The Origins Flashcards
not that important
What are the most ancient books that we have record of, the ones distributed during the rule of Tarquinius Superbus, and were religious texts written in Greek
The Sibylline books
What are commentarii
written records of the activity of citizens engaged in civil, priestly, or military affairs
Who said “fons Omnis publici privatique iuris” about the Twelve Tables
Livy
What were the collections of tabula dealbata called
Annales
What does Ennius call his first work instead of Carmen
Poema
Who turned Carmen into Carmina
Cicero
What are carmen convivalia
Heroic songs/poetry/carmina
What meter was the carmen convivalia Carmen Nelei in
Iambic meter
What meter was the carmen convivalia Carmen Priami in
Saturnian
What is the problem with Saturnian Latin literature, according to Conte
It has a lot of heavy Greek influence, so it is not truly Latin literature
