highpoints of the late republic Flashcards
what does greo-romean mean?
a term used to refer to meshing/combining of gk. + rome cultures
who was Catullus writing style?
one of the greatest lyric poets and adopted using gk. forms of writing in his writing
who was Lucretius?
expanded on the use of philosophy in writing and wrote “On the Nature of Universe”
what are 2 major themes in “On the Nature of Universe”?
1.) divine sources have no effect on people 2.) death is of no consequence b/c soul is material
who was Sallust and he wrote?
best known as historian from Late. Rep. and he wrote “History of Sugurthin War”
who was Cicuro and what did he do?
best orators, pleb/sen. first in fsmily to be consul, a lawyer, defende/represented widows+orphans, wrote 107, one of sen. who participated in killing cae.
