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23 Cards in this Set
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Supine
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*Comes from a verb; looks like a noun
*Only has 2 forms: -Accusative: express purpose -Ablative: extent of truth *Translated as: auditum-(in order)to hear |
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Indirect Statement
Translate: scimus mercatorem multam pecuniam habere. |
We know THAT the merchant has a lot of money.
*accusative becomes subject *infinitive becomes verb *key words: -scio -credo -dico -audio |
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Roman Letters:
otium |
free time
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Roman Letters:
negotium |
the business of life
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Roman Letters:
studia |
learning and studying
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Roman Letters:
epistulae commendatciae |
letters of introduction to influential persons
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Roman Letters:
cerae |
wax tablets
-notes, short letters, lists, receipts, and first drafts of literary works were written on wax tablets |
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Roman Letters:
charta |
page of papyrus
-usually expensive -used only for important correspondence |
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Roman Letters:
volumen |
scroll
*chartae were kept here *unrolled as it was read |
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Roman Letters:
amanuenses |
secretaries
-sometimes it was impossible for a Roman to write ALL their letters in their own hand(if wealthy) -if letters were written by secretaries, authors would often add a line or two in their own hand |
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Roman Letters:
Cicero(106-43B.C.) |
the famous orator and lawyer
-wrote over 900 letters -some provided views on politics -letters served as a model for many Roman writers, including Pliny the Younger |
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Roman Letters:
Pliny the Younger(A.D.61-112) |
*letters resemble Cicero's
-however, his were written more self-consciously and selectively, with a view to future publication -letters are fluent, elegant, and polished |
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Roman Letters:
dignitas |
literary prestige
-the motive for publishing literary works, including letters, was not money but literary prestige |
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ex urbe
Glabrio to Lupus (My Work, Your Leisure) |
*I envy you very much
-I am busy everyday w/ business -greeted by clients -go to senate house to hear or give speeches -private and public duties -you meanwhile lie on the riverbank or in the shadow of a tree, pleased by the song of the birds |
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ex urbe
Glabrio to Lupus (Domitian's triumph) |
One Side:
-"Our emperor has overpowered the barbarians and now the Germans are being led through the streets in triumph!" The Other Side: -"Those who are being led through the streets are not Germans but slaves dressed up in costume from Spain! This Emperor has conquered few little men!" |
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ex urbe
Glabrio to Lupus (The Vestal Virgins) |
*I am ordered to be present at the council of the Emperor
-I obey unwillingly -it is shameful to tell lies and dangerous to speak the truth Vestal Virgins: their crime was great and their punishment well-deserved *However, Domitian punished the Virgins for unchastity, while he himself lives a very immoral life |
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ex urbe
Glabrio to Lupus (Poet Valerius Martiales) |
-his verse is always elegant, sometimes dirty
-I blame him b/c he flatters the Emperor too much |
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vita rustica
Lupus to Glabrio (Joy and Grief at the Same Time) |
Joy:
-I have been expecting a letter from you for such a long time Grief: -You are being oppressed by so much work |
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vita rustica
Lupus to Glabrio (Activities in the Country) |
*I ride horses through the fields, sometimes to examine the farm
*Hunt in the nearest forest -neighbors believe big boar is hidden there *However, I am not completely at leisure -I am annoyed by tenant-farmers continually |
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vita rustica
Lupus to Glabrio (My Illness) |
*The Doctor
-ordered me to abstain from wine and take medicine -visited by him for 7 days, but illness worsened -so I dismissed the doctor, began to drink wine, and poured my medicine down the drain -at once, I got better |
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vita rustica
Lupus to Glabrio (My son, Helvidius) |
*I see him very rarely
-he returned to the city, probably to see some girl -he cares about nothing but girls and chariots |
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vita rustica
Lupus to Glabrio (Poet Martial) |
*I agree that he is a good poet
-he is praised by all my friends |
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vita rustica
Lupus to Glabrio (Beware) |
*You are a warning to me
-in your letter, you repeatedly wrote about a certain powerful man (who I do not want to name) -you must beware *it is dangerous to write about powerful men, b/c they quickly become angry, slow to be soothed *My father offended the Emperor Vespasian and has been killed -your health and safety is a great care to me |
