in Catilinam
What is the rhetorical technique of praeteritio?
'Praeteritio' is a figure of speech where something is said whilst saying you are not going ot mention it
Which race of people colonised the city that would become Carthage?
Tyrians
huic coniunx Sychaeus erat - explain the case of huic.
Dative of possession.
What kind of poet, meaning "new-age poet", will Catullus come to be know as?
Neoteric
Who does Horace claim to be integer vitae scelerisque purus?
The lover
What is the full Latin name of the decree which granted extraordinary authority to the consuls to take measures to protect the state.
senatus consultum ultimum
In which region of Italy is Aeneas destined to found the city Lavinium?
Latium
multum ille et terris iactatus et alto - explain the case of alto.
Ablative of place
What does Catullus offer Fabullus in exchange for the lavish dinner he is asking him to provide? Give specific detail about this item.
Perfume, given to his girlfriend by the Venuses and Cupids.
What simple request does Horace have for his friend Septimius at the end of his poem 2.6 when talking about their retirement together in Tarentum?
ibi tu calentem debita sparges lacrima favillam vatis amici - to pour a libation of a single tear upon his warm ashes (i.e. to bury him, implying that they will be friends until death)
What do the Ides and Kalends refer to? Give specific detail.
Ides = either the 13th or 15th day (depending on the month)
an Phoebi soror - to whom does Phoebi and soror refer respectively?
Phoebi = Phoebus (Apollo)
soror = Apollo's twin sister, Diana
luce sunt clariora nobis tua consilia omnia - explain the case of luce
Ablative of comparison
In his prayer to Diana, what does Catullus conclude by praying for?
Romulique... bona sospites ope gentem (the safety of the Roman people)
What three things does Horace tell his friend Postumus that pietas can not delay?
Wrinkles, looming old age, invincible death
In which region of Italy was Catiline's uprising planned to start and who was its intended leader?
Etruria; Gaius Manlius
How many swans does Venus see when interpreting her omen?
bis senos - twice six, therefore 12
Give the principle parts for fero.
fero, ferre, tuli, latus
In poem 51, what four parts of Catullus' body are paralysed by the mere sight of Lesbia?
His tongue, his limbs, his ears, his eyes
What are Algidus, Erymanthus and Gragus? Give specific detail.
Well-wooded mountains appropriate for hunting (therefore an appropriate topos for the goddess Diana).
In which years did the supposed First Conspiracy and then the actual Conspiracy occur?
66BCE and 63BCE
Who is Cymothoe?
Cymothoe, one of the Nereids, known for helping Neptune retrieve Aeneas' ships, along with Triton, after Aeolus buffeted his fleet on the orders of Juno
huius tu neque auctoritatem verebere nec iudicium sequere nec vim pertimesces - parse the full form of verbere
Deponent, 2nd person, singular, future, indicative
How many kisses in total does Catullus ask Lesbia for in Poem V?
3,300
Who is Horace's patron?
Maecenas