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Certamen: Latin Literature (Ketan) > Monarchy to Mid-Republic > Flashcards

Monarchy to Mid-Republic Flashcards

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What Roman author was born in 280 BC, and came to Rome in 272 BC from Tarentum in the entourage of Livius Salinator, working as a slave and grammaticus?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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When was Livius Andronicus born?

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280 BC

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When did Livius Andronicus come to Rome from Tarentum?

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272 BC

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From what location did Livius Andronicus come to Rome in 272 BC?

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Tarentum

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In whose entourage did Livius Andronicus come to Rome with in 272 BC?

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Livius Salilnator

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What two jobs did Livius Andronicus have when he first came to Rome from Tarentum, in 272 BC?

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A slave and grammaticus

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What Roman author put on the first dramatic work in Rome, a tragedy and comedy, in 240 BC?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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In what year did Livius Andronicus put on the first dramatic work in Rome, a tragedy and comedy?

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240 BC

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Livius Andronicus’ first dramatic work of Rome, in 240 BC, featured what two genres?

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Tragedy and Comedy

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What Roman author composes a Partheneion (girls-song) in honor of Juno in 207 BC, to perform in public at a religious ceremony?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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Livius Andronicus composes this “girls-song” in honor of Juno in 207 BC to perform in public at a religious ceremony

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Partheneion

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Livius Andronicus’ Partheneion can be literally translated to what?

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Girls-song

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In honor of what deity did Livius Andronicus compose a Partheneion in 207 BC?

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Juno

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In what year did Livius Andronicus compose his Partheneion for Juno?

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207 BC

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What Latin author’s professional association as installed in the temple of Minerva on the Aventine: the collegium scribarum histronumque?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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In what temple, on what hill of Rome was the collegium scribarum histrionumque, Livius Andronicus’ professional association, installed?

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Temple of Minerva; Aventine Hill

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What was the name of Livius Andronicus’ professional association, installed in the temple of Minerva on the Aventine hill?

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Collegium scribarum histrionumque

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What Latin author wrote the Odyssia, a translation of the Odyssey in Saturnian Meter?

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Livius Andronicus

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What work did Livius Andronicus write, a translation of the Odyssey in Saturnian Meter?

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Odyssia

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Livius Andronicus’ Odyssia was a translation of what work in Saturnian Meter?

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The Odyssey

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Livius Andronicus’ Odyssia was written in what meter?

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Saturnian Meter

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Virum mihi camena insece was the first line of what work, and by what Latin author?

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Odyssia, by Livius Andronicus

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What was the first line of Livius Andronicus’ Odyssia?

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Virum mihi camena insece

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What work, which Cicero regarded as “antiquated”, was a translation of the Odyssey and written by Livius Andronicus?

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Odyssia

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What Latin author and orator viewed Livius Andronicus’ Odyssia as “antiquated”?

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

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What Latin author wrote the following tragedies:

War Tragedies, like: Achilles, Aegisthus, Ajax Mastigophorus, Equos Troianus, Heriona

Regular Tragedies, like: Andromeda, Danae, Tereus?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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What Latin author wrote Trojan war tragedies, including: Achilles, Ajax Mastigophorus, and Hermoina?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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What Latin author wrote Trojan war tragedies, including: Aegisthus and Equos Troianus?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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What Latin author wrote tragedies including: Danae, Andromeda, and Tereus?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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Of what Latin author’s tragedies do we slightly have more then 20 fragments and 40 verses total?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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How many fragments and verses respectively do we have of Livius Andronicus’ tragedies?

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20 fragments; 40 verses

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What Latin author wrote only one fabulae praetextae named Gladiolus, or “Little Saber”?

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Lucius Livius Andronicus

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What was the only fabulae praetextae written by Livius Andronicus?

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Gladiolus or “Little Saber”

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Livius Andronicus’ Gladiolus is an example of what type of fabulae?

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Fabulae Praetextae

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What Latin author lived from 270-201 BC?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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How long did Gnaeus Naevius live?

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270-201 BC

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What Latin author of Campanian origin fought in the Second Punic War?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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Naevius was born in what Roman province?

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In what war did Naevius fight in?

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Second Punic War

40
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Alii adnutat, alii adnictat, alium amat, alium tenet comes from what work, by what author?

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Tarentilla by Gnaeus Naevius

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What work by Naevius is literally translated to “flirt”?

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Tarentilla

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What Latin author attacked the Metelli and was imprisoned, writing works like Leon and Ariolus from there?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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What two works did Naevius write while in prison?

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Leon and Ariolus

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Naevius was imprisoned because of attacking what famous family?

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What work by Naevius includes a fragment on how to entertain guests from Praeneste and Lanuvium, called a togatae?

46
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Naevius’ Ariolus includes a togatae on how to entertain guests from what two cities?

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Praeneste and Lanuvium

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What Latin author wrote that the Metelli were consuls in Rome because of fate/luck rather than skill?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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To what Latin author did the Metelli say: *Dabunt malum Metelli ______ poetae”?

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Gnaeus Naevius (The blank was Naevio)

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What Latin author was exiled to Utica?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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To what city was Naevius exiled?

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What Latin author dies in Utica, where he was exiled by the Metelli, in 201 BC?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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In what city does Naevius die, in 201 BC?

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What Latin author composed Bellum Punicum in Saturnian meter, involving both tales of Aeneas and the First Punic War?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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What work did Naevius compose in Saturnian meter, involving tales of Aenas and the First Punic War?

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Bellum Punicum

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In what meter was Bellum Punicum composed?

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Saturnian meter

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What work was divided into 7 books by Lampadio in 165 BC?

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Bellum Punicum

57
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What grammarian divided Bellum Punicum into 7 books, in 165 BC?

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In what year was Bellum Punicum divided into 7 books by the grammarian Lampadio?

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Into how many books was Naevius’ Bellum Punicum divided into by Lampadio, in 165 BC?

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What Latin author wrote two fabulae praetextae: Romulus (The Wolf) and Clastidium?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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Name both of Naevius’ fabulae praetextae

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Romulus (The Wolf), Clastidium

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Naevius’ works Romulus (The Wolf) and Clastidium were both examples of what type of fabulae?

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Fabulae Praetextae

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What work by Naevius involves Marcellus’ victory against the Insubrian Gauls in 222 BC, a fabula praetexta?

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Clastidium

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What work by Naevius involves Rome’s foundation and Amulius (Romulus’ grand-uncle), a fabula praetexta?

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Romulus or Romulus (The Wolf)

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What Latin author wrote fabulae cothurnatae including: *Hector Proficiscens, Iphigenia, Equos Troianus, and Danae?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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Hector Proficiscens, Iphegenia, Equos Troianus and Danae are all examples of what kind of fabulae?

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Fabulae Cothurnatae

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Name all 4 fabulae cothurnatae written by Naevius

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Hector Proficiscens, Iphegenia, Equos Troianus, Danae

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What Latin author wrote comedies such as fabula togata and fabula palliata, including Colax, Guminasticus, Corollaria, and Dolus?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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What two types of fabulae were comedies; one being in a Roman setting, the other in Greek?

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Fabula Togata and Fabula Palliata respectively

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Name at least two comedies written by Naevius

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Colax, Guminasticus, Corollaria, Dolus, etc.

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What Latin author wrote on his tombstone:

Immortales mortals si foret fas flere/flerent divae Camenae Naevium poetam./Itaque postquamst Orchi traditus thesauro, obliti sunt Romae loquier lingua latina.

Essentially translating to: “The Muses will bewail him at his death, and Romans will forget how to speak Latin.”?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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According to his tombstone, what group of creatures would bewail Naevius’ death?

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According to his tombstone, what would happen to the Romans after Naevius died?

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Romans would forget how to speak Latin

Certamen: Latin Literature (Ketan) (1 decks)

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