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Ennius Flashcards

1
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What was Ennius’ full name

A

Quintus Ennius

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2
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When was Ennius born

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239 BC

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3
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Where was Ennius born

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Rudiae, near Lecce, ancient Calabria, modern-day Apulia, south of Tarentum

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4
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Why was Ennius said to have “three hearts” or “tria cordia”

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He knew three languages: latin, greek, and oscan

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5
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When did Ennius arrive to Rome

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In the middle of the second Punic War, 204 BC

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6
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Who brought Ennius to Rome

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Cato the Elder, after they met in Sardinia

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7
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Who did Ennius accompany to Greece in 189-187 BC

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Marcus Fulvius Nobilior

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8
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When did Ennius die

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169 BC, during the Ludi Apollinares

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9
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When was Ennius’ last tragedy premiered

A

169 BC

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10
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What was Ennius’ last tragedy

A

Thyestes

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11
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How many quotations do we have from Ennius’ cothurnatae

A

nearly 200 fragments comprising around 400 verses

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12
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How many verses are left from Ennius’ Ambracia and Sabinae

A

six verses

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13
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What does Ennius’ Caupuncula transalte to

A

The Innkeeper’s Wife

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14
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What does Ennius’ Pancratiastes translate to

A

The Wrestler

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15
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What verse was Ennius’ Annales in

A

hexameters

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16
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How many books is Ennius’ Annales

A

18

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17
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How many fragments do we have from Ennius’ Annales

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437 fragments, and about 600 verses

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18
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What does Ennius’ didactic work Hedyphagetica translate to

A

Eating Well

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19
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What was Ennius’ Hedyphagetica inspired by

A

a brief Greek poem by Archestratus of Gela c. 350 BC

20
Q

What was the first attested Latin poem in hexameters

A

Ennius’ Hedyphagetica

21
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How many verses do we have from Ennius’ Hedyphagetica

A

11, preserved by Apuleius’ Apologia

22
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What verse is Ennius’ Sota in

A

Sotadean meter

23
Q

How many books of Ennius’ Saturae are there

A

4 or 6

24
Q

How many fragments do we have of Ennius’ Saturae

A

18 fragments, 34 verses

25
Q

How much do we have of Ennius’ Scipio

A

None

26
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Who is Ennius’ Euhemerus based on

A

Euhemerus of Messina, who believed that belief in the gods started by stories of ancient heroes who became deified

27
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What verse is Ennius’ Epicharmus written in

A

trochaic septenarii

28
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What does Ennius’ Protrepticus translate to

A

Speech of Exhortation

29
Q

What meter did Ennius compose his epigrams in

A

elegiac couplets

30
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How many of Ennius’ epigrams do we have

A

four: two honoring himself and two honoring Scipio Africanus

31
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What year is Ennius’ Thyestes from

A

169 BC

32
Q

Where does Volcacius Sedigitus rank Ennius

A

last

33
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Who is Ennius’ Ambracia a celebration of

A

Nobilior, specifically Nobilior’s campaign against the Aetolians

34
Q

What genre is Ennius’ Ambracia

A

fabula pratexta

35
Q

What do books 1-3 of Ennius’ Annales cover

A

Aeneas’ arrival in Italy, the founding of the city, Romulus and Remus, and the period of the Roman kings

36
Q

What do books 4-6 of Ennius’ Annales cover

A

The wars with the native Italians and the war against Pyrrhus

36
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What do books 7-10 of Ennius’ Annales cover

A

The Punic Wars

37
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What do books 10-12 of Ennius’ Annales cover

A

The campaigns in Greece after the defeat of Hannibal

38
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What do books 13-16 of Ennius’ Annales cover

A

The Syrian Wars and (in book 15) Fulvius Nobilior’s triumph over the Aetolians

39
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What do books 16-18 of Ennius’ Annales cover

A

The most recent military campaigns, perhaps even coming down to the time of Ennius’ death

40
Q

Which books of Ennius’ Annales had great proems

A

1 and 7

41
Q

Ennius believed he was a reincarnation of which author

A

Homer

42
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In which book of Annales’ proem does Ennius claim he is a reincarnation of Homer

A

1

43
Q

Who often wrote hexameters in all dactyls or all spondees

A

Ennius

44
Q

Who invented the word taratantara to reproduce the sound of a bugle

A

Ennius

Logan's Conte Notes (10 decks)

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