quintus ennius Flashcards
ennius full name
quintus ennius
ennius years
239-169
who claims to be founder of latin literature
ennius
who was born in rudiae
ennius
where was ennius born
rudiae
who served as a roman centurion in sardinia
ennius
what did ennius serve as in sardinia
roman centurion
who was brought to rome by cato the elder
ennius
who brought ennius to rome
cato the elder
where did ennius live in rome
aventine (modest living)
who lived modestly on the aventine
ennius
who Accompanied M. Fulvius Nobilior against the Aetolians in 189 B.C. (battle of ambracia)
ennius
who was versed in greek, oscan, and latin
ennius
3 languages of ennius
greek, oscan , latin
who said ennius had 3 hearts
aulus gellius
what did aulus gellius say of ennius
he had 3 hearts
who wrote annales to celebrate rome
ennius
why did ennius write annales
celebrate rome
how many books is ennius’ annales
15 or 18
what did ennius’ annales cover
sack of troy to 3rd macedonian war
what book covered sack of troy to 3rd Macedonian war
ennius’ annales
what is the 1st work in dactylic hexamter
ennius’ annales
meter of ennius’ annales
dactylic hexamter
what work has O tite tute tibi tanta tyranne tulist
ennius’ annales
what book became basis of schoolboys’ impression of the old Roman heroes
ennius’ ananles
what does ennius say in first proem of his annales
he is a reincarnated homer
what does ennius write in the 2nd proem of annales
greek muses recieve roman citizenship
what did cicero call ennius
noster ennius
who called ennius noster ennius
cicero
who was a friend to scipio africanus
ennius
who was ennius’ friend
scipio africanus
what did ennius introduce to latin literature
- dactylic hexameter
- elegiac couplet
who introduced dactylic hexameter and elegiac couplet to latin lit
ennius
who tried to imitate homer
ennius
who did ennius try to imitate
homer
what types of literature did ennius write
tragedies, comedies, satires, narratives, didactic poems, and
epigrams
who wrote the tragedy of achilles
ennius
who wrote the tragedy of ajax
ennius
who wrote the tragedy of andromache
ennius
who wrote the tragedy of andromeda
ennius
who wrote the tragedy of erectheus
ennius
who wrote the tragedy of hecuba
ennius
who wrote the tragedy of iphiginia
ennius
who wrote the tragedy of medea
ennius
who wrote the tragedy of thyestes
ennius
what was ennius’ final tragedy
thyestes
who wrote rape of the sabines
ennius
who wrote ambracia
ennius
who wrote caupuncula
ennius
who wrote pancratiastes
ennius
who wrote epicharmus
ennius
who wrote euhemerus
ennius
who wrote scipio
ennius
who wrote sota
ennius
who wrote hedyphagetica
ennius
what was ennius’ epicharmus about
physical universe
what was ennius’ euhemerus about
euhemerus’ explantion of the god’s origins
what was ennius’ hedyphagetica about
mock heroic poem on gastronomy
what was the first latin poem in dactylic/didactic hexameters
ennius’ hedyphagetica
where was ennius’ hedyphagetica mentioned
apuleius’ apologia
what poem is mentioned in apuleius’ apologia
ennius’ hedyphagetica
pacuvius full name
marcus pacuvius
pacuvius years
220-130 BC
where was pacuvius born
brundisium
who was born at brundisium
pacuvius
who was nephew of ennius
pacuvius
who was pupil of ennius
pacuvius
pacuvius’ relation to ennius
nephew and pupil
what was pacuvius part of
scipionic circle
who was a painter
pacuvius
what was pacuvius’ side hobby
painting
how many tragedy did pacuvius write
12
who wrote antiope
pacuvius
who wrote niptra
pacuvius
who wrote armorum iudcium
pacuvius
