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Latin Literature Flashcards

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Who was considered the founder of Latin Literature?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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Where was Lucius Livius Andronicus from?

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A Greek from Tarentum

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When was Lucius Livius Andronicus born?

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c 284 B.C.

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What is Lucius Livius Andronicus famous for?

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Translating the Odyssey into Latin using Saturnian verse and writing Fabulae Palliatae

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What was Saturnian Verse, and when was it used?

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The first Latin Literature verse, used during the golden age

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Who was the first Latin Native writer of note?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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When was Gnaeus Naevius born?

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c 270 B.C.

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What is Gnaeus Naevius most famous for?

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Writing the Bellum Punicum(Piece on the first punic war) in Saturnian Verse

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What type of literature did Gnaeus Naevius invent?

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Fabulae Praetextae

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Where and when was Quintus Ennius born?

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Rudiae in 239 B.C.

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What form was Quintus Ennius first to adapt?

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Dactylic Hexameter

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What are two things that Quintus Ennius is known for?

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Writing the Annales, and being the first to adapt Latin into Greek Dactylic Hexameter.

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Why did people say Quintus Ennius had 3 hearts?

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He spoke three languages, Oscan, Latin, and Greek

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Where and when was Titus Maccus Plautus born?

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c. 255 B.C. in Sarsina

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15
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What did Plautus write?

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Comedy

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16
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How many of the original 130 of Plautus’ plays are still standing?

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20

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Amphitryon(by Plautus)

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concerns Jupiter’s love for Alcmena, wife of Amphitryon

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18
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Aulularia(By Plautus)

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Pot of Gold

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Captivi(By Plautus)

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(The captives) A man named Hegio searches for his lost sons, no female characters

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20
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Epidicus(By Plautus)

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Plautus’ Favorite

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Menaechmi(by Plautus)

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(The twin Menaechmi) one of Plautus most successful comedies; in it two separated brothers discover each other and are reunited in Syracuse, the city of their births. The play is the model for Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors.

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22
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Miles Gloriosus(By Plautus)

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The Braggart Soldier

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Mostellaria(By Plautus)

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The Haunted House

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Poenulus(By Plautus)

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(‘The Carthaginian’): contains the only extant passages of Carthaginian
language; in the play Hanno prevents his daughters from being sold into prostitution.

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25
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Pseudolus(By Plautus)

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play in which the title character helps his master obtain enough money to free
a courtesan named Phoenicium from Simo the procurer and a Macedonian officer who almost buys her.

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26
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Rudens(By Plautus)

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Rope

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27
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Where and when was Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder born?

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Tusculum in 234 B.C.

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28
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In what war did Cato the Elder fight?

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2nd Punic War

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29
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How did Cato the Elder end all speeches?

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Carthago Delenda Est

30
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What are two important things about Cato the Elder?

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He was the first to write in Prose, and he was the first to write history in Latin

31
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De Re Rustica/De Agri Cultura(Cato the Elder)

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First piece written in prose, CABBAGE!

32
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Origines(Cato the Elder)

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The first written book of roman history, composed of 7 books, only name mentioned was that of one of Hannibal’s elephants

33
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Where and when was Publius Terentius Afer(Terrence) born?

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In Carthage and brought to Rome as a slave, in 195 B.C.

34
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When did Cato the Elder die?

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149 B.C.

35
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Who brought Terence to Rome, and then freed and adopted him?

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Terentius Lucanus

36
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Who was Terence’s notable friend?

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Scipio Aemilianus

37
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How many notable plays did Terence write?

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6

38
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Where were all of Terence’s plays set?

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Athens

39
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Andria(Terence)

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Woman of Andros

40
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Hecyra(Terence)

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The mother in-law

41
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Heauton Timorumenos(Terence)

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The self-tormentor

42
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Eunuchus(Terence)

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The Eunuch

43
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Phormio(Terence)

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Name of Character in Play

44
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Adelphi(Terence)

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The brothers

45
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When and where was Titus Lucretius Carus born?

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Rome in 99 B.C.

46
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What philosophy did Lucretius follow?

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Epicurean Philosophy

47
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According to St. Jerome, how did Lucretius die?

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He took a love potion, went insane, and then committed suicide at 44 years old in 55 B.C.

48
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What was Lucretius’ only surviving work?

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De Rerum Natura

49
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De Rerum Natura(Lucretius)

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An unfinished didactic epic poem, unfinished, composed of six books, and addressed to his friend Gaius Memmius, the governor of Bithynia

50
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Where and when was Marcus Tullius Cicero born?

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Arpinum in 106 B.C.

51
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What three titles are accredited to Cicero?

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Novus Homo from Arpinum, greatest Latin orator, and by Cato the Elder, Pater Patriae

52
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How many orations did Cicero give?

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58 given, and 48 written but unspoken

53
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What does the name Cicero mean?

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Chickpea(because of his nose)

54
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What was Cicero’s earliest speech?

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Pro Quinctio

55
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Pro Quinctio(Oration by Cicero)

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Delivered in 81 B.C., on behalf of Publius Quinctius in a dispute over gallic land

56
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Who did Cicero famously argue against?

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Hortensius

57
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What was Cicero’s first POLITICAL speech?

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Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino

58
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Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino(Oration by Cicero)

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Given in 80 B.C., defending Sextus Roscius who had been accused of patricide

59
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When did Cicero serve as consul?

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63 B.C.

60
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What conspiracy did Cicero uncover?

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The Catiline Conspiracy to take over the republic

61
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How many orations did Cicero write on the Catiline Conspiracy?

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4

62
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Catilinam 1(Oration by Cicero)

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Delivered on November 8th, and forced Catiline to leave Rome for Faesulae

63
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Catilinam 2(Oration by Cicero)

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Delivered the day after Catilinam 1 on November 9th, which convinced the Senate to declare Catiline a public enemy

64
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Catilinam 3(Oration by Cicero)

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Given on December 3rd, explained how Cicero obtained the evidence against Catiline

65
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Catilinam 4(Oration by Cicero)

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Given on December 5th, convinced the Senate to execute Catiline’s co-conspirators

66
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What two familial events hit Cicero where it hurts?

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His daughter Tullia died, and he divorced his new wife because she wasn’t compassionate

67
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What eventually caused Cicero’s death?

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His relentless attacks at Marc Antony

68
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What were the 14 speeches that Cicero wrote against Marc Antony called?

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Philippics, named after Demosthenes’ speeches against Phillip of Macedon?

69
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Where and when was Cicero executed?

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Formiae in December of 43 B.C.

70
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De Rerum Natura(Cicero)

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Cicero’s first work on political philosophy composed of six books, sixth book called Somnius Scipionis

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