-187 BC
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior
When did Ennius die
169 BC, during the Ludi Apollinares
When was Ennius’ last tragedy premiered
169 BC
What was Ennius’ last tragedy
Thyestes
How many quotations do we have from Ennius’ cothurnatae
nearly 200 fragments comprising around 400 verses
How many verses are left from Ennius’ Ambracia and Sabinae
six verses
What does Ennius’ Caupuncula transalte to
The Innkeeper’s Wife
What does Ennius’ Pancratiastes translate to
The Wrestler
What verse was Ennius’ Annales in
hexameters
How many books is Ennius’ Annales
18
How many fragments do we have from Ennius’ Annales
437 fragments, and about 600 verses
What does Ennius’ didactic work Hedyphagetica translate to
Eating Well
What was Ennius’ Hedyphagetica inspired by
a brief Greek poem by Archestratus of Gela c. 350 BC
What was the first attested Latin poem in hexameters
Ennius’ Hedyphagetica
How many verses do we have from Ennius’ Hedyphagetica
11, preserved by Apuleius’ Apologia
What verse is Ennius’ Sota in
Sotadean meter
How many books of Ennius’ Saturae are there
4 or 6
How many fragments do we have of Ennius’ Saturae
18 fragments, 34 verses
How much do we have of Ennius’ Scipio
None
Who is Ennius’ Euhemerus based on
Euhemerus of Messina, who believed that belief in the gods started by stories of ancient heroes who became deified
What verse is Ennius’ Epicharmus written in
trochaic septenarii
What does Ennius’ Protrepticus translate to
Speech of Exhortation
What meter did Ennius compose his epigrams in
elegiac couplets
How many of Ennius’ epigrams do we have
four: two honoring himself and two honoring Scipio Africanus
What year is Ennius’ Thyestes from
169 BC
Where does Volcacius Sedigitus rank Ennius
last
Who is Ennius’ Ambracia a celebration of
Nobilior, specifically Nobilior’s campaign against the Aetolians
What genre is Ennius’ Ambracia
fabula pratexta
What do books 1-3 of Ennius’ Annales cover
Aeneas’ arrival in Italy, the founding of the city, Romulus and Remus, and the period of the Roman kings
What do books 4-6 of Ennius’ Annales cover
The wars with the native Italians and the war against Pyrrhus
What do books 7-10 of Ennius’ Annales cover
The Punic Wars
What do books 10-12 of Ennius’ Annales cover
The campaigns in Greece after the defeat of Hannibal
What do books 13-16 of Ennius’ Annales cover
The Syrian Wars and (in book 15) Fulvius Nobilior’s triumph over the Aetolians
What do books 16-18 of Ennius’ Annales cover
The most recent military campaigns, perhaps even coming down to the time of Ennius’ death
Which books of Ennius’ Annales had great proems
1 and 7
Ennius believed he was a reincarnation of which author
Homer
In which book of Annales’ proem does Ennius claim he is a reincarnation of Homer
1
Who often wrote hexameters in all dactyls or all spondees
Ennius
Who invented the word taratantara to reproduce the sound of a bugle
Ennius
