Latin Literature Introduction Toss-Ups Flashcards
What is Livius Andronicus’ full name?
Lucius Livius Andronicus; p. 1
What author was born in 284 B.C. at Tarentum?
Livius Andronicus; p. 1
Where was Livius Andronicus born in 284 B.C.?
Tarentum; p. 1
In what year was Livius Andronicus born at Tarentum?
284 BC; p. 1
In what year did Livius Andronicus die?
204 BC; p. 1
What author was called the “Father of Latin Literature”?
Livius Andronicus; p. 1
What honorific title was given to Livius Andronicus?
Father of Latin Literature; p. 1
In what year did Livius Andronicus come to Rome as a slave?
272 BC; p. 1
What author came to Rome as a slave in 272 BC?
Livius Andronicus; p. 1
Which work of Livius Andronicus is a Latin translation of Homer’s Odyssey?
Odussia; p. 1
Who wrote the first Latin translation of Homer’s Odyssey?
Livius Andronicus; p. 1
What was the earliest extant work of Latin literature?
Odussia; p. 1
What was the purpose of Livius Andronicus’ Odussia?
textbook; p. 1
For whose children did Livius Andronicus compose the Odussia as a textbook?
Livius Salinator; p. 1
In what early Italian meter was the Odussia written?
Saturnian; p. 1
What Latin term did Livius Andronicus use to translate “Muse”?
Camena; p. 1
Who wrote the first Roman comedy and Roman tragedy for the Ludi Romani of 240 BC?
Livius Andronicus; p. 1
For what event in 240 BC did Livius Andronicus compose the first Roman comedy and tragedy?
Ludi Romani; p. 1
What author was the first to produce plays in Rome?
Livius Andronicus; p. 1
What author composed a parthenion in honor of Juno in 207 BC?
Livius Andronicus; p. 1
What type of poem did Livius Andronicus compose in honor of Juno in 207 BC?
parthenion; p. 1
In what year did Livius Andronicus compose a parthenion in honor of Juno?
207 BC; p. 1
What author regarded Livius Andronicus’ work as antiquated and not worth reading?
Cicero; p. 1
What author was born in 270 BC at Capua?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
In what year was Gnaeus Naevius born near Capua?
270 BC; p. 1
Where did Gnaeus Naevius die in exile in 201 BC?
Utica; p. 1
Which author died at Utica in 201 BC?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
In what year did Gnaeus Naevius die in exile at Utica?
201 BC; p. 1
What dramatist was the first native Italian to write Latin literature?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
What author pioneered “fabulae praetextae”, tragedies written on Roman historical material?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
What are fabulae praetextae?
tragedies written on Roman historical material; p. 1
Who was the first to write an epic on an entirely Italian subject?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
What was the title of Naevius’ epic on the First Punic War?
Bellum Punicum; p. 1
Who wrote the Bellum Punicum, the first epic on an Italian subject?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
To what African city was Naevius exiled because of his fued with the Metelli family?
Utica; p. 1
Which author was exiled to Utica because of his fued with the Metelli family?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
With what family did Gnaeus Naevius have a fued which got him exiled to Utica?
Metelli; p. 1
Which author remarked “Fato Metelli fiunt Romae consules”?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
Translate Naevius’ remark “fato Metelli fiunt Romae consules”.
It’s fate that makes the Metelli consules at Rome; p. 1
Which work of Gnaeus Naevius is an epic poem about the First Punic War, written in Saturnian verse?
Bellum Punicum; p. 1
Whose Bellum Punicum details the events from Aeneas’ arrival in Latium down to the First Punic War?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
How many books did Naevius’ Bellum Punic contain?
7; p. 1
What grammarian arranged Naevius’ Bellum Punicum into 7 Books?
Lampadio; p. 1
What are the titles of Naevius’ two fabulae praetextae?
Clastidium & Romulus; p. 1
Who wrote a fabula praetexta entitled Clastidium?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
Who wrote a fabula praetexta entitled Romulus?
Gnaeus Naevius; p. 1
What was Plautus’ full name?
Titus Maccius Plautus; p. 1
Where was Plautus born c. 254 BC?
Sarsina; p. 1
Which author was born at Sarsina c. 254 BC?
Plautus; p. 1
In what year did Plautus die?
184 BC; p. 1
What comic playwright was born at Sarsina c. 254 BC?
Plautus; p. 1
Which Broadway play is based on a compilation of Plautus’ plays?
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; p. 1
The Broadway play “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” is based on a compilation of which author’s plays?
Plautus; p. 1
Varro said that if the Muses had spoken Latin they would have spoken the type that appeared in which author’s plays?
Plautus; p. 1
Which play of Plautus deals with a clever slave who manages to steal away from the boastful soldier Pyrgopolyneices the girl loved by his young master?
Miles Gloriosus; p. 2
What is the translation of “Miles Gloriosus”?
The Braggart Soldier; p. 2
Which play of Plautus was his longest?
Miles Gloriosus; p. 2
In Plautus’ Miles Gloriosus, what boastful soldier is swindled out of his girl?
Pyrgopolyneices; p. 2
Which play of Plautus deals with the slave Tranio who convinces his master’s father that his house is haunted?
Mostellaria; p. 2
What is the translation of “Mostellaria”?
The Haunted House; p. 2
In Plautus’ Mostellaria, what clever slave convinces his master’s father that his house is haunted?
Tranio; p. 2
Which play of Plautus deals with the misfortunes of a miser named Euclio who tries to hide his fortune?
Aulularia; p. 2
What is the translation of “Aulularia”?
The Pot of Gold; p. 2
In Plautus’ Aulularia, what miser tries to hide his fortune?
Euclio; p. 2
Which play of Plautus deals with a clever slave who tricks the pimp Ballio out of a girl his young master loves?
Pseudolus; p. 2
In Plautus’ Pseudolus, what pimp is swindled out of one of his girls?
Ballio; p. 2
Which play of Plautus deals with twins seperated at birth?
Menaechmi; p. 2
Which play of Plautus is the primary model for Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors?
Menaechmi; p. 2
Which play of Plautus deals with the confusion over Hercules’ birth?
Amphitruo; p. 2
Which play of Plautus is the only one with a mythological subject?
Amphitruo; p. 2
Which play of Plautus deals with the efforts of a well-to-do father to ransom his son who has been taken prisoner of war?
Captivi; p. 2
Which play of Plautus mentions the imprisonment of Naevius?
Captivi; p. 2
Which play of Plautus has no female characters?
Captivi; p. 2
Which play of Plautus deals with a parasit of a young man who is in love with a courtesan?
Curculio; p. 2
Which play of Plautus was his shortest?
Curculio; p. 2
What author was born in 239 BC at Rudiae in Calabria?
Quintus Ennius; p. 2
Where was Quintus Ennius born in 239 BC?
Rudiae (in Calabria); p. 2
In what year did Quintus Ennius die?
169 BC; p. 2
What author wrote an 18-book epic on Roman history entitled Annales?
Quintus Ennius; p. 2
How many books did Ennius’ Annales contain?
18; p. 2
Which work of Quintus Ennius is an 18-book epic poem on Roman history?
Annales; p. 2
What author first adapted dactylic hexameter from Greek poetry into Latin?
Quintus Ennius; p. 2
What author made dactylic hexameter the official meter of Latin epic poetry?
Quintus Ennius; p. 2
Who brought Quintus Ennius to Rome?
Cato the Elder; p. 2
What poet claimed that he had three hearts because he spoke Latin, Greek, and Oscan?
Quintus Ennius; p. 2
What three languages made up Ennius’ three hearts?
Greek, Oscan, Latin; p. 2
Who was the first Latin writer to compose Satire?
Quintus Ennius; p. 2
What nephew of Ennius was a famous tragedian?
Pacuvius; p. 2
What poet was the famous uncle of Pacuvius?
Quintus Ennius; p. 2
What was Pacuvius’ full name?
Marcus Pacuvius; p. 2
Where was Pacuvius in 220 BC?
Brundisium; p. 2
In what year was Pacuvius born in Brundisium?
220 BC; p. 2
In what year did Pacuvius die?
130 BC; p. 2
What author did Cicero consider the “greatest of Latin tragic poets”?
Pacuvius; p. 2
Who considered Pacuvius the greatest of Latin tragic poets?
Cicero; p. 2
Which work of Pacuvius depicts Orestes driven mad by the Furies?
Dulorestes; p. 2
What is the translation of Dulorestes?
Orestes the Slave; p. 2
Who wrote the tragedies Dulorestes and Niptra?
Pacuvius; p. 2
Which work of Pacuvius depicts Ulysses’ death at the hands of Telegonus?
Niptra; p. 2
What is the translation of Niptra?
The Bath; p. 2
What is Cato the Elder’s full name?
Marcus Porcius Cato; p. 3
What author was born in 234 BC at Tusculum?
Cato the Elder; p. 3
Where was Cato the Elder born in 234 BC?
Tusculum; p. 3
In what year was Cato the Elder born at Tusculum?
234 BC; p. 3
In what year did Cato the Elder die?
149 BC; p. 3
What author was called the “Father of Latin Prose”?
Cato the Elder; p. 3
Who was the first to write history in Latin?
Cato the Elder; p. 3
What author brought Quintius Ennius to Rome?
Cato the Elder; p. 3
What political office did Cato the Elder hold in 184 BC?
censor; p. 3
What author, known for his old-fashioned and puritanical style, was called the “father of Latin prose”?
Cato the Elder; p. 3
Which work of Cato the Elder was a 7-book history of Rome?
Origines; p. 3
How many books did Cato’s Origines contain?
7; p. 3
Which work of Cato the Elder begins with a line of hexameter?
Origines; p. 3
Which work of Cato the Elder was the first prose historical text in Latin?
Origines; p. 3
Which work of Cato the Elder was a treatise on farming?
De Agri Cultura; p. 3
What is the alternate title of Cato’s De Agri Cultura?
De Re Rustica; p. 3
Which work of Cato the Elder was the earliest Latin prose work to come down to us in its entirety?
De Agri Cultura; p. 3
What was Terence’s full name?
Publius Terentius Afer; p. 3
What author was born ca. 195 BC in Carthage?
Terence; p. 3
Where was Terence born in 195 or 185 BC?
Carthage; p. 3
In what year did Terence die?
159 BC; p. 3
What comic playwright was born in Carthage in 195 BC?
Terence; p. 3
What style of Greek comedy did Plautus and Terence employ?
New Comedy; p. 3
What comic playwright was brought to Rome from Carthage as a slave?
Terence; p. 3
In what year did Terence make his theatrical debut?
166 BC; p. 3
Who was the literary patron of Terence?
Scipio Aemilianus; p. 3
In what city were all of Terence’s plays set?
Athens; p. 3
Who acted in all of Terence’s plays?
Ambivius Turpio; p. 3
Which play of Terence was his earliest work?
Andria; p. 3
What is the translation of “Andria”?
The Woman of Andros; p. 3
In the prologue of which of Terence’s plays does he defend his use of contaminatio?
Andria; p. 3
What is contaminatio?
combination of elements of multiple Greek plays into on Latin play; p. 3
What is the translation of “Adelphi”?
The Brothers; p. 3
Which play of Terence is a comedy about twins, one born in the country and one born in the city?
Adelphi; p. 3
Which play of Terence was his biggest commercial success?
Eunuchus; p. 3
What is the translation of “Hecyra”?
The Mother-in-Law; p. 3
Which play of Terence was only produced after two failed attempts?
Hecyra; p. 3
Which play of Terence did the audience leave in preference for a show of tightrope walkers during the first and second attempts?
Hecyra; p. 3
What is the translation of “Heauton Timorumenos”?
The Self-Tormentor; p. 3
Which play of Terence deals with Clinia who is about to be separated from his wife?
Heauton Timorumenos; p. 3
In which play of Terence does the title character remark “homo sum, humani nil a me alienum puto”?
Heauton Timorumenos; p. 3
What is Lucilius’ full name?
Gaius Lucilius; p. 3
In what year was Lucilius born?
180 BC; p. 3
Where was Lucilius born in 180 BC?
Suessa Aurunca; p. 3
What author was born in 180 BC at Suessa Aurunca?
Lucilius; p. 3
In what year did Lucilius die?
102 BC; p. 3
What author established hexameter as the meter of Roman satire?
Lucilius; p. 3
What meter did Lucilius establish as the meter of Roman satire?
Dactylic Hexameter; p. 3
Who was the first Latin write to focus exclusively on Satire?
Lucilius; p. 3
What genre was Lucilius the first to focus exclusively on?
satire; p. 3
What was the title of Lucilius’ collection of Satires?
Sermones; p. 3
What is the alternate title of Lucilius’ Sermones?
Ludus ac Sermones; p. 3
Who wrote a 30 book collection of Satires called Sermones?
Lucilius; p. 3
How many books of Satires made up Lucilius’ Sermones?
30; p. 3
What author did Horace call his lantern for his influence in Satire?
Lucilius; p. 3
What author called Lucilius his lantern for his influence in Satire?
Horace; p. 3
Whose satires on a trip to Brundisium and an ancounter with a bore were models for Horace?
Lucilius; p. 3
What author was the great-uncle of Pompey the Great?
Lucilius; p. 3
What is Cicero’s full name?
Marcus Tullius Cicero; p. 4
What author was born on January 3, 106 BC in Arpinum?
Cicero; p. 4
Where was Cicero born on January 3rd, 106 BC?
Arpinum; p. 4
In what year was Cicero born at Arpinum?
106 BC; p. 4
Where did Cicero die on December 7, 43 BC?
Formiae; p. 4
What author died at Formiae on December 7, 43 BC?
Cicero; p. 4
In what year did Cicero die at Formiae?
43 BC; p. 4
What orator was Cicero’s chief rival in his early legal career?
Hortensius Hortalus; p. 4
What author was the first husband of Terentia?
Cicero; p. 4
Who was the wife of Cicero?
Terentia; p. 4
Name Cicero’s two children.
Marcus & Tullia; p. 4
To whom did Cicero address the majority of his letters?
Atticus; p. 4
What is Atticus’ full name?
Titus Pomponius Atticus; p. 4
Who addressed the majority of his letters to Atticus?
Cicero; p. 4
Which speech of Cicero was his first in a criminal case?
Pro Roscio Amerino; p. 4
Which speech of Cicero attacked Chrysogonus, an influential freedman of Sulla?
Pro Roscio Amerino; p. 4
In what year did Cicero deliver his Pro Roscio Amerino speech?
80 BC; p. 4
What influential freedman of Sulla did Cicero attack in his Pro Roscio Amerino speech?
Chrysogonus; p. 4
Which speech of Cicero defended a Greek poet’s claim to Roman citizenship?
Pro Archia Poeta; p. 4
In what year did Cicero deliver his Pro Archia Poeta speech?
62 BC; p. 4
What Greek poet’s claim to Roman citizenship did Cicero defend in his Pro Archia Poeta speech?
Archias; p. 4
Which speech of Cicero defended a lover of Clodia accused of poisoning her husband Quintus Metellus Celer?
Pro Caelio; p. 4
In what year did Cicero deliver his Pro Caelio speech?
56 BC; p. 4
What woman does Cicero paint as a promiscuous harlot in his Pro Caelio speech?
Clodia; p. 4
Which speech of Cicero supported Pompey’s attemt to gain command against Mithridates?
Pro Lege Manilia; p. 4
In what year did Cicero deliver his Pro Lege Manilia speech?
66 BC; p. 4
What is the alternate title of Cicero’s Pro Lege Manilia speech?
De Imperio Gnaei Pompei; p. 4
What series of 14 speeches by Cicero attacked Marc Antony?
Philippics; p. 4
Who did Cicero’s Philippics attack?
Marc Antony; p. 4
On whose speeches against Philip II did Cicero model his Philippics?
Demosthenes; p. 4
In what year did Cicero deliver his Philippics?
43 BC; p. 4
Which speech of Cicero prosecuted a corrupt governor of Sicily?
In Verrem; p. 4
In what year did Cicero deliver his In Verrem speech?
70 BC; p. 4
How many speeches did Cicero deliver against Catiline?
4; p. 4
What series of 4 speeches by Cicero attacked an aristocrat accused of trying to overthrow the republic?
In Catilinam; p. 4
What speech of Cicero begins with the line “quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra”?
In Catilinam; p. 4
What philosophical work of Cicero is a dialogue among Cato the Elder, Laelius, and Scipio Aemilianus on old age?
De Senectute; p. 4
What three men are featured in the discussion in Cicero’s De Senectute?
Cato the Elder, Laelius, and Scipio Aemilianus; p. 4
What is the alternate title of Cicero’s De Senectute?
Cato Maior; p. 4
Which work of Plato is Cicero’s De Senectute modeled on?
The Republic; p. 4
What is the alternate title of Cicero’s De Amicitia?
Laelius; p. 4
What later author wrote a commentary on Cicero’s De Republica?
Macrobius; p. 4
Which work of Cicero contains the Somnium Scipionis?
De Republica; p. 4
Which section of Cicero’s De Republica deals with a dream of Scipio Aemilianus?
Somnium Scipionis; p. 4
Which philosophical work of Cicero is a dialogue among a Stoic, an Academic, and an Epicurean who debate the different schools of philosophy?
De Natura Deorum; p. 4
In which work of Cicero do Lucius Balbus the Stoic, Aurelius Cotta the Academic, and Velleius the Epicurean debate the different schools of philosophy?
De Natura Deorum; p. 4
Which three schools of philosophy are discussed in Cicero’s De Natura Deorum?
Stoicism, Academic, and Epicurean; p. 4
What is Varro’s full name?
Marcus Terentius Varro; p. 5
In what year was Varro born at Reate?
106 BC; p. 5
What author was born at Reate in 106 BC?
Varro; p. 5
In what year did Varro die?
27 BC; p. 5
What author was considered Rome’s greatest scholar?
Varro; p. 5
What scholar wrote over 500 volumes?
Varro; p. 5
What author dated the founding of Rome to 753 BC?
Varro; p. 5
To what year did Varro date the founding of Rome?
753 BC; p. 5
Which work of Varro is an exhaustive treatise on the Latin language?
De Lingua Latina; p. 5
How many books did Varro’s De Lingua Latina contain?
25; p. 5
Which work of Varro is a treatise on farming?
De Re Rustica; p. 5
What is the alternate title of Varro’s De Re Rustica?
Rerum Rusticarum Libri Tres; p. 5
What is Caesar’s full name?
Gaius Julius Caesar; p. 5
In what year was Caesar born in Rome?
100 BC; p. 5
What author was born in 100 BC in Rome?
Caesar; p. 5
What author was killed on March 15, 44 BC in Rome?
Caesar; p. 5
On what date was Caesar killed?
March 15, 44 BC; p. 5
Which work of Caesar details his wars in Gaul?
(Commentarii) De Bello Gallico; p. 5
How many total books did De Bello Gallico contain?
8 books; p. 5
How many books of De Bello Gallico did Caesar personally write?
7 books; p. 5
What leiutenant wrote the last book of Caesar’s De Bello Gallico?
Aulus Hirtius; p. 5
What is the alternate titlte of Caesar’s De Bello Gallico?
Gai Iulii Commentarii Rerum Gestarum; p. 5
Which work of Caesar details the events of the civil war?
(Commentarii) De Bello Civili; p. 5
Which work of Caesar was writtten to dispel the notion that he was a revolutionary like Catiline?
(Commentarii) De Bello Civili; p. 5
Which work of Caesar was a lost work on Latin grammar?
De Analogia; p. 5
Who wrote a lost work on Latin grammar entitled De Analogia?
Caesar; p. 5
In what year was Cornelius Nepos born?
100 BC; p. 5
Which work of Cornelius Nepos contains biographies of famous men?
De Viris Illustribus; p. 5
Who wrote the fist surviving Latin biographical work?
Cornelius Nepos; p. 5
What is Lucretius’ full name?
Titus Lucretius Carus; p. 5
According to Jerome what author was driven to madness by a love potion?
Lucretius; p. 5
What author allegedly died after he was driven to madness by a love potion?
Lucretius; p. 5
About what author did Vergil write “felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas”?
Lucretius; p. 5
Translate “felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas”.
blessed was he who was able to understand the causes of things; p. 5
What work of Lucretius deals with Epicurean philosophy?
De Rerum Natura; p. 5
How many books did Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura contain?
6 books; p. 5
To whom did Lucretius dedicate the De Rerum Natura?
Memmius; p. 5
What goddess did Lucretius invoke in the opening lines of De Rerum Natura?
Venus; p. 5
What work begins with the line “Aeneadum genetrix, hominum divomque voluptas”?
De Rerum Natura; p. 5
Who revised and published the De Rerum Natura?
Cicero; p. 5
On whose atomic theories did the De Rerum Natura rely?
Leucippus & Democritus; p. 5
What is Sallust’s full name?
Gaius Sallustius Crispus; p. 6
In what year was Sallust born at Amiternum?
86 BC; p. 6
Where was Sallust born in 86 BC?
Amiternum; p. 6
What author was born at Amiternum in 86 BC?
Sallust; p. 6
What author was expelled from the Senate in 50 BC because of a scandal involving the wife of Annius Milo?
Sallust; p. 6
Sallust was removed from the Senate in 50 BC because of a scandal involving whose wife?
Milo; p. 6
What author became the first governor of the province Africa Nova?
Sallust; p. 6
Of what province was Sallust the first governor?
Africa Nova; p. 6
What author was the second husband of Terentia?
Sallust; p. 6
Who was the wife of Sallust?
Terentia; p. 6
What Greek historian was Sallust’s primary model?
Thucydides; p. 6
What author did Quintilian consider a Roman equivalent of Thucydides?
Sallust; p. 6
Whose historical monographs featured the theme of the struggle of the Populares?
Sallust; p. 6
Which work of Sallust was a monograph about the conspiracy of Catiline?
Bellum Catilinae; p. 6
Which work of Sallust was a monograph about the Jugurthing war?
Bellum Iugurthinum; p. 6
Which work of Sallust is a historical work about the period between 78 and 67 BC?
Historiae; p. 6
How many books did Sallust’s Historiae contain?
5 books; p. 6
What is Catullus’ full name?
Gaius Valerius Catullus; p. 6
Where was Catullus born circa 84 BC?
Verona; p. 6
What author was born at Verona circa 84 BC?
Catullus; p. 6
What author called his works “nugae” or “trifles”?
Catullus; p. 6
What author referred to his work as a “lepidum novum libellum” or “polished new little book”?
Catullus; p. 6
What lyric poet had a tendency to wallow in emotion which caused many Romans to be uncomfortable with his work?
Catullus; p. 6
What group of poets rejected traditional forms in search for new styles, and included Catullus?
Neoterics; p. 6
To what group of poets did Catullus belong?
Neoterics; p. 6
To what women did Catullus address several of his poems?
Lesbia; p. 6
What poet addressed several of his poems to Lesbia?
Catullus; p. 6
What was the real name of Catullus’ Lesbia?
Clodia; p. 6
Who was the husband of Catullus’ Lesbia?
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer; p. 6
Which poem of Catullus mentions a visit to his brother’s grave in the Troad?
Poem 101; p. 6
Which poem of Catullus begins with the line “Cenabis bene, mi Fabulle”?
Poem 13; p. 6
To what pet of Lesbia does Catullus address two poems?
sparrow; p. 6
Which poem of Catullus was written in Galliambic meter to express the frenzy of the cult of Cybele?
Poem 63; p. 6
What is an epyllion?
miniature epic; p. 6
What is the term for a miniature epic?
epyllion; p. 6
In what meter was Catullus 63 written to express the frenzy of cult of Cybele?
Galliambic; p. 6
Which poem of Catullus was an epyllion on the marriage of Peleus and Thetis?
Poem 64; p. 6
Which poem of Catullus was a translation of Callimachus’ Lock of Berenice?
Poem 68; p. 6
Which emperor wrote an autobiography entitled Res Gestae?
Augustus; p. 7
What is the title of Augustus’ autobiography?
Res Gestae; p. 7
What Latin text was found inscribed on the Monumentum Ancyranum in Turkey?
Res Gestae; p. 7
Where was Augustus’ Res Gestae found inscribed?
Monumentum Ancyranum; p. 7
What is Vergil’s full name?
Publius Vergilius Maro; p. 7
What author was born on October 15, 70 BC at Andes, near Mantua?
Vergil; p. 7
Where was Vergil born on October 15, 70 BC?
Andes, near Mantua; p. 7
In what year was Vergil born at Andes, near Mantua?
70 BC; p. 7
In what year did Vergil die?
19 BC; p. 7
What shy unassuming author wrote the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid?
Vergil; p. 7
What is the alternate title of Vergil’s Eclogues?
Bucolics; p. 7
What is the alternate title of Vergil’s Bucolics?
Eclogues; p. 7
What was the adult Vergil’s first literary work?
Eclogues; p. 7
Whose first literary work was the Eclogues?
Vergil; p. 7
Which work of Vergil is a 10 poem collection of pastoral poetry?
Eclogues; p. 7
Which work of Vergil features shepherds as the main characters?
Eclogues; p. 7
How many poems did Vergil’s Eclogues contain?
10; p. 7
On what Greek poet’s Idylls did Vergil model his Eclogues?
Theocritus; p. 7
On what work of Theocritus did Vergil model his Eclogues?
Idylls; p. 7
In what meter were the Eclogues written?
Dactylic Hexameter; p. 7
Which of Vergil’s Eclogues predicts a Golden Age that will begin with the birth of a wonder child?
Eclogue 4; p. 7
Which of Vergil’s Eclogues is called Messianic because it predicts the birth of a wonder child who will issue in a golden age?
Eclogue 4; p. 7
Which of Vergil’s Eclogues begins with the line “Sicelides Musae, paulo maiora canamus”?
Eclogue 4; p. 7
What work of Vergil is a 4-book collection of poems concerning agriculture?
Georgics; p. 7
How many books did Vergil’s Georgics contain?
4; p. 7
In what meter were the Georgics written?
Dactylic Hexameter; p. 7
Which book of Vergil’s Georgics discussed bee-keeping and containted the myth of Aristaeus and the bees?
Book 4; p. 7
What myth is contained in the 4th book of Vergil’s Georgics?
Aristaeus and the bees; p. 7
What work of Vergil is a 12-book epic about Aeneas’s journey to Latium?
Aeneid; p. 7
In what meter was the Aeneid written?
Dactylic Hexameter; p. 7
Which work of Vergil was written to imitate Homer and praise Augustus?
Aeneid; p. 7
On what Greek text were the first 6 books of the Aeneid modeled?
Odyssey; p. 7
On what Greek text were the last 6 books of the Aeneid modeled?
Iliad; p. 7
What work begins with the words “Arma virumque cano”?
Aeneid; p. 7
Translate “arma virumque cano”.
I sing of arms and a man; p. 7
Which work of Vergil contains an allusion to the death of Marcellus, the nephew of Augustus?
Aeneid; p. 7
Who fainted when Vergil read his passage about the death of Marcellus to the Imperial family?
Octavia; p. 7
Whose death concludes the Aeneid?
Turnus; p. 7
How many books did Vergil’s Aeneid contain?
12; p. 7
What two men were Vergil’s literary executors?
Plotius Tucca & Varius Rufus; p. 7
What two men did Vergil ask to burn his unfinished Aeneid if he died?
Plotius Tucca & Varius Rufus; p. 7
Who forced Plotius Tucca and Varius Rufus to publish Vergil’s Aeneid after his death?
Augustus; p. 7
Whose epitaph stated “Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope. Cecini pascua, rura, duces”?
Vergil; p. 7
To what city does Calabri refer in Vergil’s epitaph because it was the city of his death?
Brundisium; p. 7
To what city does Parthenope refer in Vergil’s epitaph because it is the city of his burial?
Naples; p. 7
To which work does “pascua” refer in Vergil’s epitaph?
Eclogues; p. 7
To which work does “rura” refer in Vergil’s epitaph?
Georgics; p. 7
To which work does “duces” refer in Vergil’s epitaph?
Aeneid; p. 7
What is Horace’s full name?
Quintus Horatius Flaccus; p. 8
What author was born at Venusia in 65 BC?
Horace; p. 8
Where was Horace born in 65 BC?
Venusia; p. 8
In what year was Horace born at Venusia?
65 BC; p. 8
In what year did Horace die?
8 BC; p. 8
Who was Horace’s mean schoolmaster?
Orbilius; p. 8
Which author had a mean schoolmaster named Orbilius?
Horace; p. 8
What author served as a tribunus militum under Brutus at the Battle of Philippi?
Horace; p. 8
What position did Horace hold in the army of Brutus?
Tribunus Militum; p. 8
Under whom did Horace hold the position of Tribunus Militum?
Brutus; p. 8
After what battle in 42 BC was Horace’s estate confiscated?
Philippi; p. 8
Which author loved his Sabine farm which was given to him by Augustus through the help of Maecenas?
Horace; p. 8
What author did Horace call his “lantern” for his influence in Satire?
Lucilius; p. 8
What author called Lucilius his “lantern” for his influence in Satire?
Horace; p. 8
What is the alternate title of Horace’s Epodes?
Iambi; p. 8
Which work of Horace is a 17-book collection of poems in various meters borrowed from the Greek poet Archilochus?
Epodes; p. 8
From what Greek poet did Horace borrow many of the meters used in his Epodes?
Archilochus; p. 8
What is the alternate title of Horace’s Odes?
Carmina; p. 8
Which work of Horace is a 4-book collection of lyric poems?
Odes; p. 8
In what year did Horace publish the first 3 books of his Odes?
23 BC; p. 8
In what yeard did Horace publish the 4th book of his Odes at the request of Augustus?
13 BC; p. 8
To what patron did Horace address his Odes?
Maecenas; p. 8
Who was Horace’s patron?
Maecenas; p. 8
Which work of Horace is a collection of Satires?
Sermones; p. 8
Which work of Horace was written at the request of Augustus for the celebration of the Ludi Saeculares of 17 BC?
Carmen Saeculare; p. 8
For what occasion in 17 BC did Augustus request the composition of Horace’s Carmen Saeculare?
Ludi Saeculares; p. 8
Which work of Horace featured a chorus of 27 girls and 27 boys for the celebration of the Ludi Saeculares?
Carmen Saeculare; p. 8
What is Ovid’s full name?
Publius Ovidius Naso; p. 8
What author was born at Sulmo in 43 BC?
Ovid; p. 8
In what year was Ovid born at Sulmo?
43 BC; p. 8
At what city in Abruzzi was Ovid born in 43 BC?
Sulmo; p. 8
Where did Ovid die in exile in 17 AD?
Tomi; p. 8
What author was banished to Tomi on the Black Sea because of “Carmen et Error”?
Ovid; p. 8
To what location on the Black Sea was Ovid exiled because of “Carmen et Error”?
Tomi; p. 8
Which work of Ovid is believed to be the “carmen et error” that got him exiled by Augustus?
Ars Amatoria; p. 8
Who wrote a poem in the Getic language spoken at Tomi during his exile?
Ovid; p. 8
Which work of Ovid consist of 15 books about various mythological transformations?
Metamorphoses; p. 8
In what work was Ovid’s Metamorphoses written?
Dactylic Hexameter; p. 8
Which work of Ovid ends with Julius Caesar’s transformation into a comet?
Metamorphoses; p. 8
Which work of Ovid contains fictional letters from mythological heroines to their lovers?
Heroides; p. 8
In what meter was Ovid’s Heroides written?
Elegaic Couplet; p. 8
Which work of Ovid informs lovers how to win the girl or guy?
Ars Amatoria; p. 8
Which work of Ovid is 6 book calendar of Roman feasts, holidays, and religious rituals?
Fasti; p. 8
In what meter was Ovid’s Fasti written?
Elegaic Couplet; p. 8
Which work of Ovid was intended to be 12-books long before it was cut short by his exile to Tomi?
Fasti; p. 8
Which work of Ovid consisted of lamentations which he began writing upon his exile to Tomi?
Tristia; p. 8
Which work of Ovid describes his last night in Rome, his voyage to Tomi, and his exile?
Tristia; p. 8
Which work of Ovid consists of love elegies?
Amores; p. 8
To whom does Ovid address several poems of his Amores?
Corinna; p. 8
What is Livy’s full name?
Titus Livius; p. 9
Where was Livy born in 59 BC?
Patavium; p. 9
What is the modern name of Patavium?
Padua; p. 9
What author was born at Patavium in 59 BC?
Livy; p. 9
What was the title of Livy’s massive historical work?
Ab Urbe Condita; p. 9
Who wrote the Ab Urbe Condita?
Livy; p. 9
How many total books did Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita Contain?
142; p. 9
Whose death in 9 BC concludes Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita?
Drusus; p. 9
What monumentual historical work was published in installments by its author Livy?
Ab Urbe Condita; p. 9
Who criticized livy for “Patavinitas” referring to his provincial language or slange derived from his hometown of Patavium?
Asinius Pollio; p. 9
What author did Asinius Pollio criticize for “Patavinitas” or provincial language in his Ab Urbe Condita?
Livy; p. 9
Which emperor was tutored by Livy and encouraged to study history?
Claudius; p. 9
Which author tutored the emperor Claudius and encouraged him to write history?
Livy; p. 9
How many books of Livy’s history are extant?
35; p. 9
What is the Latin term for the short summaries of each book of Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita?
Periochae; p. 9
Which two books of Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita are the only two without periochae?
136 & 137; p. 9
What is Tibullus’ full name?
Albius Tibullus; p. 9
What author wrote a collection of elegies which included several poems to Delia?
Tibullus; p. 9
According to Apuleius what was Delia’s real name?
Plania; p. 9
Who wrote love poems to Delia?
Tibullus; p. 9
Who wrote love poems to Cerinthus?
Sulpicia; p. 9
Whose corpus of poetry included the poems of Sulpicia to Cerinthus?
Tibullus; p. 9
Whose corpus of poetry included the poems of Lygdamus to Naeara?
Tibullus; p. 9
Who was the patron of Tibullus?
Messala Corvinus; p. 9
What neice of Messala Corvinus has poems included in the Corpus Tibullianum?
Sulpicia; p. 9
What poet did Quintilian call “tersus atque elegans” because of his simple and refined style?
Tibullus; p. 9
What author called Tibullus “tersus atque elegans” because of his simple and refined style?
Quintilian; p. 9
What did Quintilian call Tibullus because of his simple and refined style?
tersus atque elegans; p. 9
What is Propertius’ full name?
Sextus Propertius; p. 9
Where was Propertius born in 50 BC?
Assisi; p. 9
What author was born at Assisi circa 50 BC?
Propertius; p. 9
Who wrote love elegies to Cynthia?
Propertius; p. 9
What author called his first book of elegies Cynthia Monobiblos?
Propertius; p. 9
What did Propertius call his first book of elegies?
Cynthia Monobiblos; p. 9
According to Apuleius what was Cynthia’s real name?
Hostia; p. 9
Who was Propertius’ patron?
Maecenas; p. 9
Which Greek poet did Propertius call himself the Roman version of?
Callimachus; p. 9
Whap author called himself the Roman version of Callimachus?
Propertius; p. 9
Whose elegies included the stories of Vertumnus, the dedication of the Temple of Palatine Apollo, and the legend of Hercules and Cacus?
Propertius; p. 9
What is the full name of the poet Gallus?
Gaius Cornelius Gallus; p. 9
What elegaic poet wrote a four book collection called Amores?
Gallus; p. 9
Who wrote love elegies to Lycoris?
Gallus; p. 9
What is the real name of Lycoris?
Volumnia; p. 9
What was the stage name of the mime actress known as Lycoris?
Cytheris; p. 9
With what politician was Lycoris romantically involved before Gallus?
Marc Antony; p. 9
What author served as the first governor of Egypt?
Gallus; p. 9
Which author was removed from position as governor of Egypt for setting up statues of himself?
Gallus; p. 9
What is Seneca the Younger’s full name?
Lucius Annaeus Seneca; p. 10
What author was born at Cordoba in 4 BC?
Seneca the Younger; p. 10
In what Spanish city was Seneca the Younger born in 4 BC?
Cordoba; p. 10
In what year was Seneca the Younger born at Cordoba?
4 BC; p. 10
In what year did Seneca the Younger die?
65 AD; p. 10
What philosophy did Seneca the Younger follow?
Stoicism; p. 10
What emperor did Seneca the Younger tutor?
Nero; p. 10
What stoic philosopher tutored the emperor Nero?
Seneca the Younger; p. 10
To what island was Seneca the Younger exiled by Caligula for eight years?
Corsica; p. 10
Which author was exiled to Corsica for alleged adultery with Caligula’s sister Julia Livilla?
Seneca the Younger; p. 10
Which emperor forced Seneca the Younger to commit suicide because of involvement in the Pisonian conspiracy?
Nero; p. 10
Why was Seneca the Younger forced to commit suicide in 65 AD?
involvement in Pisonian Conspiracy; p. 10
Which work of Seneca the Younger is a fictional depiction of the death of the emperor Claudius?
Apocolocyntosis; p. 10
What does Apocolocyntosis mean?
Pumpkinification; p. 10
What genre is Seneca’s Apocolocyntosis?
Menippean Satire; p. 10
What is Menippean Satire?
mixture of prose & poetry; p. 10
Who wrote the Apocolocyntosis which provides a fictional account of the death of Claudius?
Seneca the Younger; p. 10
Which work of Seneca the Younger consists of 124 letters addressed to his friend Lucilius?
Epistulae Morales; p. 10
To whom did Seneca the Younger address his Epistulae Morales?
Lucilius; p. 10
How many letters does Seneca’s Epistulae Morales contain?
124; p. 10
Which work of Seneca the Younger is a tragedy on the reign of Nero?
Octavia; p. 10
In Seneca’s Octavia, whose ghost fortells Nero’s doom?
Agrippina the Younger; p. 10
Which work of Seneca the Younger is the only surviving example of a fabula praetexta?
Octavia; p. 10
What is Lucan’s full name?
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus; p. 10
Under whom did Lucan study Stoicism in Rome?
Cornutus; p. 10
Who wrote an epic poem entitled Bellum Civile which details the civil war between Pompey and Caesar?
Lucan; p. 10
What work of Lucan is an epic about the civil war between Caesar and Pompey?
Lucan; p. 10
What is the alternate title of Lucan’s Bellum Civile?
Pharsalia; p. 10
Which epic poem was considered an Anti-Aeneid?
Bellum Civile; p. 10
Which emperor forced Lucan to commit suicide because of involvement in the Pisonian conspiracy?
Nero; p. 10
Why was Lucan forced to commit suicide in 65 AD?
involvement in Pisonian Conspiracy; p. 10
What is Juvenal’s full name?
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis; p. 10
What author was born at Aquinum?
Juvenal; p. 10
Where was Juvenal born?
Aquinum; p. 10
Who wrote a collection of 16 Satires which display rancor towards society and hidden resentment at not belonging to it?
Juvenal; p. 10
What author proclaimed that widespread moral corruption compelled him to write his sixteen satires?
Juvenal; p. 10
Which author was exiled to Egpyt by Domitian?
Juvenal; p. 10
Which emperor exile Juvenal to Egypt?
Domitian; p. 10
To where was Juvenal exiled by Domitian?
Egypt; p. 10
Who wrote the line “quis custodiet ipsos custodes”?
Juvenal; p. 10
Translate “quis custodiet ipsos custodes”.
who will watch the guards themselves?; p. 10
Which of Juvenal’s Satires declares his disgust at the widespread moral corruption which compels him to write satire?
Satire 1; p. 10
Which of Juvenal’s Satires claims that life in Rome has become dangerous for honest men?
Satire 3; p. 10
Which of Juvenal’s Satires describes why his old friend Umbricius had to abandon Rome?
Satire 3; p. 10
Juvenal’s third Satire discusses which friend’s flight from Rome?
Umbricius; p. 10
Which of Juvenal’s Satires contains a famous tirade against the immorality and vices of women?
Satire 6; p. 10
Which of Juvenal’s Satires cites the empress Messalina as the ultimate example of an immoral woman?
Satire 6; p. 10
In Juvenal’s sixth Satire how does Juvenal describe a chaste woman?
rara avis; p. 10
Which of Juvenal’s Satires contains an episode of cannibalism in Egypt provoked by religious fanaticism?
Satire 15; p. 10
What is Tacitus’ full name?
Publius Cornelius Tacitus; p. 11
What author did Trajan appoint as proconsul of Asia?
Tacitus; p. 11
Where did Trajan appoint Tacitus proconsul?
Asia; p. 11
What author delivered the funeral oration for Verginius Rufus in 97 AD?
Tacitus; p. 11
For whom did Tacitus deliver the funeral oration in 97 AD?
Verginius Rufus; p. 11
What is the alternate title of Tacitus’ Annales?
Ab Excessu Divi Augusti; p. 11
Which work of Tacitus is a historical work which covers the period from 14-69 AD?
Annales; p. 11
With whose death does Tacitus’ Annales begin?
Augustus; p. 11
In the Annales whose murder is cited as the opening crime of Tiberius’ reign?
Agrippa Postumus; p. 11
In the Annales which emperor’s reign was said to begin with the murder of Agrippa Postumus?
Tiberius; p. 11
Which work of Tacitus covers the period from 69 AD to 96 AD?
Historiae; p. 11
Which work of Tacitus covers the reigns of Galba to Domitian?
Historiae; p. 11
What is the alternate title of Tacitus’ Agricola?
De Vita Iulii Agricolae; p. 11
Which two works of Tacitus were published in 98 AD as a combined edition?
Agricola & Germania; p. 11
Which work of Tacitus provides a biography of his father-in-law?
Agricola; p. 11
In which work of Tacitus does the Caledonian chieftain Calgacus give a rousing speech to his men before the Battle of Mons Graupius?
Agricola; p. 11
In the Agricola, what Caledonian chieftain gives a rousing speech to his men before the Battle of Mons Graupius?
Calgacus; p. 11
What is the alternate title of Tacitus’ Germania?
De Origine et Situ Germanorum; p. 11
Which work of Tacitus discusses the geography and customs of the Germans?
Germania; p. 11
What work of Pliny the Elder was the main source for Tacitus’ Germania?
Bella Germaniae; p. 11
Which work of Tacitus provides a discussion on the decline of Latin oratory?
Dialogus de Oratoribus; p. 11
What was Tacitus’ first work?
Dialogus de Oratoribus; p. 11
What is Persius’ full name?
Aulus Persius Flaccus; p. 11
Where was Persius born?
Volterra; p. 11
What author was born at Volterra?
Persius; p. 11
What author wrote six stoic satires?
Persius; p. 11
How many Satires did Persius write?
6; p. 11
What philosophy did Persius follow?
Stoicism; p. 11
What author claimed that his muse was his “venter”, or “belly”?
Persius; p. 11
What did Persius claim was his muse?
venter; p. 11
What friend and teacher does Persius eulogize in his fifth saitre?
Cornutus; p. 11
What author eulogized Cornutus in his fifth satire?
Persius; p. 11
What is Martial’s full name?
Marcus Valerius Martialis; p. 11
What author was born at Bilbilis in Spain?
Martial; p. 11
Where was Martial born?
Bilbilis; p. 11
Who was the most famous writer of Latin Epigrams?
Martial; p. 11
What is the alternate title of Martial’s Liber Spectaculorum?
Liber de Spectaculis; p. 11
Which work of Martial celebrated the opening of the Colosseum?
Liber Spectaculorum; p. 11
For what occasion did Martial write his Liber Spectaculorum?
opening of the Colosseum; p. 11
How many books of Epigrams did Martial write?
12; p. 11
What author wrote twelve books of Epigrams?
Martial; p. 11
What is the full name of Petronius?
Titus Petronius Arbiter; p. 11
What author served as “arbiter elegantiae” of Nero’s court?
Petronius; p. 11
What position did Petronius hold in the court of Nero?
arbiter elegantiae; p. 11
What author wrote the first Latin novel?
Petronius; p. 11
Which work of Petronius is a novel which contains the famous Cena Trimalchionis scene?
Satyricon; p. 11
What is the Latin title of the most famous scene of the Satyricon?
Cena Trimalchionis; p. 11
Which character in the Satyricon hosts an elaborate dinner party?
Trimalchio; p. 11
What is Quintilian’s full name?
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus; p. 12
What author was born at Calagurris in Spain?
Quintilian; p. 12
Where was Quintilian born?
Calagurris; p. 12
What author was summoned to Rome by Galba in 68 AD to teach rhetoric?
Quintilian; p. 12
Which emperor summoned Quintilian to Rome in 68 AD to teach rhetoric?
Galba; p. 12
What author received the “ornamenta consularia” for tutoring two of Domitian’s nephews?
Quintilian; p. 12
What award did Quintilian receive for tutoring two of Domitian’s nephews?
ornamenta consularia; p. 12
What work of Quintilian discusses the training of an orator?
Institutio Oratoria; p. 12
What is Suetonius’ full name?
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus; p. 12
What genre did Suetonius write?
Biography; p. 12
What authorr’s father fought on the losing side at the Battle of Bedriacum in 69 AD?
Suetonius; p. 12
What author received the “ius trium liberorum” from Trajan in 110 AD?
Suetonius; p. 12
What award did Suetonius receive from Trajan in 110 AD?
ius trium liberorum; p. 12
Which work of Suetonius contains biographies of 12 Caesars beginning with Julius Caesar and ending with Domition?
De Vita Caesarum; p. 12
With which people does Suetonius’ De Vita Caesarum begin and end?
Caesar & Domitian; p. 12
Which work of Suetonius contains biographies of famous writers subdivided by genre?
De Viris Illustribus; p. 12
What is Pliny the Elder’s full name?
Gaius Plinius Secundus; p. 12
Which work of Pliny the Elder is a 37-book encyclopedia?
Naturalis Historia; p. 12
Which work of Pliny the Elder is historical work about wars in Germany?
Bella Germaniae; p. 12
What author was the nephew of Pliny the Elder?
Pliny the Younger; p. 12
Under what author did Pliny the Younger study?
Quintilian; p. 12
To what author did Trajan give governorship of Bithynia?
Pliny the Younger; p. 12
What province did Trajan give Pliny the Younger to govern?
Bithynia; p. 12
What author was known for his letters to the emperor Trajan?
Pliny the Younger; p. 12
What author details the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in one of his letters?
Pliny the Younger; p. 12
Which work of Apuleius is the only Latin novel that has survived in its entirety?
The Golden Ass; p. 12
What is the alternate title of Apuleius’ Golden Ass?
Metamorphoses; p. 12
How many books does Apuleius’ Golden Ass contain?
11; p. 12
What myth features prominently in books 4-6 of Apuleius’ Golden Ass?
Cupid & Psyche; p. 12
Which work features the myth of Cupid and Psyche in books 4-6?
The Golden Ass; p. 12
What is the alternate title of Apuleius’ Apologia?
De Magia; p. 12
Which work of Apuleius is a defense in his trial for witchcraft?
Apologia; p. 12
What author was accused of bewitching a rich widow named Aemilia Pudentilla into marrying him?
Apuleius; p. 12
What rich widow was Apuleius accused of bewitching into marrying him?
Aemilia Pudentilla; p. 12
What author wrote a collection of 23 oratorical passages entitled Florida?
Apuleius; p. 12
Which work of Apuleius is a collection of 23 oratorical passages?
Florida; p. 12
What is Statius’ full name?
Publius Papinius Statius; p. 12
What author was born at Naples circa 40 AD?
Statius; p. 12
Where was Statius born circa 40 AD?
Naples; p. 12
What epic poet was considered a protégé of Domitian?
Statius; p. 12
Statius was considered a protégé of which emperor?
Domitian; p. 12
Which work of Statius is an epic on the royal house of Thebes?
Thebaid; p. 12
Which work of Statius deals with the conflict between Eteocles and Polyneices for control of Thebes?
Thebaid; p. 12
Which work of Statius is an unfinished epic about Achilles?
Achilleid; p. 12
Which work of Statius is a miscellany of smaller poems with verses on various topics?
Silvae; p. 12
What author was called the “Christian Cicero”?
Lactantius; p. 13
What honorific title was given to Lactantius because of his writing style?
Christian Cicero; p. 13
What work of Lactantius justified Christianity to educated Pagans?
Institutiones Divinae ; p. 13
What is the Latin title of Lactantius’ Divine Institutions?
Institutiones Divinae ; p. 13
To which emperor did Lactantius dedicate his Institutiones Divinae?
Constantine; p. 13
Which work did Lactantius dedicate to the emperor Constantine?
Institutiones Divinae ; p. 13
By what writer of the Late Republic was Lactantius’ style greatly influenced?
Cicero; p. 13
What Numidian rhetorician was Lactantius’ teacher?
Arnobius; p. 13
What pupil of Arnobius wrote the Institutiones Divinae?
Lactantius; p. 13
Which author tutored Constantine’s son Crispus?
Lactantius; p. 13
What son of Constantine did Lactantius tutor?
Crispus; p. 13
What was Jerome’s full name?
Sophronius Eusebius Heironymus; p. 13
In what Dalmatian city was Jerome born?
Stridon; p. 13
Which author was born at Stridon in Dalmatia?
Jerome; p. 13
In what year was Jerome born at Stridon?
347 AD; p. 13
In what year did Jerome die at Bethlehem?
420 AD; p. 13
Which work of Jerome was a Latin translation of the Bible for common people?
Vulgate; p. 13
What is the Latin title of Jerome’s Vulgate?
Biblia Vulgata; p. 13
Who translated the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament into Latin?
Jerome; p. 13
Which author translated the Bible into Latin?
Jerome; p. 13
Which work of Jerome covers the lives of 135 Christian authors from St. Peter to himself?
De Viris Illustribus; p. 13
Which Christian author wrote a De Viris Illustribus which covers the lives of 135 Christian authors, from St. Peter to Jerome himself?
Jerome; p. 13
Which work of Jerome is a historical treatise from Constantine to the death of Valens?
Chronica; p. 13
Which Christian author wrote a Chronica which details history from Constantine to the death of Valens?
Jerome; p. 13
Which two historians participated in the emperor Julian’s Persian expedition?
Eutropius & Ammianus Marcellinus; p. 13
In what year did Eutropius and Ammianus Marcellinus participate in Julian’s Persian expedition?
363 B.C.; p. 13
Which emperor brought the historians Eutropius and Ammianus Marcellinus on his Persian campaign?
Julian; p. 13
Which author wrote the Breviarium ab Urbe Condita?
Eutropius; p. 13
Which work of Eutropius is a 10-book compendium of Roman history?
Breviarium ab Urbe Condita; p. 13
How many books did Eutropius’ Breviarium ab Urbe Condita contain?
10; p. 13
Which work of Eutropius covers the period from Romulus to Jovian?
Breviarium ab Urbe Condita; p. 13
At which emperor’s request did Eutropius write the Breviarium ab Urbe Condita?
Valens; p. 13
Because he was unable to read the works of Livy and other historians, which emperor requested Eutropius to write the Breviarium ab Urbe Condita?
Valens; p. 13
Which Augustan Age author was Eutropius’s source for much of his Breviarium ab Urbe Condita?
Livy; p. 13
Which Christian author was the bishop of Hippo in Africa?
St. Augustine; p. 13
Where did St. Augustine serve as a bishop?
Hippo; p. 13
What author converted to Manichaeism before Christianity?
St. Augustine; p. 13
To which religion did St. Augustine convert before Christianity?
Manichaeism; p. 13
Which work of St. Augustine discusses the errors of Paganism and the existence of an earthly city and a heavenly city?
De Civitate Dei; p. 13
What does “De Civitate Dei” mean?
About the City of God; p. 13
Which author wrote the “De Civitate Dei” which discusses the errors of Paganism and the existence of an earthly city and a heavenly city?
St. Augustine; p. 13
Which work of St. Augustine was written to restore the confidence of his fellow Christians after the sack of Rome in 410 AD?
De Civitate Dei; p. 13
Which work of St. Augustine was an autobiography recounting his spiritual struggles?
Confessions; p. 13
Which work of St. Augustine reaches new levels of pyschological analysis in professing his distress over sin?
Confessions; p. 13
What Christian author wrote an autobiographical work entitle Confessions recounting his spiritual struggle?
St. Augustine; p. 13
Where was Ammianus Marcellinus born?
Antioch; p. 13
Which historian was born at Antioch?
Ammianus Marcellinus; p. 13
What historian continued the work of Tacitus to his own day?
Ammianus Marcellinus; p. 13
What historian’s work did Ammianus Marcellinus continue down to his own day?
Tacitus; p. 13
Who wrote a 31-book Res Geste A Fine Corneli Taciti?
Ammianus Marcellinus; p. 13
What was the title of Ammianus Marcellinus’ 31-book history?
Res Gestae A Fine Corneli Taciti; p. 13
Which work of Ammianus Marcellinus convers the period from Nerva to Valens?
Res Gestae A Fine Corneli Taciti; p. 13
What author called himself “miles quondam et Graecus”?
Ammianus Marcellinus; p. 13
What title did Ammianus Marcellinus give himself?
miles quondam et Graecus; p. 13
What does Ammianus’ title “miles quondam et Graecus” mean?
once a soldier and a Greek; p. 13
What play of Terence in which brothers separated at birth are reunited is often considered his masterpeice?
Adelphoi, Week 1
Which play of Plautus, the only with a mythological subject, concludes with the line “clap your hands, audience, for Jupiter Almighty’s sake”?
Amphitruo, Week 1
With what play does Terence make his literary debut?
Andria, Week 1
Which play of Plautus, in which the prologue is spoken by the Lar Familiaris, centers around the misfortunes of Euclio who has hidden his pot of gold?
Aulularia, Week 1
What play of Plautus deals with Hegio’s attempt to recover his two lost sons and contains no female characters?
Captivi, Week 1
Who boldy claimed “it’s fate that makes the Metelli consul’s at Rome” causing his exile to Utica?
Gnaeus Naevius, Week 1
Who spent the remainder of his life as an exile in Utica because of insults to the powerful Metelli family in his poetry?
Gnaeus Naevius, Week 1
Which play of Terence was overshadowed by a show of tightrope walkers during its first production and later failed to hold the audience at the funeral games of Aemilius Paullus?
Hecyra, Week 1
Which play of Terence, in which Sostrata, the mother-in-law of Pamphilus makes her debut, needed three attempts at production and is considered his worst play?
Hecyra, Week 1
What author, whose work Cicero regards as antiquated, earned the title “Father of Latin Poetry” because of his translation of Homer’s Odyssey?
Livius Andronicus, Week 1
What author, a member of the collegium scribarum histrionumque, produced the first Latin translation of Homer’s Odyssey?
Livius Andronicus, Week 1
What author, regarded as primitive by Horace and Ennius, is said to have paved the way for Latin Literature with his translation of the Odyssey?
Livius Andronicus, Week 1
What play of Plautus, in which long lost twins are reunited, is the model for Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors?
Menaechmi, Week 1
In which play of Plautus does Tranio hide his master’s love affair with a rumor that his father’s house is haunted?
Mostellaria, Week 1
“Virum mihi, Camena, insece versutum” are the words in Saturnian meter that begin what work of Livius Andronicus?
Odyssia, Week 1
What author, earned a living as a painter, although the success of his Latin tragedies earned him the distinction as the greatest author of the genre?
Pacuvius, Week 1
What author, born at Brundisium, was described by Cicero as the greatest of Latin tragedians?
Pacuvius, Week 1
In what play by Plautus does the title character trick the pimp Ballio out of a girl for his master?
Pseudolus, Week 1
Who accompanied Marcus Fulvius Nobilior on his Aetolian campaigns and commemorated his exploits in a fabula praetexta?
Quintus Ennius, Week 1
What poet claimed that Homer appeared to him in a dream and called him his reincarnation in the proem of his Annales?
Quintus Ennius, Week 1
What manumitted slave of the senator Terentius Lucanus began scripting plays which earned much scrutiny because of their tendency to make slaves use clear diction?
Terence, Week 1
Who wrote the first Latin prose text entitled De Agri Cultura?
Cato the Elder, Week 1
What is the Latin title of the first prose historical text in Latin, written by Cato the Elder?
Origines, Week 1
In what early Italic meter did Andronicus compose his Odyssia?
Saturnian, Week 1
Who wrote fabulae praetextae entitled Romulus and Clastidium?
Gnaeus Naevius, Week 1
Considered by Cicero to be the “greatest Roman tragedian”, which author wrote various tragedies centered on the Trojan War Saga?
Pacuvius, Week 1
What author, born at Suessa Aurunca, wrote 30 books of satires entitled Sermones?
Lucilius, Week 1
Which author, whom Horace called his “light”, was a prolific writer of Latin Satires?
Lucilius, Week 1
How many poems are included in the collection published by Catullus?
116, Week 2
Which poem of Catullus is an epyllion involving the young Phyrigian Attis?
Catullus 63, Week 2
The marriage of Peleus and Thetis is described in which of Catullus’ poems?
Catullus 64, Week 2
A description of the plague of Athens concludes the sixth book of what work by Lucretius?
De Rerum Natura, Week 2
What work begins with the line “Aeneadum genetrix hominum divomque voluptas” and goes on to expound upon Epicurean philosophy?
De Rerum Natura, Week 2
Who was forced to invent new words to describe the shape and movement of atoms in his De Rerum Natura?
Lucretius, Week 2
What author claims that his goal is to spread the honey of the muses upon such a bitter doctrine as he discusses principles of Epicurean philosophy?
Lucretius, Week 2
What author was said to have sufferedred from “intervalla insaniae” during which he composed the majority of his De Rerum Natura?
Lucretius, Week 2
What poet, born at Verona, was fond of writing poems to a woman he called Lesbia?
Catullus, Week 2
A lost play about Oedipus and a verse tribute to Terence are two of the lesser known works of what author and statesman?
Julius Caesar, Week 2
What author does Catullus praise for daring to explain every period in a three-book universal history entitled Chronica?
Cornelius Nepos, Week 2
What now lost work of Latin grammar was written by Julius Caesar?
De Analogia, Week 2
What 25-book grammatical work by Varro of Reate was published in 43BC, shortly before Cicero’s death
De Lingua Latina, Week 2
What author, a tribune of 52BC and native of Amiternum, wrote monographs on subjects such as the Jugurthine War?
Gaius Sallustius Crispus/Sallust , Week 2
Who composed over 500 volumes and is commonly called “Rome’s greatest scholar,” but is also known for dating the founding of Rome to 753BC?
Varro of Reate/Marcus Terentius Varro, Week 2
What lieutenant of Caesar wrote the 8th book of his De Bello Gallico?
Aulus Hirtius, Week 2
Which series of speeches delivered during Cicero’s consulship attacked an aristocrat accused of trying to overthrow the republic?
In Catilinam, Week 2
Which speech of Cicero prosecutes a corrupt governor of Sicily charged with extortion?
In Verrem, Week 2
Which philosophical work of Cicero discusses old age?
De Senectute, Week 2
What author wrote a lost grammatical work entitled De Analogia, as well as commentaries on the Gallic and Civil wars?
Julius Caesar, Week 2
According to Tacitus, what author did Augustus jokingly call a Pompeian because of the republican sympathies viewed in his Ab Urbe Condita?
Livy, Week 3
What text, which can be found in both Greek and Latin at Ankara details the triumphs and successes of the emperor Augustus?
Res Gestae, Week 3
What author, who served as an officer in Augustus’ engineering corps, wrote De Architectura, a ten book treatise on architecture?
Vitruvius, Week 3
What 142 book work covers the period from the foundation of Rome to the death of Drusus in 8 BC?
Ab Urbe Condita, Week 3
What author claims to have been captured by the eyes of his beloved Cynthia in the opening line of his Elegies?
Propertius, Week 3
“Phoebe silvarumque potens Diana” are the words that begin what hymn by Horace which was performed at the Ludi Saeculares?
Carmen Saeculare, Week 3
What elegiac poet fell out of grace with Augustus as prefect of Egypt, was exiled, and thus committed suicide?
Cornelius Gallus, Week 3
What work, based on Theocritus’ Idylls focuses on the lives of shepherds?
Eclogues, Week 3
What author, who declares himself to be the Roman Callimachus, wrote elegies to his beloved Cynthia?
Propertius, Week 3
What poet, whom Quintilian calls “tersus et elegans”, composed several elegies for a woman he called Delia?
Tibullus, Week 3
What author, born at Assisi, wrote love elegies to a woman called Delia?
Propertius, Week 3
What poet was exiled to Tomi on the Black Sea because he offended the emperor Augustus?
Ovid, Week 3
Whose completion of his 12 month poetic calendar was interrupted because of his exile to Tomi?
Ovid, Week 3
What author wrote a collection of fictious letters from mythological women to their love interests entitled Heroides?
Ovid, Week 3
The myth of Aristaeus and his bees can be found in the fourth book of which work of Vergil?
Georgics, Week 3
What author wrote the Carmen Saeculare to help Augustus celebrate the Secular Games of 17 B.C.?
Horace, Week 3
What author addressed Maecenas in the opening poem of his Odes which were first published in 23 B.C.?
Horace, Week 3
What author was criticized for his “Patavinitas” when writing his Historia ab Urbe Condita?
Livy, Week 3
What author’s work was preserved by the periochae which summarized each book of his ab Urbe Condita?
Livy’s, Week 3
What author incorporated the poems of Sulpicia into the fourth book of his collection of Elegies?
Tibullus, Week 3
what work begins with the line “bella per Emathios plus quam civilia campos” and discusses the civil war between Pompey and Caesar?
Bellum Civile / Pharsalia, Week 4
What author wrote a historical epic describing the civil war between Pompey & Caesar?
Lucan, Week 4
What milesian tale follows the story of a man named Lucius who becomes a donkey?
Metamorphoses/ Golden Ass, Week 4
Who composed a historical work for Aufidius Bassus, although he is better known for his Historia Naturalis?
Pliny the Elder, Week 4
In whose letters can we find a detailed account of the erruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
Pliny the Younger, Week 4
The famous Cena Trimalchionis is featured in what satirical novel written by Petronius?
Satyricon, Week 4
What author wrote to his mother Helvia to console her while he was in exile at Corsica?
Seneca the Younger, Week 4
What is the title of the work which Statius left incomplete at the time of his death?
Achilleid, Week 4
What woman convinced Claudius to recall Seneca the Younger from Corsica so that he could tutor her young son Nero?
Agrippina the Younger, Week 4
What work of Menippean Satire deals with the death of the emperor Claudius?
Apocolocyntosis, Week 4
What African orator defends himself against charges of withcraft in his Apologia?
Apuleius, Week 4
in what work does Quintilian discuss the training of the perfect orator?
Institutio Oratoria, Week 4
What Silver Age author is said to have composed an anti-Aeneid in which Pompey is the main character in the civil war against Caesar?
Lucan, Week 4
Who transferred to epic form the struggle between Pompey and Caesar in a work entitled Bellum Civile?
Lucan, Week 4
What arbiter elegantiae of Nero’s court composed the first ever Latin novel?
Petronius, Week 4
Who was the author of a 37 Book Encyclopedia entitled Naturalis Historia?
Pliny the Elder, Week 4
Who wrote a 37 Book encyclopedia on the ancient world entitled Historia Naturalis?
Pliny the Elder, Week 4
Whose systematic reading, indexing, and notetaking led to the composition of his Naturalis Historia?
Pliny the Elder, Week 4
What admiral was stationed at Misenum at the time of the eruption of Vesuvius, which his nephew details in a letter?
Pliny the Elder, Week 4
What author from Comum wrote letters to Trajan about the treatment of the Christians?
Pliny the Younger, Week 4
What author details the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in a letter to Tacitus?
Pliny the Younger, Week 4
What author did Galba summon to Rome in 68 AD to become a professor of rhetoric?
Quintilian, Week 4
What author from Calagurris, Spain was summoned to Rome by Galba to become a professor of rhetoric?
Quintilian, Week 4
Who was the author of De Causis Corruptae Eloquentiae in which he discusses remedies for the corruption of eloquence?
Quintilian, Week 4
What author, born in 4 BC, in Cordoba, Spain served as an adivsor to Nero until he was forced to commit suicide for his involvement in the Pisonian Conspiracy?
Seneca the Younger, Week 4
Who was the author of twelve books of Dialogi which treat ethical and philosophical questions from the stoic point of view?
Seneca the Younger, Week 4
What author from Neapolis died before the completion of his Achilleid?
Statius, Week 4
Who was the author of the Achilleid and the Thebaid?
Statius, Week 4
For what emperor did Pliny the Younger compose his Panegyricus?
Trajan, Week 4
What work of Suetonius is a collection of biographies of leaders and emperors from Caesar to Domitian?
De Vita Caesarum, Week 4
What work of Tacitus features an imaginary discussion about the causes of the decline of oratory?
Diologus de Oratoribus, Week 4
What author remarked “quidquid agunt homines” about the subject matter of his sixteen satires?
Juvenal, Week 4
What author, whom Martial calls “facundus”, wrote a collection of 16 satires?
Juvenal, Week 4
What father-in-law and governor of Britain does Tacitus immortalize in his biographical work?
Agricola, Week 4
What stoic writer from Voletarra eulogized his patron Cornutus in his fifth satire?
Persius, Week 4
Which work of Tacitus offers a history of oratory?
Dialogus De Oratoribus, Week 4
Which of Tacitus’ works covers the reigns of Galba to Domitian?
Historiae, Week 4
What historical work by Tacitus covers the reign of Galba to the reign of Domtian?
Historiae, Week 4
What author, born at Aquinum, wrote 16 satires?
Juvenal, Week 4
Whose 15th satire deals with an episode of cannibalism in Egypt?
Juvenal, Week 4
What author from Bilbilis, Spain composed the Liber de Spectaulis for the opening of the Colosseum in 80 AD?
Martial, Week 4
What author came to Rome in 64 AD from his hometown of Bilbilis and began a career as a writer of epigrams?
Martial, Week 4
What author, born at Volaterra, composed 6 books of stoic satires which he dedicated to his patron Cornutus?
Persius, Week 4
What silver age stoic philosopher used his six satires as a means to attack immorality and vice?
Persius, Week 4
What author from Tagaste wrote Confessiones, a lyrical treatise on the author’s search for God in his early days?
Augustine, Week 5
What magister memoriae of Valens composed the Breviarium ab Urbe Condita?
Eutropius, Week 5
What student of Donatus translated the Bible into Latin?
Jerome, Week 5
De Ira Dei, De Mortibus Persecutorum, and Institutiones Divinae are all works of what author known as the “Christian Cicero”?
Lactantius, Week 5
Whose excellence as a professor of Rhetoric at Nicomedia compelled Constantine to appoint him as a tutor to his young son Crispus?
Lactantius, Week 5
What historian from Antioch wrote a 31 book continuation of the work of Tacitus?
Ammianus Marcellinus, Week 5
What fourth century historian wrote a 31 book continuation of Tacitus’ work?
Ammianus Marcellinus, Week 5
Whose historical work covers the years from the principate of Nerva to the death of Valens?
Ammianus Marcellinus , Week 5
What was the title of Eutropius’ 10 book abbreviated account of Roman History?
Breviarium ab Urbe Condita, Week 5
Who was the author of a ten book compendium on Roman History which he wrote at the request of the emperor Valens?
Eutropius, Week 5
Who undertook the task of summarizing and appending to Livy’s work in his Breviarium ab Urbe Condita?
Eutropius, Week 5
Who wrote a ten book compendium of Roman history from the reigns of Romulus to Jovian?
Eutropius, Week 5
What magister memoriae of Valens was charged with the task of creating a compedium of Roman history which he entitled Breviarum ab Urbe Condita?
Eutropius, Week 5
What tutor to Constantine’s son Crispus was referred to as the Chirstian Cicero?
Lactantius, Week 5
What author was appointed as a tutor to Constantine’s son Crispus because his learned style reflected that of Cicero?
Lactantius, Week 5
What author, a student of Arnobius, composed 7 books of Divine Institutions which he dedicated to the emperor Constantine?
Lactantius, Week 5
Who was the author of a De Civitate Dei and Confessiones?
St. Augustine, Week 5
What bishop of Hippo was the author of De Civitate Dei and Confessiones?
St. Augustine, Week 5
What student of Donatus translated the bible into Latin?
Jerome, Week 5
What native of Dalmatia produced the first Latin translation of the bible?
Jerome, Week 5
What author produced a school text for the children of Livius Salinator by translating the Odyssey into Latin?
Livius Andronicus, Week 6
What author died as an exile in Utica after arrogantly remarking that “it’s fate that makes the Metelli consuls at Rome”?
Gnaeus Naevius, Week 6
What play of Plautus centers on the boastful soldier Pyrgopoolyneices, and was his longest work?
Miles Gloriosus, Week 6
What author, who boasted of his trilingual nature, wrote an 18-book epic on Roman history entitled Annales?
Ennius, Week 6
What native of Brundisium did Cicero consider the greatest of Latin tragic poets?
Pacuvius, Week 6
What author wrote the earliest Latin prose text entitled De Re Rustica?
Cato the Elder, Week 6
The women of Andros, a mother-in-law, and a eunuch are some of the title characters of what author’s comedies?
Terence, Week 6
What author did Horace consider his lantern because of the influence of his 30 books of Satires?
Lucilius, Week 6
Support for the Lex Manilia and condemnation of Catiline’s actions are topics of what author’s speeches?
Cicero, Week 6
Which philosophical work of Cicero presents an debate among a Stoic, an Academic, and an Epicurean about the existence and nature of the gods?
De Natura Deorum, Week 6
What author fixed Rome’s founding date to 753 B.C., and wrote a 25-book treatise on the Latin language entitled De Lingua Latina?
Varro, Week 6
What author commisioned his lieutenant Aulus Hirtius to write the eighth book of his Comentarii de Bello Gallico?
Julius Caesar, Week 6
What author wrote the first latin biographical work entitled De Viris Illustribus?
Cornelius Nepos, Week 6
What author incorporated Democritus’ atomic theory into his six book didactic work on Epicurean philosophy entitled De Rerum Natura?
Lucretius, Week 6
What author was expelled from the Senate and removed from his post as governor of Africa Nova before composing two historical monographs on the conflicts with Catiline and Jugurtha?
Sallust, Week 6
What author wrote poems to Lesbia and dedicated his lepidum novum libellum to Cornelius Nepos?
Catullus, Week 6
What emperor’s Res Gestae were best preserved on the Monumentum Ancyranum in Turkey?
Augustus, Week 6
What author predicted the birth of a wonder child who would bring about a new Golden Age in his fourth Eclogue?
Vergil, Week 6
What author was reconciled to Augustus after fighting on the losing side at Philippi, and wrote several poems including the Epodes and Odes?
Horace, Week 6
What author’s Ars Amatoria was like the “carmen” partially responsible for his exile to Tomi?
Ovid, Week 6
What massive 142-book work by a Paduan author provided an account of the history of Rome from the founding of the city down to the death of Drusus?
ab Urbe Condita, Week 6
What author addressed several poems to Delia with his four-book collection of Elegies?
Tibullus, Week 6
Cynthia Monobiblos was the title of the first book of what author’s Elegies?
Propertius, Week 6
What author was removed from his postition as governor of Egypt, and wrote four books of Amores which included several poems addressed to his beloved Lycoris?
Cornelius Gallus, Week 6
What author wrote a Menippean Satire entitled Apocolocyntosis about the death of the emperor Claudius?
Seneca the Younger, Week 6
What author wrote a historical epic entitled Bellum Civile, which discussed the civil war between Caesar and Pompey?
Lucan, Week 6
A long tirade against women can be found in what author’s sixth Satire?
Juvenal, Week 6
What author exploded onto the scene after delivering a funeral eulogy for Verginius Rufus, and wrote several historical works including a biography for his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola?
Tacitus, Week 6
What author included a eulogy for his teacher Cornutus in his six-book collection of Satires?
Persius, Week 6
What collection of 30 epigrams did Martial write to celebrate the opening of the Colosseum?
Liber Spectaculorum / Liber de Spectaculis, Week 6
The Cena Trimalchionis is the only surviving portion of what Latin novel by Petronius?
Satyricon, Week 6
What author received the ornamenta consularia for educating Domitian’s nephew, and wrote the Institutio Oratoria which discussed the training of an orator?
Quintilian, Week 6
What author received the ius trium liberorum from Trajan, and wrote a pair of biographical works entitled De Vita Caesarum and De Viris Illustribus?
Suetonius, Week 6
What author wrote a 37-book encyclopedia on the natural world entitled Historia Naturalis?
Pliny the Elder, Week 6
What author detailed the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a letter to the historian Tacitus?
Pliny the Younger, Week 6
What author was accused of bewitching the wealthy widow Aemilia Pudentilla, and wrote a defense speech entitled Apologia?
Apuleius, Week 6
What author, born at Naples, wrote a twelve-book epic on the fued between Polyneices and Eteocles entitled Thebeid?
Statius, Week 6
What student of Arnobius tutored Constantine’s son Crispus, and wrote the Institutiones Divinae?
Lactantius, Week 6
What author provided a Latin account of Eusebius’ Chronicon, and wrote a Latin translation of the bible?
Jerome, Week 6
What author helped the emperor Valens overcome his inability to read complex republican literature by composing a 10-book abridgement of Livy’s ab Urbe Condita?
Eutropius, Week 6
What author served as Bishop of Hippo afte converting from Manichaeism, and wrote a work entitled Confessiones which recounted his spiritual journey?
St. Augustine, Week 6
Following the model of sine ira et studio, what author picked up where Tacitus left off and wrote a 31-book history entitled Res Gestae a Fine Corneli Taciti?
Ammianus Marcellinus, Week 6
