Test 2 - History Flashcards
Which powerful politician supported Cicero in the 60’s
Pompey
What year was Cicero consul
63bce
Who was ciceros co consul
Gaius Antonius hybrida
What is senatus consultum ultimum
The right of the senate to declare an emergency
What is the name of the consular conidate that plotted a government takeover
Lucius sergius catilinus
How many speeches did Cicero deliver against catiline
Four
To whom was the first speech addressed
The senate
Where did the senate meet when Cicero gave the first of his speeches to them
Temple of Jupiter sator
To whom did Cicero give the second and third speeches
The people
Where were the five conspirators executed?
A roman prison
What did Cicero say after he came out after the execution
Vixerunt (they have lived) past tense implying that it is over
What was the charge addressed in pro murena
Bribery
In pro murena which friend was he arguing against that he still needed against catiline
Servius sulpicios
What critism did he make against servius sulpicios
That he was a professional lawyer and rigid stoic
What was the name of ciceros son?
Marcus
What were coloniae and municipium
Colonies and communities that eventually merged and became roman people
What are the appenines
Mountain range in central Italy
What are quirites
Originally from the Sabine town of cures, after the allies war rime and Sabine United and this became the name for citizens
Ad hominem argument
No logic or reason just going after someone personally
Anaphora
Repeating the same thing at the beginning of a sentence or paragraph
Antithesis
Juxtaposition “ magnum Flores”
Chiasmus
When the structure of a sentence or clause is inverted
What us ellipsis
When you leave something out (esse)
Paronomasia
Playing with a word by changing its prefix
