Bookselling
Latin Literature
Vocab
Miscellaneous
Famous Works/Authors
100
The cost of a small book of poetry
What is 5 sersterces
100
The way that latin poetry was intended to be read
What is aloud
100
The latin name for booksellers
What is a bibliopolae
100
Boys taught by Quintilian
Who are Publius and Titus
100
Author who was banished by Augustus for scandal and for writing the Ars Armatoria
Who is Ovid
200
The amount of money an author received for his books being sold
What is nothing
200
Training by this kind of person greatly influenced the way Latin literature was written
Who is a rhetor
200
latin name for the educated slaves who made copies of an author's works
What is librarii
200
This emperor was patron to the poet Martial
Who is Domitian
200
Friend of Emperor Augustus and patron of Horace and Vergil
Who is Maecenas
300
The cost of deluxe edition book
What is 20 sesterces
300
Easiest way for an author to tell the public about his work
What is a recitatio
300
The latin name of a person who taught authors how to express themselves persuasively and artistically
What is a rhetor
300
This author was wealthy on his own and wrote for a hobby
Who is Pliny
300
Author of "The Education of an Orator"
Who is Quintilian
400
The person who benefitted the most from selling books
Who is the bookseller
400
Roman authors messed with this in order to make their writing more artistic
What is word order
400
The person usually backed an author financially and socially; their benefactor
What is a patron
400
The banker friend to whom Cicero sent his works for publishing
Who is Atticus
400
The author of the comic plays that were seen by thousands of people in the theater
Who is Plautus
500
The place where most Roman booksellers were located
What is the Argiletum
500
Like written music, this needs to be performed alound for full effect
What is Latin literature
500
The reward that a patron would get if their client became a succesful author
What is dignitas
500
Taught to Roman authors to improve their writing
What is oratory
500
Person who wrote about the strangeness of reading silently (A.D. 354-430)
Who is Saint Augustine
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