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Latin Literature
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Ovid!
100
Educated slaves that helped the author to make copies of his work so that he could distribute them to his friends.
What are Librarii?
100
This man was friends with Augustus, and he helped and encourage Virgil and Horace.
Who is Maecenas?
100
Latin literature played an important role in this part of Roman society.
What is education?
100
He was a famous educator and orator who became a influencial teacher of rhetoric.
Who is Quintilian?
100
This poem of Ovid's was a light-hearted guide for young men on the conduct of love affairs.
What is the Ars Amatoria?
200
These men made all the money when an author's books were sold.
Who are the booksellers?
200
Argiletum was where most of these men had their shops.
What are Bibliopolae or Booksellers?
200
Under this emperor it was safest for an author to publish nothing at all.
Who is Domitian?
200
Rhetoric teachers introduced their students to these two kinds of authors.
What are Greek and Roman?
200
This emperor greatly disapproved of Ovid.
Who is Augustus?
300
These two poets were helped and encouraged by the emperor Augustus.
Who are Virgil and Horace?
300
The cost of a small book of poems.
What is 5 sesterces?
300
Most Latin literature was written to be read this way.
What is out loud?
300
Quintilian taught this famous author.
Who is Pliny the Younger?
300
This man pointed out many of Ovid's flaws, but still repected parts of his work.
Who is Quintilian?
400
Authors such as Martial depended on these people for support.
Who are Patrons?
400
There was no such profession as this in Rome.
What is a Professional Writer?
400
It was typical for an author to do this to a character in his story.
What is address the character as if he or she were physically present?
400
The role of a rhetor.
What is to teach authors how to express themselves persuasively and artistically?
400
Ars Amatoria means _____.
What is The Art of Love?
500
This relationship was different and more beneficial for those helping authors.
What is the Patron-Client Relationship? Unlike ordinary clients, an author could offer his patron a wider reputation and a chance for dignitas.
500
The cost of Martial's first book of epigrams.
What is 20 sesterces?
500
Roman authors often did this (especially in poetry) in order to sound more effective when reading their poems aloud.
What is choose a more artistic word order?
500
He made Quintilian an instructor of rhetoric.
Who is Vespasian?
500
For this reason the Ars Amatoria greatly displeased Augustus.
What is because Augustus had just introduced a number of laws for the encouragement of repectable marriage?