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Question 1

Mauros

Answer 1

Archaic form of the word Mars- indicates that this speech is from the past.

Question 2

‘His ego nec metas rerum nec tempora pono;’

I place neither limits of place nor duration on them:

Answer 2

contrast between the time and place

Question 3

‘dedi’

gave

Answer 3

Jupiter has ALREADY given the romans power without limits.

Question 4

‘metu’

with fear

Answer 4

Juno is fearing for Carthage’s future.

Question 5

‘quae mare nunc terrasque metu caelumque fatigat’

who now torments lands and sea and sky with fear

Answer 5

Order of this goes from least to most shocking- she is even causing disruption in the heavens!

Question 6

‘Romanos rerum dominos gentemque togatam:’

masters of the world, and people of the toga, with me.

Answer 6

This is a contrast.

Romans saw themselves as conquerors, but also as a civilised race.

Question 7

‘lustrum’

sacred season

Answer 7

Jupiter adds authority to his claims by referring to specific Roman practices. (time measure, 5 years)

Question 8

Assaracus

Answer 8

Aeneas’ great-grandfather on his father’s side.

Question 9

Phthia, Mycenae and Argos

Answer 9

Pthia is Achilles’ homeland
Mycenae is the homeland of Menelaus
Argos is Diomedes’ home

Question 10

When did Rome conquer Greece?

Answer 10

149BC

Question 11

‘Nascetur pulchra Troianus origine Caesar’

From this illustrious source a Trojan Caesar will be born

Answer 11

Keeps it ambiguous as to which Caesar

Question 12

‘terminet’

to bound

Answer 12

subjunctive, indicating a sense of purpose – destined to…

Question 13

‘Iulius, a magno demissum nomen Iulo.’

Julius, his name descended from the great Iulus.

Answer 13

Augustus also took on the name Julius so this reference is just as ambiguous.