Anti-Aeneid
One of the works or poets that inspired Virgil's Aeneid.
Who is Homer (Iliad, Odyssey), Callimachus (Aetia), Ennius (Annales), Lucretius (De Rerum Natura)
The name of the Carthaginian avenger who almost destroyed Rome.
Who is Hannibal?
i
singular imperative of eo - I go (go!)
Repetition in the same part of a phrase, clause, or line.
e.g. ipse deum tibi me claro demittit Olympo
regnator, caelum et terras qui numine torquet,
ipse haec ferre iubet celeris mandata per auras:
What is anaphora?
List the names of all the classrooms in the Classics department.
What are Lower Bench, Arnold Library, Upper Bench, Room 7 (& Room 8B)
Virgil's full name.
Who is Publius Vergilius Maro?
Name a Roman hero that isn't Aeneas or Romulus. (100 for any bonus ones) They cannot also be Greek heroes.
Who is Mucius Scaevola, Cloelia, Horatius Cocles, Manlius, Cincinnatus, Coriolanus, Scipio Africanus, Lucius Junius Brutus, Camillus.
duci
present passive infinitive of duco - I lead (to be led)
A detailed comparison that takes place over several lines, often comparing multiple things at once, using 'like' or 'as'.
N.B. Be specific with your terminology!
Homeric/Epic/Extended simile
The only student to leave LXX Latin.
Harnek
This couple is probably the source material for Dido and Aeneas.
Who are Cleopatra and Marc Antony?
The date of the Ides of March (including year)
What is March 15th 44BC
amavere
3rd person plural perfect active indicative of amo - I love (amaverunt - they loved)
The configuration of words in a line in order to imitate the subject matter.
Mimetic word order, word painting
The amount of students studying Classical subjects in LXX.
24: 9 (Latin AL) + 3 (Latin IB) + 1 (Greek) + 11 (ClassCiv)
This fragmentary Roman National Epic was written before the Aeneid, focusing on the Trojan War, the Punic Wars, and was written by Ennius.
What is the Annals (Annales)?
The second Roman emperor, he succeeded Augustus.
Who is Tiberius?
este
Plural imperative of sum - I am (be)
The author inserts their own voice into a narrative.
Authorial interjection
Give the initials of every teacher in the Classics department.
JHB, TJM, FBC, WDN (+100 Bonus for TJD)
Give the name of any other work attributed to Virgil (500 points per work, bonus 100 if you can say what they're about)
The Eclogues (Countryside), Georgics (Farming/Bees)
Julius Caesar's official title just before his death.
What is 'Dictator (for life)'?
portatum (Not PPP - 500 for parse, 300 for correct translation)
Supine of porto - I carry (in order to carry)
A word that is used in both the literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
e.g. He lost his keys and his patience.
Name the areas of Dr Morrison's and Chesterton's PHDs. (+1000 if you can get the specific titles)
A Bookish Turn: Authorial self-representation in Hellenistic Poetry.
Playfulness and Politics in Cicero's De Senectute.