Regional Study Guide (super duper in depth) Flashcards

1
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Who was considered the founder of latin literature?

A

Livius Andronicus

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2
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Where was Livius Andronicus born?

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Tarentum

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When was Livius Andronicus born?

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c. 284 B.C.

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How did Livius Andronicus come to Rome?

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He was brought to Rome as a slave

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5
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Who translated Homer’s the Odyssey into Latin?

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Livius Andronicus

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6
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Into what verse did Homer translate the Odyssey?

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Saturnian verse

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7
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Who wrote the fabulae palliatae?

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Livius Andronicus

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8
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What were the fabulae palliatae?

A

Latin comedies from Greek originals

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9
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Who was the first native Roman writer of note?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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10
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When was Gnaeus Naevius born?

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c. 270 BC

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11
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Who wrote the Bellum Punicum?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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12
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What was the Bellum Punicum?

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an epic poem on the First Punic War

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13
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In what verse is the Bellum Punicum?

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Saturnian

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14
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Who invented fabulae praetextae?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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15
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What were fabulae praetextae?

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dramas based on Roman subjects named for the garment

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16
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Who wrote fabulae palliatae?

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Gnaeus Naevius

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17
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What is Ennius’s full name?

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Quintus Ennius

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18
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What kind of writer was Ennius?

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a writer of plays and poems

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19
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Where was Ennius born?

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Rudiae in Calabria

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20
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When was Ennius born?

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239 BC

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21
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Who was said to have three hearts?

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Ennius

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22
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Why was it said that Ennius had three hearts?

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He spoke three languages

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23
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What languages did Ennius speak?

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Latin, Oscan, and Greek

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24
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Out of Livius Andronicus, Naevius, and Ennius, who was revered the most by later writers?

A

Ennius

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25
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Who wrote the Annales?

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Ennius (it’s his most important work)

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26
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How long is Annales?

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18 books

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27
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What verse is Annales?

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dactylic hexameter

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28
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What was Annales about?

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Rome’s story from the fall of Troy to Ennius’s time

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29
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Who was the first writer to adapt Greek hexameter verse into Latin?

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Ennius

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30
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What is Plautus’s full name?

A

Titus Maccus (Maccius) Plautus

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31
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What kind of writer was Plautus?

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a comic playwright

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32
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When was Plautus born?

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c. 255 BC

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33
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How many plays did Plautus write?

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130

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34
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How many of Plautus’s plays are fully extant?

A

20

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35
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From which of Plautus’s plays does a large fragment remain?

A

Vidularia

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36
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From where does Plautus derive his plays?

A

Greece

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37
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Who wrote Amphitryon?

A

Plautus

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38
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What is Amphitryon about?

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Jupiter’s love for Alcmena, the wife of Amphitryon

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39
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Who wrote Aulularia?

A

Plautus

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40
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What does Aulularia mean?

A

The Pot of Gold

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41
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Who wrote Captivi?

A

Plautus

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42
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What does Captivi mean?

A

The Captives

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43
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What is Captivi about?

A

a man Hegio searching for his lost sons

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44
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Which of Plautus’s plays has no female characters?

A

Captivi

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45
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Who wrote Epidicus?

A

Plautus

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46
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What was Plautus’s favorite play?

A

Epidicus

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47
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Who wrote Menaechmi?

A

Plautus

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48
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What does Menaechmi mean?

A

The Twin Menaechmi

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49
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What is one of Plautus’s most successful comedies?

A

Menaechmi

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50
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What is Menaechmi about?

A

two separated brothers discover each other and are reunited in Syracuse, the city of their births

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51
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Which of Plautus’s plays is the model for Shakespeare’s “A Comedy of Errors”?

A

Menaechmi

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52
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Who wrote Miles Gloriosus?

A

Plautus

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53
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What does Miles Gloriosus mean?

A

The Braggart Soldier

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54
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Who wrote Mostellaria?

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Plautus

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55
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What does Mostellaria mean?

A

The Haunted House

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56
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Who wrote Poenulus?

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Plautus

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57
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What does Poenulus mean?

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The Carthaginian

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58
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Which of Plautus’s plays contains the only extant passage of Carthaginian language?

A

Poenulus

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59
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What is Poenulus about?

A

Hanno prevents his daughters from being sold into prostitution

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60
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Who wrote Pseudolus?

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Plautus

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61
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What is Pseudolus about?

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a title character who helps his master obtain enough money to free a courtesan named Phoenicium from Simo the procurer and a Macedonian officer who almost buys her

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62
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Who wrote Rudens?

A

Plautus

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63
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What does Rudens mean?

A

Rope

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64
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What is the full name of Cato the Elder?

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Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder

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65
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What office did Cato the Elder hold?

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Censor

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66
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Where was Cato the Elder born?

A

Tusculum

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67
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When was Cato the Elder born?

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234 BC

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68
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In which war did Cato the Elder fight?

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the Second Punic War

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69
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What did Cato the Elder end all his speeches with and what does it mean?

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Carthago delenda est, Carthage must be destroyed

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70
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When did Cato the Elder die?

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149 BC

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71
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Who was Rome’s first prose writer?

A

Cato the Elder

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72
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Who was the first person to write Roman history in Latin?

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Cato the Elder

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73
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Who wrote Origines?

A

Cato the Elder

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74
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How many books are in Origines?

A

7 (all are lost)

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75
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What is Origines about?

A

the beginnings of Italian civilization and early Roman history

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76
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Who wrote De Agri Cultura?

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Cato the Elder

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77
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What is De Agri Cultura also called?

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De Re Rustica

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78
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What is De Agri Cultura about?

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it’s a handbook on agriculture

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79
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According to De Agri Cultura, what is an excellent and versatile crop?

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Cabbage

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80
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What is the first surviving Latin prose work?

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De Agri Cultura

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81
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What was the first history written in Latin?

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Origines

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82
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What was the only name mentioned in Orgines?

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hannibal’s elephant that survived crossing the alps

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83
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What is Terence’s full name?

A

Publius Terentius Afer

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84
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What kind of writer was Terence?

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a comic playwright

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85
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Where was Terence born?

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Carthage

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86
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When was Terence born?

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c. 195 BC

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87
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How did Terence get to Rome?

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He was taken there as a slave

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88
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Who took Terence to Rome, educated and eventually freed him?

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Terentius Lucanus

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89
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From whom did Terence get his name?

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Terentius Lucanus

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90
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With whom did Terence become friends?

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Scipio Aemilianus

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91
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How many plays did Terence write?

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6 (all extant)

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92
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Where did Terence die?

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on a trip to Greece

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93
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When did Terence die?

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159 BC

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94
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Where are Terence’s plays set?

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in Athens

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95
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Who wrote Andria?

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Terence

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96
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What does Andria mean?

A

The Woman of Andros

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97
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Who wrote Hecyra?

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Terence

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98
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What does Hecyra mean?

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The Mother-In-Law

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99
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Who wrote Heauton Timorumenos?

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Terence

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100
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What does Heauton Timorumenos mean?

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The Self-Tormentor

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101
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Who wrote Eunuchus?

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Terence

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102
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What does Eunuchus mean?

A

The Eunuch

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103
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Who wrote Phormio?

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Terence

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104
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Who wrote Adelphi?

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Terence

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105
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What does Adelphi mean?

A

The Brothers

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106
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What is Lucretius’s full name?

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Titus Lucretius Carus

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107
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What kind of writer was Lucretius?

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a poet

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108
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When was Lucretius born?

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99 BC

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109
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Where was Lucretius born?

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Rome

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110
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What philosophy did Lucretius follow?

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Epicurean

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111
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According to St. Jerome, how did Lucretius die?

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he took a love potion that made him insane and committed suicide

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112
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In what year did Lucretius die, and how old was he?

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55 BC, he was 44 years old

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113
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What is Lucretius’s only surviving work?

A

De Rerum Natura

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114
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What does De Rerum Natura mean?

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On the Nature of Things

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115
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What is De Rerum Natura?

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an unfinished didactic epic poem

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116
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To whom is De Rerum Natura adressed?

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Lucretius’s friend Gaius Memmius

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117
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Who was Gaius Memmius?

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governor of Bithynia

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118
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How long is De Rerun Natura?

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six books long

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119
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What is Cicero’s full name?

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

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120
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Who was Cicero? (besides an orator)

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a Roman statesmen

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121
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Who is the greatest Latin orator?

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Cicero

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122
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Where was Cicero born?

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Arpinum

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123
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When was Cicero born?

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106 BC

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124
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How many extant orations does Cicero have?

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58

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125
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How many non-extant orations did Cicero write?

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48

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126
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What does Cicero’s name mean?

A

Chickpea

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127
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What is Cicero’s earliest extant speech?

A

Pro Quinctio

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128
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When was Pro Quinctio delivered?

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81 BC

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129
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On whose behalf is Pro Quinctio?

A

Publius Quinctius

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130
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What is in dispute in the Pro Quinctio?

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Gallic land

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131
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Who did Cicero argue against in the Pro Quinctio?

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Hortensius, a famous orator

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132
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What is Cicero’s first political speech?

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Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino

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133
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When did Cicero deliver Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino?

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80 BC

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134
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Who did Cicero defend in Pro Sexto Rosico Amerino?

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Sextus Roscius

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135
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What had Sextus Roscius been accused of when Cicero defended him?

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patricide

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When did Cicero serve as consul?

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63 BC

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137
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Whose conspiracy did Cicero expose in 63 BC?

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Catiline’s

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138
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How many speeches did Cicero give against Catiline?

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four

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139
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When was In Catilinam I delivered?

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November 8th

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When was In Catilinam II delivered?

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November 9th, one day after In Catilinam I

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What did Catiline do because of In Catilinam I?

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he was forced to leave Rome for Faesulae

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What did In Catilinam II accomplish?

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it convinced the senate to name Catiline a public enemy

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When was In Catilinam III delivered?

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December 3rd

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144
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What did In Catilinam III explain?

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how Cicero got evidence against Catiline

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145
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When was In Catilinam IV delivered?

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December 5th

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What did In Catilinam IV accomplish?

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it convinced the senate to execute Catiline’s co-conspirators

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Whose praise did Cicero get by defeating Catiline?

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the optimates (the highest class)

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What did Cato the Younger call Cicero?

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father of his country

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149
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Whose death in 45 BC affected Cicero greatly?

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his daughter’s, Tullia

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150
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What caused Cicero to divorce his new wife?

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her lack of compassion

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151
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Who did Cicero vigorously oppose after Caesar’s death in 44 BC?

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Mark Antony

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152
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Who wrote Philippics?

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Cicero

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153
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How many Philippics are there?

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14

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154
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What are Philippics named after?

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Demosthenes’s speeches against Philip of Macedon

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Who are Philippics written in opposition of?

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Mark Antony

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156
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What did the last Philippic suggest?

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public celebration of Antony’s defeat at Mutina

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157
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How did Cicero die?

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Antony and Octavian reconciled and executed him

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158
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When did Cicero die?

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December 43 BC

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159
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Where did Cicero die?

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Formiae

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160
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Who wrote De Re Publica?

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Cicero

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161
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How long is De Re Publica?

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six books

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162
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What is De Re Publica about?

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political philosophy

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163
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When was De Re Publica begun?

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54 BC

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When was De Re Publica published?

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51 BC, three years after it was begun

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Which book of De Re Publica was the only known one until the others were discovered?

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Somnium Scipionis (the sixth book)

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Who wrote De Natura Deorum?

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Cicero

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What does De Re Natura do?

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give Epicurean, Stoic, and Academic conceptions of the gods

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168
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What were sequels to De Re Natura?

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De Divinatione and De Fato

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169
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Who wrote De Senectute?

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Cicero

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170
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What does De Senectute mean?

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On Old Age

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171
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What was another name for De Senectute?

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Cato Major

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172
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Who was the main speaker of De Senectute?

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Cato

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173
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What did people think of Cicero’s poetry?

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it was respected in his own time, but later declined in reputation

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174
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Besides his speeches, political and philosophical writings, what did Cicero write?

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letters and poetry

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175
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What is Sallust’s full name?

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Gaius Sallustius Crispus

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What kind of writer was Sallust?

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a historian

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177
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When was Sallust born?

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86 BC

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178
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When did Sallust write his works?

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in his retirement

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179
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Who wrote Bellum Catilinae?

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Sallust

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180
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What was Bellum Catilinae?

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a monograph discussing Catiline’s conspriacy

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What was Bellum Catilinae critical of?

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aristocracy, but more critical of Catiline

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Who wrote Bellum Jugurthinum?

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Sallust

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What does Bellum Jugurthinum do?

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praise Marius in his war against Numidia’s King Jugurtha

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184
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Who wrote Historiae?

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Sallust

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185
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What was Historiae?

A

a fragmentary work covering 78-67 BC

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186
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When did Sallust die?

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35 BC

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What is Catullus’s full name?

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Gaius Valerius Catullus

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188
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What kind of writer was Catullus?

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a lyric poet

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189
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Where was Catullus born?

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Verona

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When was Catullus born?

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c. 84 BC

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How old was Catullus when he went to Rome?

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22

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Who was Catullus’s father a friend of?

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Caesar

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Who did Catullus attack in a poem and later apologize to?

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Caesar

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Who was Catullus in love with?

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Clodia

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195
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Who was Clodia the wife of?

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Q. Caecilius Metellus

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Who was Clodia the sister of?

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Clodius (maybe)

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What does Catullus call Clodia in his poems?

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Lesbia

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198
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What was Catullus’s relationship with Lesbia?

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at first she returned his love, but then she became unfaithful and rejected him

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199
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What did Catullus do when Lesbia rejected him?

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return to Verona

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200
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What did Catullus discover when he returned from Verona to Rome?

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Clodia had already taken a new lover

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201
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Where did Catullus go in 57 BC?

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Bithynia

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Why did Catullus go to Bithynia?

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he went as a staff member of the governor Gaius Memmius

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What did Catullus visit near Troy?

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his brother’s grave

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What did Catullus write after visiting his brother’s grave?

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poem 101 (an effigy)

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When did Catullus die and how old was he?

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54 BC, 30 years okd

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Where did Catullus die?

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Rome

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What are the two most common meters of Catullus?

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Hendecasyllabics and elegiac couplet

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What is Caesar’s full name?

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Gaius Julius Caesar

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Who was Caesar?

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a famous military, political leader and a leading lawyer

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Where was Caesar born?

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Rome

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When was Caesar born?

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102 BC

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Who was regarded as Cicero’s (almost) equal in oration?

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Caesar

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What style did Caesar follow?

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the Attic

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214
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What did Caesar write about his conquest of Gaul?

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Commentarii de Bello Gallico

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What does Commentarii de Bello Gallico mean?

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Commentaries on the Gallic Wars

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How long is Commentarii de Bello Gallico?

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7 books

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How are the books of Commentarii de Bello Gallico divided?

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one book for each year from 58 to 52 BC

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Who wrote the eighth Commentarii de Bello Gallico book?

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Hirtius

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Who wrote Commentarii de Bello Civili?

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Caesar

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What does Commentarii de Bello Civili mean?

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Commentaries on the Civil War

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How many books are in Commentarii de Bello Civili?

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Caesar only finished 3 books

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What is Vergil’s full name?

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Publius Vergilius Maro

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What kind of writer was Vergil?

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a poet

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Where was Vergil born?

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Andes (near Mantua)

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When was Vergil born?

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70 BC

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Where is Vergil said to have started his Eclogues?

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Mantua

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When is Vergil said to have started his Eclogues?

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43 BC

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When did Vergil lose his farm?

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after Philippi (but he later got it back)

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Who was Vergil’s patron?

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Maecenas

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Who introduced Vergil to Octavian?

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Maecenas

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Who became Vergil’s greatest promoter?

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Octavian

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Who wrote the Eclogues?

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Vergil

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When were the Eclogues published?

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37 BC

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Who wrote the Georgics?

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Vergil

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How long did Vergil spend on the Georgics?

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7 years

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When were the Georgics published?

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29 BC

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What was Vergil doing for the last 10 years of his life?

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working on the Aeneid

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238
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How did Vergil die?

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fever

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239
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Where did Vergil die?

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Brundisium

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When did Vergil die?

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19 BC

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Where was Vergil buried?

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Naples

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Who did Vergil ask to burn the Aeneid?

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Varius and Tucca

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What did Varius and Tucca do instead of burning the Aeneid?

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edited it, deleting some extraneous parts but adding nothing

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Who ordered Varius and Tucca to edit the Aeneid?

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Augustus

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245
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What type of writing is the Eclogues?

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a collection of pastoral poems

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246
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How many poems are in the Eclogues?

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10

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247
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What meter is the Eclogues?

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dactylic hexameter

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248
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What else is the Eclogues called?

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Bucolics

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249
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What style of writing is the Georgics?

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poem

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250
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How many books are in the Georgics?

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four

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What meter is the Georgics?

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dactylic hexameter

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252
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Who suggested the Georgics?

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Maecenas

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253
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What did the Georgics promote?

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Octavian’s program of moving people from the cities to farms

254
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Who wrote De Architectura?

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Who was De Architectura dedicated to?

256
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What is Horace’s full name?

A

Quintus Horatius Flaccus

257
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What kind of writer was Horace?

258
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Where was Horace born?

259
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When was Horace born?

260
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Who did Vergil introduce Horace to?

261
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What did Maecenas give Horace?

A

a Sabine farm

262
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When did Horace publish his first book of satires?

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When did Horace publish his second book of satire?

264
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When did Horace publish the Epodes?

265
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How many books of Odes did Horace publish?

266
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When did Horace publish the first three books of Odes?

A

between 33 and 23 BC

267
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When did Horace publish his first book of epistles?

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Who wrote the Carmen Saeculare?

269
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When did Horace publish the Carmen Saeculare?

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When did Horace publish his fourth book of Odes?

271
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When did Horace publish his second book of epistles?

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Who wrote the Ars Poetica?

273
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When was the Ars Poetica published?

274
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When did Horace die?

275
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Who wrote Saturae?

276
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What does Saturae mean?

277
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Who does Saturae show influence from?

278
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What are some examples of subjects covered in Saturae?

A

superiority of country over city life, false virtues, friendship, and character sketches

279
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What is Livy’s full name?

A

Titus Livius

280
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What type of writer was Livy?

A

a historian

281
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Where was Livy born?

A

Patavium (Padua)

282
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When was Livy born?

283
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What is Livy’s greatest work?

A

Ab Urbe Condita

284
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What does Ab Urbe Condita mean?

A

From the Founding of the City

285
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When did Ab Urbe Condita start being written?

286
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When did Livy die?

287
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How long is Ab Urbe Condita?

A

142 books (but much is lost)

288
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How many books of Ab Urbe Condita remain?

A

21 (or 35?)

289
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What form of Ab Urbe Condita exists for the entire work?

290
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What does Periochae mean?

291
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What books are all that remain of Livy’s original work?

A

I-X, XXI-XL, and parts of XLI-XLV

292
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Which book of Ab Urbe Condita is the only book to discuss the monarchy?

A

the first book

293
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When does the history end in Ab Urbe Condita?

A

with the death of Drusus in 9 BC

294
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How is Livy’s work regarded?

A

it glorifies Rome, but it is an accurate historical source

295
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What is Propertius’s full name?

A

Sextus Propertius

296
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What kind of writer was Propertius?

297
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Where was Propertius born?

298
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When was Propertius born?

299
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What did Propertius call the woman he loved in his poems?

300
Q

What was probably the real name of the woman Propertius loved?

301
Q

What was the profession of Hostia?

A

a courtesan

302
Q

How many books of elegies did Propertius write?

303
Q

When was Propertius’s first book of elegies published?

304
Q

When was Propertius’s last book of elegies published?

305
Q

Who was Propertius’s primary patron?

306
Q

What were Propertius’s elegies mostly about?

A

his love for Cynthia

307
Q

How does Propertius’s love progress throughout the Elegies?

A

he goes from initial happiness in his love, to greater and greater despair from her unfaithfulness

308
Q

How does Propertius’s relationship with Cynthia end?

A

he breaks off the relationship and expresses his shame at how blinded he was by love

309
Q

What does Propertius say about Cynthia after ending the relationship?

A

he will not be moved by her tears

310
Q

Which book of the Elegies contains a poem about Cynthia’s death?

311
Q

What are some subjects covered in Book IV of Propertius’s Elegies?

A

Rome and its past heroes, and fidelity

312
Q

What is Tibullus’ full name?

A

Albius Tibullus

313
Q

What type of writer was Tibullus?

314
Q

When was Tibullus born?

315
Q

To whose circle did Tibullus belong?

A

M. Valerius Messalla

316
Q

Who was M. Valerius Messalla?

A

a patron of several poets

317
Q

How many books of elegies did Tibullus publish?

318
Q

What is Tibullus’ first book of elegies called?

319
Q

Who was Tibullus in love with?

320
Q

What was another name for Tibullus’ lover, besides Delia?

321
Q

What is Tibullus’ second book of elegies called?

322
Q

When was a third book of poems published in Tibullus’ name?

A

after his death

323
Q

Who is the only extant Roman female poet?

324
Q

Under whose name did Sulpicia publish her poems?

A

Tibullus’

325
Q

How many poems did Sulpicia write?

326
Q

Whose works were included in the the third book of poems published under Tibullus’ name?

A

Sulpicia, Tibullus, and some other authors

327
Q

What kind of words and alliterations did Tibullus like to use in his poems?

A

hybrid Greek-Latin

328
Q

What rhetorical figure did Tibullus often use in his writings?

A

figura etymologica

329
Q

What is figura etymologica?

A

the use in one phrase of more than one form of the same word

330
Q

Who coined the phrase “On the Greek Kalends”?

331
Q

What does “On the Greek Kalends” mean?

332
Q

How many books long is Augustus’ autobiography?

333
Q

How much of Augustus’ autobiography is extant?

A

none, all is lost

334
Q

What book is an account of the public life of Augustus?

A

Momentum Ancyranum

335
Q

What is another name for Momentum Ancyranum?

A

Res Gestae

336
Q

What is Ovid’s full name?

A

Publius Ovidius Naso

337
Q

What type of writer was Ovid?

338
Q

When was Ovid born?

339
Q

Where was Ovid born?

340
Q

Who wrote Amores?

341
Q

Who wrote Heroides?

342
Q

Who wrote Ars Amatoria?

343
Q

What writings did Ovid publish before 8 AD?

A

Amores, Heroides, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris, Medicina Faciei, and Medea

344
Q

What is Ovid’s Medea?

345
Q

How many lines of Ovid’s Medea survive?

346
Q

Who wrote Metamorphoses?

347
Q

When was Metamorphoses complete?

348
Q

When was Ovid banished?

349
Q

Who banished Ovid?

350
Q

Where was Ovid banished to?

351
Q

What did Ovid say caused his exile?

A

a song and an error

352
Q

What was the “song” that caused Ovid’s exile?

A

Ars Amatoria

353
Q

What was possibly the “error” that caused Ovid’s exile?

A

involvement with Augustus’ granddaughter Julia, a woman of very low morals

354
Q

What did Ovid write on Tomi?

A

the Fasti, the Tristia, the Epistulae ex Ponto, the Halieutica, and Ibis

355
Q

Where did Ovid die?

A

still in exile in Tomi

356
Q

When did Ovid die?

357
Q

When is the Golden Age of Latin Literature?

A

the first century BC

358
Q

When is the Silver Age of latin literature?

A

the literature following the Golden Age until the Christian period

359
Q

Which emperor wrote a Greek history of the Etruscans?

360
Q

When did Claudius’ history of Rome take place?

A

from the time of Julius Caesar’s death

361
Q

Who did Claudius write a comparison of?

A

Cicero and Pollio

362
Q

What is Seneca the Elder’s full name?

A

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Elder

363
Q

What was Seneca the Elder called?

364
Q

What two books did Seneca the Elder write?

A

Controversiae and Suasoriae

365
Q

How many books of Controversiae survive?

366
Q

How many books of Suasoriae survive?

367
Q

What is the full name of Seneca the Younger?

A

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger

368
Q

What is Seneca the Younger known as?

A

the Philosopher and the Stoic

369
Q

What kind of writer was Seneca the Younger?

A

a playwright

370
Q

When was Seneca the Younger born?

371
Q

Where was Seneca the Younger born?

A

Corduba (Spain)

372
Q

What philosophy was Seneca the Younger part of?

373
Q

What did the emperor Caligula call Seneca the Younger’s work?

A

sand without lime

374
Q

Who wrote Dialogi?

A

Seneca the Younger

375
Q

What was included in Dialogi?

A

ten treatises on philosophy

376
Q

How many books were there in Dialogi?

377
Q

Who wrote Apocolocyntosis?

A

Seneca the Younger

378
Q

What does Apocolocyntosis mean?

A

The Pumpkinification

379
Q

What type of writing was in Apocolocyntosis?

A

prose and verse

380
Q

Who did Apocolocyntosis make fun of?

381
Q

How did Apocolocyntosis make fun of Claudius?

A

saying that instead of becoming a god, he had become a pumpkin

382
Q

Who wrote De Clementia?

A

Seneca the Younger

383
Q

What is De Clementia?

A

a fragmentary treatise

384
Q

How many books were there originally of De Clementia?

385
Q

Who wrote De Beneficiis?

A

Seneca the Younger

386
Q

What is De Beneficiis?

A

a treatise

387
Q

How many books of De Beneficiis are there?

388
Q

Who wrote Naturales Quaestiones?

A

Seneca the Younger

389
Q

What is Naturales Quaestiones?

A

a work on natural science from the Stoic viewpoint

390
Q

Who wrote Epistulae Morales?

A

Seneca the Younger

391
Q

What form of writing is Epistulae Morales?

392
Q

How many letters are in Epistulae Morales?

393
Q

To whom are the letters in Epistulae Morales written?

A

his friend Lucilius

394
Q

What are the letters in Epistulae Morales about?

A

philosophy and Seneca’s experiences

395
Q

How many tragedies did Seneca the Younger write?

396
Q

What is Seneca the Younger’s play Medea based on?

A

Euripides’ play

397
Q

What is the difference between Seneca the Younger’s Medea and the play that it is based off of?

A

Seneca’s is more sympathetic to Jason than Euripides’ play

398
Q

What play is Seneca the Younger’s Phaedra loosely based on?

A

Euripides’ play Hippolytus

399
Q

What play is Seneca the Younger’s play Oedipus based on?

A

Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex

400
Q

What play is Seneca the Younger’s Agamemnon based on?

A

Aeschylus’ Agamemnon

401
Q

What is the difference begween Aeschylus’ Agamemnon and Seneca the Younger’s Agamemnon?

A

it’s the same plot, but with different characterization

402
Q

What is Seneca’s most like play?

A

Thyestes (but it has no extant model)

403
Q

What is Seneca the Younger’s Thyestes about?

A

Atreus’ revenge on his brother Thyestes for stealing his wife and committing various other injustices

404
Q

In Seneca the Younger’s Thyestes, how does Atreus take revenge on Thyestes?

A

Atreus feeds Thyestes’ sons to their father and as a result curses his house

405
Q

What is Seneca the Younger’s play Hercules Oetaeus modeled on?

A

Sophocles’ Trachinian Women

406
Q

What work of Seneca the Younger is attributed to him, but probably not actually written by him?

407
Q

What is the only complete fabula praetexta?

408
Q

What is Seneca the Younger’s play Octavia about?

A

Octavia, after Nero leaves her for Poppaea, organizes a rebellion against him, but is defeated and executed

409
Q

What is Pliny the Elder’s full name?

A

Gaius Plinius Secundus

410
Q

Where was Pliny the Elder born?

411
Q

When was Pliny the Elder born?

412
Q

What is Pliny the Elder’s only surviving work?

A

Historia Naturalis

413
Q

What is the Historia Naturalis?

A

and encyclopedia

414
Q

How many books long is Historia Naturalis?

415
Q

What are some examples of subjects in Historia Naturalis?

A

math, earth sciences, medicine, animals, and botany

416
Q

How did Pliny the Elder get his information for his Historia Naturalis?

A

he claims to have consultsd experts for all of the subjects

417
Q

How did we learn of the lost works of Pliny the Elder?

A

from a letter about Pliny written by Pliny the Younger to Tacitus

418
Q

What is the relationship between Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger?

A

Pliny the Elder is Pliny the Younger’s uncle

419
Q

About whose life were some the lost works of Pliny the Elder about?

A

Pomponius Secundus

420
Q

What history were some of the lost works of Pliny the Elder about?

A

German wars

421
Q

How many books were in Pliny the Elder’s lost history?

422
Q

Pliny the Elder’s lost works included a study of what?

A

linguistics

423
Q

How many books were in Pliny the Elder’s study of linguistics?

424
Q

Pliny the Elder’s lost works included a treatise about what?

A

the use of a javelin from horseback

425
Q

What is Persius’ full name?

A

Aulus Persius Flaccus

426
Q

What kind of writer was Persius?

A

a satirist

427
Q

Where was Persius born?

A

Volaterrae (in Etruria)

428
Q

When was Persius born?

429
Q

Who was Persius friends with?

A

the poet Lucan

430
Q

When did Persius die?

431
Q

What was Persius’ request when he died?

A

that his poems be destroyed, leaving only his satires

432
Q

What did Lucan say about Persius’ works?

A

“That is real poetry, whereas what I have written is utter tripe, child’s play.”

433
Q

What is Persius’ main work?

434
Q

How many poems are in Persius’ Saturae?

435
Q

What verse are Persius’ poems in?

A

dactylic hexameter

436
Q

What is Quintilian’s full name?

A

Marcus Fabius Quintilian

437
Q

What type of writer was Quintilian?

A

a rhetorician

438
Q

Where was Quintilian born?

A

in Calagurris in Spain

439
Q

When was Quintilian born?

440
Q

How did Quintilian grow up?

A

he received a good education from the leading orators of the time and then practiced law

441
Q

Who was the first person to receive a paid professorship from Vespasian?

A

Quintilian

442
Q

When did Quintilian die?

443
Q

Who in his family did Quintilian outlive?

A

his wife and two sons

444
Q

What is Quintilian’s only extant work?

A

the Institutio Oratoria

445
Q

What was the Institutio Oratoria?

A

a treatise on a perfect orator

446
Q

How many books long is the Institutio Oratoria?

447
Q

According to Quintilian, what must an orator have?

A

personal integrity and the necessary technique

448
Q

According to Quintilian, what cognitive abilities must an orator have?

A

he must have read widely, have vast knowledge, and must know how to connect his words and subjects precisely

449
Q

What does Quintilian discourage in an orator?

A

being too grandiose or too uninspiring

450
Q

What is Quintilian’s lost treatise?

A

De Causis Corruptae Eloquentiae

451
Q

What did Martial call Quintilian?

A

“The supreme guide of wayward youth”

452
Q

What is Lucan’s full name?

A

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

453
Q

What type of writer was Lucan?

A

an epic poet

454
Q

Where was Lucan born?

455
Q

When was Lucan born?

456
Q

Who was Lucan’s uncle?

457
Q

Where did Lucan receive his education?

458
Q

Who was Lucan a favorite of?

459
Q

What did Nero make Lucan?

A

a quaestor

460
Q

What did Nero do when Lucan made him jealous?

A

forbade Lucan from reading or publishing his poetry

461
Q

What did Lucan join after Nero stopped him from publishing poetry?

A

the Pisonian Conspiracy

462
Q

How did Lucan die?

A

he was forced to commit suicide by Nero

463
Q

On what day did Lucan die?

A

April 30, 65 AD

464
Q

What is Lucan’s only extant work?

A

Bellum Civile (unfinished)

465
Q

What is another name for the Bellum Civile?

466
Q

How many books are in the Bellum Civile?

467
Q

What type of writing is the Bellum Civile?

A

an epic poem

468
Q

What is the Bellum Civile about?

A

Julius Caesar’s struggle against the senatorial party

469
Q

What is the meter of the Bellum Civile?

A

dactylic hexameter (like other epics)

470
Q

Which epic does not include the intervention of deities?

A

Bellum Civile

471
Q

Who is the villain of the Bellum Civile?

472
Q

Who is the Bellum Civile complementary of?

473
Q

What philosophy does Bellum Civile promote?

474
Q

What is the full name of Petronius?

A

Gaius Petronius Arbiter

475
Q

What was the profession of Petronius?

A

writer and statesmen

476
Q

Who did Petronius serve as consul under?

477
Q

What did Nero call Petronius?

A

arbiter elegentiae

478
Q

What does arbiter elegentiae?

A

judge of good taste

479
Q

When did Petronius die?

480
Q

How did Petronius die?

A

committed suicide

481
Q

Why did Petronius die?

A

the Pisonian conspiracy

482
Q

Who is the author of Satyricon?

A

Petronius (but there is insufficient information to be sure)

483
Q

What is the Satyricon?

A

fragmentary novel in prose and verse

484
Q

Who are the main characters of the Satyricon?

A

Encolpius and Ascyltus, and their servant Giton

485
Q

What is the longest surviving part of the Satyricon?

A

cena Trimalchionsis

486
Q

What interrupts the cena Trimalchionsis?

A

two stories

487
Q

What are the stories that interrupt the cena Trimachionsis about?

A

one is about a werewolf, the other about two witches stealing a boy and leaving a figure of straw in his place

488
Q

What is the full name of Statius?

A

Publius Papinius Statius

489
Q

What type of writer was Statius?

490
Q

Where was Statius born?

491
Q

When was Statius born?

492
Q

Who taught Statius poetry?

A

his father

493
Q

Until what year did Statius live in Rome?

494
Q

Where did Statius return to when he left Rome?

495
Q

Where did Statius die?

496
Q

When did Statius die?

497
Q

Who wrote the Thebaid?

498
Q

What is the Thebaid?

A

an epic poem

499
Q

How many books are in the Thebaid?

500
Q

What story does the Thebaid tell?

A

the feud between Polyneices and Eteocles and the Seven Against Thebes legend

501
Q

What epic did Statius start but never finish?

502
Q

Who was the Achilleid about?

503
Q

How many Silvae did Statius write?

504
Q

What were Statius’ Silvae?

A

poems on various subjects

505
Q

Who wrote an epic poem about Domitian’s German Wars?

506
Q

What tragedy of Statius was a pantomime?

507
Q

Who was the author of Punica?

A

Silius Italicus

508
Q

What was Punica?

A

a poem about the 2nd Punic War

509
Q

How many books long is Punica?

510
Q

Who was considered the worst Latin poet?

A

Silius Italicus

511
Q

Who commended Silius Italicus’ work?

512
Q

How did Silius Italicus die?

A

he starved himself to death

513
Q

What is the full name of Martial?

A

Marcus Valerius Martialis

514
Q

What kind of writer was Martial?

515
Q

Where was Martial born?

A

Bilbilis (in Spain)

516
Q

When was Martial born?

517
Q

When did Martial come to Rome?

518
Q

Who did Martial meet in Rome?

A

Quintilian, Seneca, and Lucan

519
Q

What did Martial do after coming to Rome and meeting authors?

A

he began to write

520
Q

What was Martial given because of his poverty?

A

ius trium liberorum

521
Q

When did Martial return to Spain?

522
Q

When did Martial die?

523
Q

What government position did Martial eventually rise to?

524
Q

Who wrote the Liber Spectaculorum?

525
Q

When did Martial write the Liber Spectaculorum?

526
Q

What was the Liber Spectaculorum in honor of?

A

Titus’ opening of the Colosseum

527
Q

What is Martial most famous for?

528
Q

How many books of Martial’s epigrams survive?

529
Q

What is the total number of surviving Martial epigrams?

A

1500 epigrams

530
Q

What popular subject does Martial not use in his epigrams?

531
Q

What does Martial say about using mythology? (in latin and english)

A

“Hominem pagina nostra sapit” (My page contains the flavor of men)

532
Q

What do many of Martial’s epigrams deal with?

A

his frustration with unreliable patrons

533
Q

What poet did Martial criticize?

534
Q

About whose nature does Martial complain?

535
Q

What did Martial think of his poems?

A

that they would last forever

536
Q

To what friend did Martial write many epigrams over the years?

A

Julius Martialis

537
Q

Who is Martial’s most moving epigram for?

A

a slave girl who died before age six

538
Q

What does Martial ask the earth in his most moving epigram?

A

to “lie gently on the child who walked so lightly on the earth”

539
Q

What is Tacitus’ full name?

A

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

540
Q

Where was Tacitus probably born?

A

in northern Italy

541
Q

When was Tacitus born?

542
Q

Into what kind of family was Tacitus born?

A

an aristocratic family

543
Q

Whose daughter did Tacitus marry and in what year?

A

Cn. Julius Agricola, 78 AD

544
Q

What is the earliest work attributed to Tacitus?

A

Dialogus de Oratoribus

545
Q

What work of Tacitus has a disputed authorship?

A

Dialogus de Oratoribus

546
Q

When was Dialogus de Oratoribus written?

547
Q

What does Dialogus de Oratoribus discuss?

A

the decline in oratory at the time

548
Q

What work of Tacitus was a biography of his father-in-law?

549
Q

When was Tacitus’ Agricola published?

550
Q

How does Tacitus’ Agricola portray Agricola?

A

it is complementary of him

551
Q

What does Tacitus’ Agricola talk about?

A

Agricola’s military exploits in Britain and personal virtue

552
Q

What does Tacitus’ Germania deal with?

A

the geography, politics, and customs of the German people

553
Q

When did Tacitus publish Germania?

554
Q

How does Tacitus regard the Germans?

A

he acknowledges their flaws, but still considers them more virtuous than the Romans of his time

555
Q

What is Tacitus’ work shorter work of history?

556
Q

What years did Historiae take place in?

557
Q

How many books long is Historiae?

558
Q

What books of Historiae are lost?

559
Q

Which book of Historiae only survives in part?

560
Q

What does the extant part of Historiae end with?

A

Titus’ conquest of Jerusalem and the Batavian revolt

561
Q

What is Tacitus’ longer history?

562
Q

How many books are in Tacitus’ Annales?

563
Q

What years are Tacitus’ Annales from?

564
Q

How much of Tacitus’ Annales lost?

A

most of it

565
Q

What is Juvenal’s full name?

A

Decius Junius Juvenalis

566
Q

What kind of writer was Juvenal?

A

a satirist

567
Q

Where was Juvenal born?

568
Q

When was Juvenal born?

569
Q

During whose reign did Juvenal live in Rome?

A

Domitian’s

570
Q

To where did Domitian banish Juvenal?

571
Q

What is one possible reason Domitian banished Juvenal?

A

mentioning an actor Paris who had an affair with the emperor’s wife

572
Q

When did Juvenal return to Rome?

573
Q

Why was Juvenal able to return to Rome after being banished to Egypt?

A

Domitian died

574
Q

Which emperor was Juvenal able to help?

575
Q

How did Juvenal help Hadrian?

A

he helped him obtain a farm in Tibur

576
Q

Where did Juvenal die?

577
Q

When did Juvenal die?

578
Q

How many satires did Juvenal write?

579
Q

What was Pliny the Younger’s full name?

A

Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus

580
Q

How is Pliny the Younger related to Pliny the Elder?

A

Pliny the Younger is the Elder’s heir and nephew

581
Q

Where was Pliny the Younger born?

582
Q

When was Pliny the Younger born?

583
Q

Who did Pliny the Younger study under?

A

Quintilian

584
Q

What profession did Pliny the Younger have when studying under Quintilian?

585
Q

Under which emperor did Pliny the Younger serve as consul?

586
Q

Where was Pliny the Younger governor of?

587
Q

In what year was Pliny the Younger governor of Bithynia?

588
Q

When did Pliny the Younger die?

589
Q

Which speech of Pliny the Younger is extant?

A

Panegyricus

590
Q

What is Pliny the Younger most famous for?

591
Q

How many books of letters did Pliny the Younger write?

592
Q

Where did Pliny the Younger endow a library?

A

in his hometown

593
Q

What do Pliny the Younger’s letter discuss?

A

law, finance, and the treatment of Christians

594
Q

What is Pliny the Younger’s most famous letter about?

A

Vesuvius’ eruption

595
Q

What is Pliny the Younger’s second most famous letter?

A

a haunted house in Athens

596
Q

What is Suetonius’ full name?

A

Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

597
Q

What kind of writer was Suetonius?

A

a historian

598
Q

When was Suetonius born?

599
Q

Into what kind of family was Suetonius born?

A

an equestrian

600
Q

What emperors did Suetonius work for?

A

Trajan and Hadrian

601
Q

What did Suetonius receive when working for the emperors?

A

ius trium liberorum

602
Q

When did Suetonius die?

603
Q

Who wrote De Viris Illustribus?

604
Q

What does De Viris Illustribus mean?

A

On Famous Men

605
Q

What were included in De Viris Illustribus?

A

biographies of various literary figures

606
Q

Whose biographies in De Viris Illustribus are extant?

A

Horace, Lucan, Terence

607
Q

What biographies are possibly included in De Viris Illustribus?

A

Vergil, Tibullus, and Persius

608
Q

What was Suetonius’ treatise on grammar called?

A

De Grammaticis

609
Q

What was Suetonius’ work on oratory called?

A

De Rhetoribus

610
Q

What is Suetonius’ most famous work?

A

De Vita Caesarum?

611
Q

What does De Vita Caesarum mean?

A

The Lives of the Caesars

612
Q

What is De Vita Caesarum?

A

a biography on Julius Caesar and the emperors through Domitian

613
Q

What does De Vita Caesarum mostly contain?

A

a lot of personal information about the Caesars

614
Q

What is Apuleius’ full name?

A

Lucius Apuleius

615
Q

Where was Apuleius born?

A

Madaura, a Roman colony near Numidia

616
Q

When was Apuleius born?

617
Q

What was Apuleius accused of?

A

winning his wife by magic

618
Q

Why did Apuleius supposedly marry his wife?

A

in order to gain her wealth by her relatives

619
Q

What did Suetonius write defending himself?

620
Q

What is another name for Suetonius’ Apologia?

621
Q

What happened to the charges against Suetonius?

A

they were dropped and Suetonius lived a happy life

622
Q

When did Suetonius die?

A

it is unknown

623
Q

What is Suetonius’ collection of passages from his speeches called?

624
Q

What is Suetonius’ work on Plato’s philosophy called?

A

De Platone

625
Q

What is Suetonius’ work on Socrates’ conception of the gods and daimones?

A

De De Socratis

626
Q

What Greek treatise did Suetonius translate?

627
Q

What is Suetonius’ most famous work?

A

The Golden Ass

628
Q

What is another name for The Golden Ass?

A

Metamorphoses

629
Q

What happens to the main character in The Golden Ass?

A

Lucius is transformed into a donkey and then goes on many adventures

630
Q

What famous myth is included in The Golden Ass?

A

Cupid and Pysche

631
Q

What work did Aulus Gellius write?

A

Noctes Atticae

632
Q

What does Noctes Atticae mean?

A

Attic Nights