Kavinda-Latin Literature Questions
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The following questions were imported from Spatium Latinum - The Latin Dimension
- Who translated the Homer's Odyssey to Saturnian verse? LIVIUS ANDRONICUS
- Who is known as the “Founder of Latin Literature”? LIVIUS ANDRONICUS
- Who is known as the “Father of Latin Literature” for his writings on history? NAEVIUS
- What genre did Plautus' work belong to? COMEDY
- Name 2 works by Plautus. MENAECHMI, AMPHITRIO, and MILES GLORIOSUS.
- Who brought Quintus Ennius to Rome? CATO THE ELDER
- Who wrote Annales, a history, and the first work of dactyllic hexameter in Latin? Quintus ENNIUS
- Who wrote De Agricultura, a oldest existing work of Latin prose? CATO THE ELDER
- Who wrote Origines, a work of Roman history? CATO THE ELDER
- Who wrote the tragic plays, Antiope and Chryses? PACUVIUS
- Who wrote Adelphi, a comedy? TERENCE
- Which second century B.C. author produced 30 books of Sermones? LUCILLIUS
- Who wrote De Lingua Latina, a Latin dictionary consisting of 25 books? M. Terrentius VARRO
- Who wrote the eighth book, the last one, of Commentarii De Bello Gallico? AULUS HIRTIUS
- Which work of C. Julius Caesar contained information about his war with Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus from 49 BC – 48 BC? COMMENTARII DE BELLO CIVILE
- Who wrote De Viris Illustribus, a collection of biographies of which 24 still can be found? Cornelius NEPOS
- What author was known by the archaic form Maeonides? HOMER *Milton's Paradise Lost
- When was M. Tullius Cicero born? January 3rd, 106 B.C. (648 A.U.C.)
- Where was Cicero born? Arpinum
- Against what enemy was Marius fighting at the time of Cicero's birth? Jugurtha
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Bibliography
Rose, H. J. A Handbook of Latin Literature: From the Earliest Times to the Death of St. Augustine. Bolchazy-Carducci.
Wells, Colin. The Roman Empire. 2nd ed. Harvard UP.
Lindsey, David. "58 Facts About Latin Literature." Demodocus.com. <http://www.demodocus.com/literature/latinlit.html>.
Lindsey, David. "Overview of Late Roman History." Demodocus.Com. <http://www.demodocus.com/history/lateroman.html>.
Scarre, Chris. Chronicle of the Roman Emperors. Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1995.
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