marcus terentius varro "reatinus" Flashcards
varro full name
Marcus Terentius Varro “Reatinus”
varro years
116-27 BC
who called varro “the most learned of romans”
quintilian
what was varro called by quintilian
“the most learned of romans”
where was varro born
reati
who was born at reati
varro
who was a pupil of L. Aelius Stilo & Antiochus of Ascalon
varro
who was the common teacher of varro and cicero
antiochus of ascalon
who was quaestor in 85 BC
varro
who was a tribune, praetor, and quaesotr
varro
who was a Pompeian officer in Spain against Sertorius
varro
who fought with pompey against pirates
varro
who did varro fight with against pirates
pomepy
who politically opposed caesar
varro
who did varro politically oppose
caesar
what did caesar entrust varro with doing in 46 BC
task of creating the first public library (a project never completed)
who tasked varro with creating the first public library (a project never completed)
caesar
who was tasked by caesar to build the first public library
varro
how many books did varro write
over 600
who did varro study under
the monotheist posidonius
who studies under the monotheist posidonius
varro
what did the monotheist posidonius believe
that Jupiter was the main creative force, all other gods were different powers or virtues of his spirit
who believed that Jupiter was the main creative force, all other gods were different powers or virtues of his spirit
the monotheist posidonius
whose model of life was the country gentleman who can derive good returns from his estates and pleasure from life
varro
who wrote de re rustica
varro
what was varro’s de re rustica about
treatise in farming
who was fundania’s husband
varro
who was varro’s wife
fundania
who is the first book of varro’s de re rustica addressed to
wife, fundania
how many books is varro’s de re rustica
3
what does book 1 of varro’s de re rustica deal with
the farm itself and agricultural operations appropriate to certain seasons of the year
what does book 2 of of varro’s de re rustica deal with
livestock
what does book 3 of varro’s de re rustica deal with
Roman villas, aviaries, poultry, game reserves, and fish ponds
who wrote de lingua latina
varro
what is varro’s de lingua latina about
ystematic treatise on Latin grammar-deals exclusively with Etymology, Syntax, and Inflexion
how many books is varro’s de lingua latina about
25
who is varro’s de lingua latina dedictaed to
cicero
who wrote Saturae Menippeae
varro
what author is varro’s Saturae Menippeae modeled on
menippus
what work of varro was critical of roman life
Saturae Menippeae
how many books is varro’s Saturae Menippeae
150
who wrote hebdomades/imaginum libri XV
varro
what was varro’s hebdomades/imaginum libri XV about
a collection of character sketches in prose of celebrated Greeks and Romans, each of which was accompanied by a portrait and an epigram
what work is a collection of character sketches in prose of celebrated Greeks and Romans, each of which was accompanied by a portrait and an epigram
varro’s hebdomades/imaginum libri XV
who wrote Antiquitates Rerum Humanarum et Divinarum
varro
who is varro’s Antiquitates Rerum Humanarum et Divinarum dedictaed to
caesar as pontifex maximus
how many books is varro’s Antiquitates Rerum Humanarum et Divinarum
25 books of Humanarum and 16 of Divinarum
who wrote de gente populi romani
varro
who wrote de vita populi romani
varro
who wrote disciplinae
varro
who utilize varro’s disciplinae
Martianus Capella
what work of varro did Martianus Capella utilize
disiplinae
who wrote de philosophia
varro
who did cicero dedicate the second edition of his academia to
varro
what work of cicero is dedicated to varro
the second edition of his Academia
whose bust was displayed in pollio’s library
varro
where was varro’s bust displayed
pollio’s library
what did vergil base the structure of his gerogics on
varro’s de re rustica
what work was modeled of of varro’s de re rustica
vergil’s georgics
what work imitated the structure of varro’s antiquitates
augustine’s in de civitate dei
which of varro’s works is the model for augustine’s in de civitate dei
antiquitates
what is prosimetron
the technique of mixing prose and verse
what is the technique of mixing prose and verse
prosimetron
who used prosimetron
varro
