petronius

Question 1

who is petronus

Answer 1

1. consul in 62 AD
2. thoughout to be nero’s advisor
3. satires social activies and pretensions

Question 2

what novel did petronous write

Answer 2

satyricon: dinner with trimalchio, most of it lost

Question 3

who is trimalchio

Answer 3

1. very rich
2. vulgar
3. freedman
4. lives in the bay of nap;l;es
5. fashionable `

Question 4

who is the naarrator from 29 -33

Answer 4

encorpius

Question 5

who is encorpius

Answer 5

1. narrator
2. low social status
3. snobby
4. flawed
5. friends with rhetor agemomemom
6. wouldnt usally be invited to dinner party

Question 6

who is agememmon

Answer 6

1. well educated
2. rhetor
3. guest of honour
4. friends with encorpius

Question 7

what does the phrase “flat on my back and broke my legs” show

Answer 7

encorpius use very exaggerated, slapstick, humour

Question 8

what does the phrase “drawn on the wall” show

Answer 8

1. language reflects delayed realisation
2. we realise at the same time as encorpis, this is done on purpose

Question 9

what does the phrase “ was a huge dog, bound by a chain” show

Answer 9

1. how rich trimalachio was
2. shows that drawing must have been relaisticc
3. revealed to make us believe that the dog is real

Question 10

what does the phrase”sslave market “ show

Answer 10

trimalchio’s own life story in place of a myth

Question 11

what does the word “mecuary” show 1

Answer 11

that trimalchios presenting himself as hero favoured by the gods

Question 12

what does the phrase “includong an inscription” show

Answer 12

that trimalchio is clebrating his achievements in the life, in case someone misinteeprets it, this shows hos arrogant he is

Question 13

what does the phrase “(with hair” show

Answer 13

suggests that he no longer has hair and had his hair when he was younger

Question 14

what does the phrase “ lofty tribunal “ refer to

Answer 14

that trimalchio was an augustales, shows that he was honoured to have the highest positiob

Question 15

what does the phrase “the beard of the master himself” show

Answer 15

that trimlachio worships his own hair as if it were a god

Question 16

what does the word “the illaid “ suggesy

Answer 16

that trimalchio celebrates himself alongside the great myh heroes

Question 17

what does the phrase “ on the 30th and 31st december our gaius eats out “

Answer 17

letting clients know he is out, expecting lots of clients

Question 18

what does the phrase “rods and axes attatched to” suggest

Answer 18

1.symbol of senior magistrates power to execute.
2.as an augstalis, he is allowed to display this
3.promiment position

Question 19

what does the phrase “bronze beak of a ship” shpw

Answer 19

1. attached to main speakers platform in the forum
2. suggesting he was a leading man in community

Question 20

what does the phrase “preist of the college of augustus “show

Answer 20

boating about his assocuation with the emperor

Question 21

what does the noun “moon” refer to

Answer 21

lunar calander

Question 22

what does the phrase “seven heavenly bodies “ refer to

Answer 22

planets

Question 23

what does the phrase “right foot first” show

Answer 23

1. shows supersticious
2. not warm welcome

Question 24

what does the phase “stripped down” show

Answer 24

1. humilated
2. forced to be naked as fitting as punishment

Question 25

what is the phrase "tyrian purple" assocaited with

Answer 25

royality

Question 26

what does the phrase "a certain client has given to me on my birthday " show

Answer 26

1. self aggrandising 2. almost suggrsing it is his client

Question 27

what does the noun "sestereces " show

Answer 27

1. trasure addressers guests as an equal