lucius apuleius Flashcards
apuleius full name
lucius apuleius
lucius apuleius century
2nd AD
who was born at madaura
apuleius
where was apuleius born
madaura
who flourished in c.155 AD
apuleius
when did apuleius flourish
c.155 AD
who Fell ill as a young man on a trip to Alexandria
apuleius
who did apuleius marry
his nurse aemilia pudentilla
who did Aemilia Pudentilla marry
apuleius
what was Aemilia Pudentilla’s occupation
nurse (as well as rich widow)
who was Aemilia Pudentilla a nurse for
apuleius
who wrote apologia
apuleius
what was apuleius’ apologia about
Speech written in defense of the charge brought by his wife’s relatives
that he won over Pudentilla with magic
what was apuleius accused of
that he won over Pudentilla with magic
who claims that he is a man of science and the accusation of winning his wife over with magic was founded on trivial grounds
apuleius
who Settled at Carthage and traveled among the African towns
apuleius
where did apuleius settle as well as travel to lecture
settled in carthage, lectured among african towns
who wrote florida
apuleius
what is apuleius’ florida about
collection of passages from his lectures
who wrote a treatise on plato
apuleius
who wrote De Platone et eius dogmate
apuleius
what was apuleius’ De Platone et eius dogmate aobut
treatise onphilosophy of plato
who wrote de deo socratis
apuleius
what was apuleius’ de deo socratis about
treatise about platonian doctrine
who wrote “de mundo” (translation of Aristotle’s work)
apuleius
what author is apuleius’ de mundo a translation of
aristotle
what is apuleius’ most famous work
metamorphoses
what is another name for apuleius’ metamorphoses
the golden ass
how many books is apuleius’ metamorphoses
11
what are the only 2 surviving latin novels
apuleius’ metamorphoses and petronius’ satyricon
what author was apuleius’ metamorphoses based on
lucian
what is apuleius’ metamorphoses about
Lucius sees the wife of his host Milo turn herself into an owl with an
ointment
He asks the maid to procure the ointment but receives the wrong one and
turns into and ass, falls into the hands of robbers, and becomes a part of their exploits
what book contains the story of cupid and psyche
apuleius’ metamorphoses
what book of apuleius’ metamorphoses contains the story of cupid and psyche
book 4
what is book 4 of apuleius’ metamorphoses about
cupid and psyche
