Ghosts
Which province had the governor who scared himself to death?
Africa
Of what Roman Province is Pliny the governor / proconsul?
Bithynia and Pontus
Was Pliny’s doctor granted citizenship?
yes
Why was Calpurnia not with Pliny?
she was ill
What is the Latin word for letter?
epistula
What was the name of the philosopher with the haunted house?
Athenodorus
What was the state of the first aqueduct mentioned?
unfinished and forgotten, and at great expense
What is the name of Pliny’s doctor?
Harpocras
Where was Calpurnia going?
to Campania / the Bay of Naples
Which emperor does Pliny write to about the state of aqueducts in his province?
Trajan
Describe the ghost that haunted the house in Athens.
A thin and filthy old man with bristling hair and beard, wearing chains.
What material does Pliny propose to use which is “et facilius et vilius”
brick
For how many people did Pliny initially ask for citizenship?
three
Where is Pliny at this time?
Rome
What is a iatraliptes?
a physical therapist
What spooky thing happened to Pliny’s freedman and one of Pliny’s slaves in training on separate occasions?
their heads were shaved while they slept
Whose help does Pliny need to build the aqueduct?
an engineer / expert in aqueducts
To follow proper procedure, what should have Pliny asked for first in the case of his doctor?
for Alexandrian citizenship
About how many years was this letter written after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
about 20
What traumatic event in Pliny’s life happened in the Bay of Naples area?
his uncle died during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
To whom does Pliny write this letter about the ghosts?
(Lucius Licinius) Sura
What two cities need aqueducts?
Nicomedia and Sinope
The generosity that was shown by the emperor to Pliny would be an example of a “____ & ____ relationship”
Patron and Client
How does Calpurnia feel about their exchange of letters? Pliny?
C = happy, soothed
P = tortured
What was the name of the proconsul that dropped dead?
Curtius Rufus