Livius Andronicus

Question 1

What happened in LA’s life in 240 BC and 207 BC

Answer 1

His first dramatic text was put on stage, and he composed Partheneion in honor of Juno

Question 2

When did LA come to Rome from Tarentum in Livius Salinator’s entourage

Answer 2

After the war between Rome and Tarentum (272 BC)

Question 3

What group of authors was LA part of

Answer 3

Collegium scribarum historianumque

Question 4

What genre were LA’s Achilles, Aegisthus, Ajax Mastigophorus, Equos Troianus, Hermonia, Andromeda, Danae, and Tereus, of which we have 40 verses

Answer 4

Tragedy

Question 5

What genre was LA’s Gladiolus and five others, of which we have a single verse each

Answer 5

Palliatae

Question 6

From which authors do we have knowledge of LA

Answer 6

Cicero and Livy

Question 7

Which of Homer’s texts did LA translate into Saturnian verse as a school text

Answer 7

Odussia

Question 8

What was LA’s Aiax Mastigophorus based on

Answer 8

Sophocles’ Ajax

Question 9

What does Ajax Mastigophorus translate to

Answer 9

Ajax with the Whip

Question 10

What does Equos Troianus translate to

Answer 10

The Trojan Horse

Question 11

What does Gladiolus translate to

Answer 11

Little Saber