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| What are Catullus' dates? | 84-54 B.C. |
| What city was Catullus from? | Verona |
| What province was Catullus from? | Cisalpine Gaul |
| What famous Roman visited Catullus' family on several occasions? | Julius Caesar |
| Who called Cat's group of poets "hoi neoteroi"? | Cicero |
| What does "hoi neoteroi" roughly translate to? | the young ones |
| What is the Latin name given to Cat's group of poets? | novi poetae |
| Who were the three C's who were novi poetae? | Calvus, Cinna & Caecilius |
| What are neoterics? | the group of "modern" poets of which Catullus was a part |
| What type of poems did the neoterics avoid and even shun? | epic |
| What type of themes do epic poems promulgate? | courage/bravery, patriotism and piety |
| What branch of Greek poetry did the novi poetae look back to? | lyric poetry |
| Who were the two 7th century Greek lyric poets which the neoterics looked back to? | Sappho & Alceus |
| What other famous Greek lyric poet besides Sappho came from Lesbos? | Alceus |
| What are two basic characteristics of the poetry of Sappho & Alceus? | deeply personal and emotional |
| What are common themes of Sappho & Alceus? | love, infatuation, desire, friendship, personal enemies, lover's rejection, brevity of life and death |
| What connection did poets such as Sappho and Alceus attempt to make with their audience? | a personal one |
| What 3rd century group of poets did Catullus draw upon? | the Hellenistic poets of Alexandria |
| Which Alexandrian poets best reflects this type of poetry? | Callimachus |
| Who called "a big book" (i.e. an epic poem) a "great evil"? | Callimachus |
| Which school of poetry focused on concise, refined and erudite poetry? | the Hellenistic poets of Alexandria |
| What was Catullus' genre of poetry? | lyric |
| Who is considered Rome's first "love poet"? | Catullus |
| How many poems in the corpus of Catullus' works? | 116 |
| Which poems are the "long poems"? | 61-64 |
| What is an epithalamium? | a wedding poem for a bride and groom |
| How many epithalamiums did Catullus write? | 2 |
| What is an epyllion? | a mini-epic |
| Which poems is Catullus' longest? | 64 |
| Which poems are written in elegaic couplet | 65-116 |
| Are Catullus poems arranged chronologically? | no |
| Who do scholars think was Catullus' Lesbia? | Clodia Pulcher |
| To whom does Catullus pay homage by giving his girlfriend the pseudonym "Lesbia"? | Sappho |
| How many poems are addressed to Lesbia? | 25 |
| Which poem seems to be his first about Lesbia? | 51 |
| Who are famous men of the day to whom Catullus addresses poems? | Cicero, Cornelius Nepos & Hortensius |
| What famous Roman did Catullus brazenly insult in one of his poems? | Caesar |
| What is the common name for the metered for which Catullus is most famous? | hendecasyllabic |
| What is another name for hendecasyllabic meter? | phalaecean |
| What are some common characteristics of his poems? | trivial, light, humorous, sarcastic, deeply emotional |
| What is his most famous and shortest poem? | 85 |
| Recite the "I love & hate" poem in Latin | Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris? Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior. |
| What is the irony behind his dinner invitation poem? | the guests are asked to bring the food |
| What pet of Lesbia did he write two poems about? | her pet sparrow |
| Give three Latin words and their meanings which reflect the tenets which the neoterics held in esteem. | venustus (charming), facetiae (wit) and urbanus (sophisticated) |
| Approximately how old was Catullus at the time of his death? | 30 |
| How did Catullus die? | we don't know |
| Lesbia was a married woman. To whom was she married? | a proconsul named Metellus Celer |
| In what work of Cicero's are we given a description of Clodia? | Pro Caelio |
| What is Horace's full name? | Quintus Horatius Flaccus |
| What are Horace's dates? | 65-8 B.C. |
| In what town was Horace born and raised? | Venusia |
| In what district of Italy did Horace live in his youth? | Apulia |
| What was Horace's father's social status? | freedman |
| Which famous historian did a biography of Horace? | Suetonius |
| What goal did Horace's father have for his son's education? | give him the best education available |
| How many of his published works survive? | all |
| Who was Horace's infamous teacher during the early years of his education? | Orbilius |
| What Latin nickname (and translation) was given to Horace's nasty teacher? | plagosus ("The wacker") |
| Where did Horace do his college level studies? | Athens |
| What were the two great intellectual influences while Horace studied in Greece? | lyric poetry and Epicureanism |
| On whose side did Horace fight during the Civil War? | Brutus' |
| What job did Horace hold in Rome after the Civil War? | clerk |
| What famous poet became Horace's closest friend after the Civil War? | Vergil |
| Who became Horace's patron? | Maecenas |
| Who introduced Horace to Maecenas? | Vergil |
| What great gift did Maecenas give Horace? | the Sabine farm |
| What three genres of literature did Horace write? | satire, lyric poetry and literary criticism |
| How many poems in the Epodes? | 17 |
| What are some topics of the Epodes? | politics, love and lampoons of enemies |
| What were the Sermones | satires |
| How was Horace's style of satire different from most other writers of satire? | it lacks the nasty inventive common in most satires |
| One of Horace's satires is about a journey. What was his destination? | Brundisium |
| With whom did Horace travel on his journey to Brundisium? | Vergil and Maecenas |
| In one of Horace's satires he meets someone in the Forum. Whom did he meet? | a bore |
| What is the subject of Satire II.6? | the country and city mouse |
| What work is considered Horace's magnum opus? | The Odes |
| How many books are in the Odes? | 4 |
| Who are the primary Greek models for Horace's Odes? | Sappho and Alcaeus |
| What are some subjects which Horace pursues in his Odes? | love, wine, duties of a Roman, immortality, the Golden Mean, carpe diem, the fleeting years, the delights of spring, the Stoic concept of the upright man,... |
| What is the theme of Horace's "exegi monumentum"? | immortality |
| What is the Latin phrase which reflects the "Gather ye rosebuds..."? | carpe diem |
| What is the Latin phrase behind "the upright man"? | integer vitae |
| What is the Latin for "the golden mean"? | aurea mediocritas |
| In which book do we find the "Roman Odes"? | III |
| What is the theme of the "Roman Odes"? | patriotism |
| What is Horace's philosophy in his Odes? | to live simply, nothing in excess and live a life of moderation |
| Which work of Horace is about literary criticism? | Ars Poetica |
| What work did Horace compose at the request of Augustus? | Carmen Saeculare |
| Where was Ovid born? | Sulmo |
| Was Ovid born in Italy or in one of the provinces? | Italy |
| Who literary circle was Ovid part of ? | Messala's |
| Who was another important poet who was in Ovid's literary circle? | Tibullus |
| How many times was Ovid married? | 3 |
| In what year was Ovid sent into exile? | 8 A.D. |
| What two Latin words does Ovid use to explain why he was exiled? | carmen (et) error |
| What poem got Ovid into trouble with Augustus? | Ars Amatoria |
| To what coastal town was Ovid banished? | Tomi/Tomis |
| On what sea was the town to which Ovid was banished? | Pontus Euxinus |
| What happened to Ovid's books after he was banished? | Augustus banned them |
| Who were the daughter and granddaughter of Augustus who were banned around the same time as Ovid | The Julias |
| What were two important features of the literature which Augustus was pushing for? | moralistic and patriotic |
| How long was Ovid banished? | last 10 years of his life |
| What are Ovid's dates? | 43 B.C. - 17 A.D. |
| All but one of Ovid's works were written in what meter? | elegaic couplet |
| In what meter was the Metamorphoses? | dactylic hexameter |
| Which work of Ovid's was a compilation of letters from legendary heroines to their absent lovers? | Heroides |
| What is a didactic poem? | one which teaches |
| Which of Ovid's poems is didactic? | Ars Amatoria |
| How many books in the Metamorphoses? | 16 |
| Which work of Ovid is a poetical calendar? | The Fasti |
| How much of the Fasti was completed | six books |
| What two works did Ovid write in exile? | the Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto |
| Which work of Ovid is a poetical curse | The Ibis |
| What is the one tragedy by Ovid | The Medea |
| On which work did Ovid rest his hopes for immortality? | The Metamorphoses |
| What was the Medicamina Faciei Feminae about? | cosmetics |
| What was Ovid's follow up to the Ars Amatoria? | Remedia Amoris (The Remedy for love) |
| What is Vergil's full name? | Publius Vergilius Maro |
| What are Vergil's dates? | 70-19 B.C. |
| Where was Vergil born? | Andes, near the town of Mantua |
| In what region was Vergil born? | Cisalpine Gaul |
| What nickname is sometimes given to Vergil? | The Mantuan |
| What part of Vergil's background greatly influenced his writings? | farming |
| How was Vergil's health throughout his life? | poor |
| How would you describe Vergil's personality? | shy and reclusive |
| What happened to Vergil's family farm? | It was confiscated by the 2nd triumvirate |
| Who helped Vergil regain his family farm? | Maecenas |
| Who was Vergil's first patron? | Pollio Asinus |
| What did Vergil's first patron encourage him to write? | The Eclogues |
| Who was Vergil's second and last patron? | Maecenas |
| What work did Vergi's second patron encourage him to write? | The Georgics |
| What poet and friend did Vergil introduce to Maecenas? | Horace |
| To what place did Vergil travel with Augustus and become deathly ill? | Greece |
| Where was Vergil buried? | Naples |
| How does Vergil rank among the Roman epic poets? | the greatest |
| What is the Latin name of the first set of poems supposedly written by Vergil? | Appendix Vergiliana |
| What is Vergil's first major work under a patron? | Eclogues |
| What is another name for the Eclogues? | The Bucolics |
| How many poems in the Eclogues? | 10 |
| What type of poetry are the Eclogues? | pastoral poetry |
| After which Greek poet/work did Vergil pattern his Eclogues? | Theocritus in hid Idylls |
| In what guise do Vergil's friends appear in his Eclogues? | shepherds |
| Which Eclogue is thought to foretell of the coming of Christ? | 4th |
| What was Vergil's second major work? | The Georgics |
| How many books in the Georgics? | 4 |
| What type of poetry is "The Georgics"? | didactic |
| What was Vergil's Greek model/work for his Georgics? | Hesiod's Works and Days |
| Which of Vergil's works was his most complete and polished? | The Georgics |
| Which book of the Georgics was about cattle? | 3rd |
| Which book of the Georgics was about beekeeping? | 4th |
| Which book of the Georgics was about raising crops? | 1st |
| Which book of the Georgics was about olives and vines? | 2nd |
| What is Rome's greatest epic? | The Aeneid |
| How long did Vergil work on the Aeneid? | last 10 years of his life |
| What meter did Vergil use for all of his works? | dactylic hexameter |
| What is the opening line of the Aeneid in Latin | Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris |
| Which of Vergil's work was not completed? | The Aeneid |
| Who finished the Aeneid for Vergil? | Varius & Tucca |
| What were the Sortes Vergilianae? | The Oracles of Vergil - consulted for omens |
| What two things did Vergil wish to glorify in the Aeneid? | Rome and Augustus |
| What two feelings did Vergil wish to stir in his audience in the Aeneid? | feelings of patriotism and pride in all things Roman |
| How many books in the Aeneid? | 12 |
