stage 39 and 40 culture

Question 1

Tell how the Emperor Augustus was involved in the works of Virgil and Horace.

Answer 1

• He was their patron
• The Emperor was introduced to their work by his friend, Maecenas

Question 2

In what two ways did Ovid displease the Emperor Augustus? What did Augustus do to Ovid as a result?

Answer 2

• He was involved in a scandal in the emperor’s family
• He wrote Ars Amatoria (The Art of Love)
  - Guide for young men about love affairs
  - Augustus did not like it because he encouraged respectable marriages
• Ovid was exiled to a distant part of the empire for the rest of his life

Question 3

centumviri

Answer 3

dealt with cases involving inheritance or property claims

Question 4

cursus honorum

Answer 4

being a speaker in court could catch attention from important people (emperor or his advisors) and get promoted on cursus honorum

Question 5

iudex and praetor

Answer 5

Civil cases - case would go to a praetor first, praetor would inquire about the nature of the dispute and then send the case to an individual judge (iudex) or to a court

Question 6

magistrate

Answer 6

elected officials

Question 7

quaestio

Answer 7

Criminal offenses - go to a jury court called a quaestio (commissions of inquiry)
- Each court responsible for judging a specific crime (ie: murder, adultery, misconduct by governors of provinces, forgery, election bribery)

Question 8

senate

Answer 8

during Domitian’s time the senator could be tried in the senate by his fellow senators (ie: Salvius’ trial)

Question 9

tribune

Answer 9

official which was a step on the cursus honorum