gaius velleius paterculus Flashcards

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paterculus full name

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gaius velleius paterculus

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during what emperors’ reigns did paterculus live

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augustus and tiberius

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where was paterculus from

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aeclanum in irpinia

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who Served as a cavalry officer in Germany under Tiberius in 4 A.D., then in
Pannonia, and then again in Germany after Varus’ disaster

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paterculus

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who served as a calvary officer under tiberius

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paterculus

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who wrote histories from the earliest times to his current time

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paterculus

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who wrote historiae

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paterculus

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who dedicated his work to m. vinicius

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paterculus

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who did paterculus dedicate his historiae to

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m. vinicius

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what work was dedicated to m. vinicius

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paterculus’ historiae

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whose portrait does paterculus’ historiae include

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sejanus

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who does paterculus’ historiae show partiality for

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the caesars, especially tiberius

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what work claims tiberius is the best ruler that rome could ever have

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paterculus’ historiae

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why is paterculus’ historiae valuable

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his biographical portraits (especially of tiberius)

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what work includes the evolution of latin literature

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paterculus’ historiae

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what work said that latin literature reached its peak of the time of augustus

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paterculus’ historiae

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what did paterculus’ historiae say about latin literature

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that it reached the peak at the time of augustus

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what style is paterculus’ historiae written in

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epigrammatic