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IB Latin Literature Mythological, Historical and Geographical References > Virgil Geographical and Historical References > Flashcards

Virgil Geographical and Historical References Flashcards

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Alba Longa

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The city which will be founded by Aeneas’ son Ascanius

South East of modern Rome

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Argos

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Greek city which houses temple to Juno

In the Eastern Peloponnese

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Carthage

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Dido’s new city she is building on the North coast of Africa

Modern day Tunisia

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Hebrus

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A Greek river in Thrace (Northern Greece)

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Illyria

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Area in the Balkans conquered by the Romans

North East of Greece, roughly where Croatia is today

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Italy

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The country Aeneas is journeying to, in which he will found a new city for the Trojans
East from Greece and Troy

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Latium

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The kingdom in Italy which Aeneas will eventually conquer

South East of modern day Rome

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Lavinium

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The name which Aeneas’ city will have in Italy, named after his new wife Lavinia
South East of modern Rome

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Liburnia

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Homeland of the Liburnian people

Modern day Croatia

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Libya

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Country in North Africa in which Carthage is being built

Originally referred to the whole of North Africa

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Mycenae

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Menelaus’ homeland

A city in the Eastern Peloponnese

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Padua

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Place where Antenor settled
Close to modern day Venice in North East Italy
Virgil’s birthplace

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Paphos

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Venus’ home in western Cyprus

An island in the Mediterranean east of Greece

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Pergamum

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Alternative name for Troy

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Phoenicia

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The region of the Middle East which covers modern Syria and Lebanon

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Phrygia

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Region of Turkey East of Troy

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Phthia

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Achilles’ homeland

In a province of North Eastern Greece called Thessaly

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Rome

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City founded by Romulus

On the Western coast of Central Italy

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Samos

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City sacred to Juno

A Greek island in the Eastern Aegean Sea, separated from Turkey by the mile-wide Mycale Strait

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Siculus

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Sicilian (from Sicily)

Sicily is an island at the South West tip of Italy, North of Carthage

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Sparta

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A major Greek city famous for warriors

In the Southern Peloponnese

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Thrace

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A region of Greece covering modern day Greece, Southern Bulgaria and Western Turkey

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Tiber

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A river in Central Italy running through Rome

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Timavus

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A river in North Eastern Italy

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Troy

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The city which was destroyed during the Trojan War
In modern day Western Turkey
Where Aeneas used to live

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Tyre

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Dido’s birthplace

On the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean in modern day Lebanon

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Xanthus

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A river outside Troy in modern day Western Turkey

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Rutulians

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A tribe resident in Latium who battle the Trojans upon their arrival

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A Trojan Caesar

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Although it is ambiguous at first whether Virgil is referring to Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar, it becomes clearer with the reference to ‘Eastern spoils’ and closing the Gates of War

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The Gates of War

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Formed the entrance to the Temple of Janus in Rome
Were only closed during times of peace
Augustus closed them in 29BC, apparently for only the third time in Rome’s history
However, he did continue to wage wars to conquer more of Europe, but he was more discreet about it

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Agenor

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An ancestor of Dido from Tyre

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Byrsa

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The land enclosed by the walls of the stronghold of Carthage
The name probably comes from the Akkadian word ‘birtu’, which was misunderstood as ‘bursa’ meaning bull’s hide. This is where the story comes from about enclosing as much land as possible with a bull’s hide cut up into very thin strips

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Sidon

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The founder of Tyre, Dido’s homeland

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Tempe

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A valley in Northern Greece

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Peneus

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A river flowing through the Tempe valley

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Thymbra

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A town in the Troad (North West Turkey) where Apollo had a famous temple

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Miletus

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An ancient Greek city on the Western coast of Anatolia, famous for its beautiful fleeces

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Phasis

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A river in Colchis (on the Black Sea)

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Lycus

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A river in Asia Minor

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Enipeus

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A river in Thessaly (Norther Greece) which flowed into the river Peneus

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Anio

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A river near Rome

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Hypanis

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A river in Scythia (modern day Iran)

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Caicus

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A river in Mysia in Asia Minor

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Eridanus

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A river in Italy, the ancient name for the River Po

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Maeonia

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Another name for Lydia, modern day Turkey

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Carpathian Sea

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The sea around the island of Carpathos, between Crete and Rhodes

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Emathia

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The vague area around Thessaly and Macedonia

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Pallene

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A town in Macedonia

Proteus’ homeland according to one myth

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Rhodope

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A mountain in Thrace

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Pangaea

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A mountain in Thrace

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Getae

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A Northern people associated with Thrace

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Taenarum

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The location of one of the fabled entrances to the underworld
In the extreme South of Greece

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Avernus

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The location of one of the fabled entrances to the underworld
Near Naples

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Strymon

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A river in Thrace

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Tanais

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A major river (now called the Don) to the north of Greece with its source in the Riphaei mountains

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Ciconi

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A people from Thrace known for their violence

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Oeagrus

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A king of Thrace, father of Orpheus

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Teucrian

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Trojan. Teucer was one of the first kings of Troy, not to be confused with Teucer, Greek archer and brother of Telamonian Ajax

IB Latin Literature Mythological, Historical and Geographical References (4 decks)

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