to augustus - horace Flashcards

1
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when was it written?

A

13 BC

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2
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Phoebus commended my verse

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Apologises for writing of war, in a time of peace
Apollo

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3
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my tiny sail on Tyrrhenian Seas

A

compares to epics
sea of west coast of Italy

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4
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Caesar this age has restored rich crops

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New age equals peace
Linking peace to Augustus

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5
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Gates of janus’ is temple

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Closed during a time of peace

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6
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Tightened the rain on lawlessness

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hints at the laws, Augustus put in place Leges iuliae

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7
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Our empire were spread from the Suns lair in the west to the regions where rises at dawn

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Hyperbole, everyone knows about Agusta’s empire from west to east

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8
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With Cesar protecting the state no civil disturbance will banish the peace, no violence, no anger

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pax Augusta
Link between a Gustus and the golden age

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9
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danube

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A river through south of Germany

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10
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gestae

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Bulgaria/Romania

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11
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seres

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China

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12
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faithless, Persians

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Othering as Faith is important

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13
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don

A

River in Russia

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14
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among laughter, loving Bacchus’ gift to us

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Celebration and triumph

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15
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our wives and our children

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Time of peace means time for family we’re not away at war, they can have kids

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16
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We’ll sing past leaders will sing of Troy anchises and the people of Venus

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echoes Homer/Virgil
Rome is divine heritage
Augustus’ divine heritage