Early Writers
Golden Age
Silver Age
Later Writers
Roman Theatre
100

The imitation of ancient Greek culture

What is Hellenism?

100

Writer whose death marked the end of the Augustan Age

Who is Ovid?

100

Who is the author of Thyestes?

Seneca the Younger

100

Who wrote "The Meditations"?

Emperor Marcus Aurelius

100

What is the stage in an ancient Roman Theatre called?

A pulpitum.

200

The difference between Greek and Roman epigrams

What is more satire?

200

The name of the first period of the Golden Age

What is the Ciceronian era?

200

What was the main form of writing during the Silver Age?

Satire

200

What language did most authors begin to write in?

Greek

200

Where can you find the remains of an ancient Roman Theatre today?

Sicily, Italy

300

Writer that said, "Tell me, O Muse, of the skillful man."

Who is Livius Andronicus?

300

The name of the group of writers that wrote praises for Emperor Augustus

What is Maecenas' Circle?

300

How long did the Silver Age last?

18 AD to 133 AD

300

What is the philosophy that people cannot control or rely on external events but can control and rely on themselves and their responses to situations?

Stoicism

300

What was the colour of a rich and poor man's toga during ancient Roman plays?

Rich man:purple

Poor man:red

400

The Latin name for "the morals of the ancestors."

What is mos maiorum?

400

The name of a period considered to be the "classical era" of literature

What is Augustan?

400

Why did Atreus feed his brother, Thyestes, his children's body parts?

Because Thyestes had an affair with Atreus' wife, and he stole the throne from him, so he wanted revenge for the treachery against him.

400

Where did Aulus Gellius write "Noctes Atticae"/ "Attic Nights"?

Attica, Athens (present day Greece)

400

Why were ancient Roman plays done only during the day?

Because they relied on natural lighting.

500

The wars that slowed early Roman literature

What are the Punic Wars?

500

The relation of Augustus TO Julius Caesar?

What is great/grand-uncle?

500

Why did Emperor Nero order the death of Seneca the Younger?

Because Nero believed Seneca was planning to assassinate him and replace him Gaius Piso.

500

What three notable writers, other than Marcus Aurelius, were active during this era?

Aulus Gellius, Macrobius, and Lucius Apuleius

500

How does ancient Roman slap-stick comedy differ from modern comedy?

Ancient comedy involved WAY more violence than actual comedy(people DIED), and today's comedy focuses more on actual humour than harm.

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