Ovid
In the Metamorphoses, this craftsman's son flew too close to the sun
Who is Daedalus?
Vergil wrote this Roman epic.
What is The Aeneid?
What are odes?
Who is Lesbia?
Roman citizens commonly wore this garment as a symbol of citizenship.
What is a toga?
In the Metamorphoses' Orpheus and Eurydice, which God of weddings arrives bearing bad omens?
Who is Hymen?
This Trojan hero is the SON of the main character of the Aeneid.
Who is Iulus/Ascanius?
Horace wrote during the reign of this emperor.
Who is Augustus?
Catullus poem 85 begins with these two Latin words meaning "I hate and I love"
What are odi et amo?
This structure was the center of Roman public life.
What is the Roman Forum?
Ovid's famous manual on love is called this.
What is the Ars Armatoria?
Who is Dido?
"Carpe diem" translates roughly to this phrase?
What is Seize the Day?
Catullus was known for this poetic meter used in many of his poems?
What is hendecasyllabic meter?
Roman gladiatorial games were often held in this famous amphitheater.
What is the Colosseum?
Ovid was exiled by this Roman emperor.
Who is Augustus?
What are the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Horace's satire and poetry were supported by this famous patron of the arts.
Who is Maecenas?
This Roman statesman was sharply criticized by Catullus in his poetry before later reconciling with him.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Romans worshipped this king of gods, equivalent to Zeus.
Ovid's exile poetry was written from this Black Sea town.
What is Tomi?
Vergil's Georgics focuses mainly on this subject.
What is farming/agriculture?
Horace adapted many poetic styles from writers of this ancient culture.
What is Greece?
Catullus belonged to this group of innovative Roman poets often called the "new poets."
Who are the Neoterics (poetae novi)?
This phrase meaning "peace of Rome" describes the long period of Roman stability under Augustus and successors.
What is the Pax Romana?