Latin Literature Part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What man’s name is sometimes shortened to Lucius?
A
Livius Andronicus
2
Q
What man is considered the founder of Latin literature?
A
Livius Andronicus
3
Q
When/where was Livius Andronicus born?
A
Tarentum (Greece
4
Q
How did Livius Andronicus get to Rome?
A
Was brought to Rome as a slave
5
Q
What man translated the Odyssey of the Greek epic poet Homer into Latin as poetry in Saturnian verse?
A
Livius Andronicus
6
Q
What were the fabulae palliatae?
A
Latin comedies derived from Greek originals. (Written by Livius Andronicus)
