Average Roman Family-Who

The average Roman family consisted of a father, mother, children, married sons, their family, and slaves. If children weren't married by the age of 15-16, they were punished. The father was the head of the house, who decided who his children should marry (pater familias). Women were under the control of their husbands, but also controlled how the house was run (mater familias).

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Temple of Victory-Where

The Temple of Victory was a temple on the Palatine Hill. It was just to the east of the Temple of the Magna Mater (Great Mother). Remains of the foundation of the temple have been found. It was begun by General L. Postumius Megellus. He built it using his share of the booty after the war with the Samnites in 307 BC. It was finished in 294 BC, but rebuilt in the first century BC. The festival day was August 1.

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Quintilian PowerPoint

This is a PowerPoint completed by Heather and I on Quintilian, the orator. Check it out!
http://www.easy-share.com/1908935303/Quintilian%20Presentation.pptx

Vulcan-From Heather's Bookmark

Vulcan is the son of Juno and Jupiter, but he husband of Maia and Venus. He was also the father of Caeculus. Vulcan was the god of fire and volcanoes. Vulcan manufactured art, arms, iron, and armor for gods and heroes. He also made the throned for the other gods on Mt. Olympus. Vulcan's Greek analogue is the god Hephaestus. He is also called Mulciber and Sethlans (Etruscan). His forge was believed to exist under Mount Aetna in Sicily. When Zeus wished to punish mankind for stealing the secrets of fire, Vulcan created Pandora out of clay for man. Vulcan has a shrine in the Forum Romanum, and his festival, Vulcanalia, occurs on August 23rd.

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Quintilian Praises the Oratory of Cicero

True Roman orators are able to make Latin equal to Greek in eloquence; for I would match himself with anyone, even  Demosthenes. I think these virtues are similar: in planning, arrangement, reason, and all ten which are connected with invention. In eloquence is some difference: That thick Demosthenes, this rich Cicero, that Demosthenes always disputes with cunning, this Cicero's authority, more concern in that Demosthenes, in this Cicero more character. But Cicero seems to me to be representing strength of Demosthenes, the supply of Plato, the charm of Isocrates. For what is able to lead more carefully, to move more emphatically? What charm has been so great as ever so that even the heaviest judge might be able to stir? Not unto all which say that authority is found to be so great and to disagree is shameful and  faith is not their advocate but to have eye-witnesses that have seen. Therefore, not unjustly by his own human lifetime,  Cicero's judgment must be said to rule not unjustly form his own human lifetime, and descendants of such great glory give to Cicero a name not human, but might have eloquence. Therefore, we regard this man; this is a model we set before someone; that Demosthenes knows to make progress itself, which he learns to hold dear by Cicero.

Loci Antiqui-1st paragraph

 Autobiographical Notes by Horace

Maecenas offers no fortune of mine to you; the best Virgil and after this Varius they say which might be. And I came unto you, with little said separately (for modesty prohibited most from speaking out), I have not said I clarify father must be done with zeal but I told which I was. You respond, so that your habit is little. I depart and after nine months, you call me back and order me to be in friendly number. I lead to be this great man, the fact that I satisfied you, which you separate good from the bad not the evident father but life and pure heart.

Participle Review Chart

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Active
Passive
Pres
Agens, agentis-leading
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Perf
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Acutus, -a, -um-about to be led
Fut
Acturus, -a, -um-about to lead

Agendus, -a, -um-about to be led

(I did the chart in OneNote, and it copied and pasted funny...)

P.S. Happy New Year!

Verb Chart Review

~~~ Active Passive
Present Am hitting/hits Is hit
Future Shall hit Shall be hit
Imperfect Was hitting Was hit
Perfect Has hit Has been hit
Future Perfect Will have hit Will have been hit
Pluperfect Had hit Had been hit

Virgil's 4th Eclogue Parsing-Review for Mid-Term

Verb Parsing

1. Incipit-3rd person singular present active indicative of "incipere" meaning "to begin"
2. Erunt-3rd person plural future active indicative of "esse" meaning "to be"
3. Venit-3rd person singular present active indicative of "venire" meaning "to come"
4. Liberabitur-3rd person singular future passive indicative of "liberare" meaning "to free"
5. Videbit-3rd person singular future active indicative of "videre" meaning "to see"
6. Videbitur-3rd person singular future passive indicative of "videre" meaning "to seem"
7. Reget-3rd person singular future active indicative of "regere" meaning "to direct"
8. Feret-3rd person singular future active indicative of "ferre" meaning "to bring"
9. Poterit-3rd person singular future active indicative of "posse" meaning "to be able to"
10. Parabunt-3rd person plural future active indicative of "parare" meaning "to prepare"

CH 27 SA Review

 

1. It draws my new strength: I see more clearly, but I make so much worse and I do not know why.
2. Certain songs are good; many are bad.
3. He is the best. Nothing is better, I have seen nothing more beautiful than this.
4. I hope you and this man's birthday and most others are about to drive with happiness.
5. Since planning and reckoning are in old age, our ancestors called the senate our highest council.
6. More effort and zeal should be put in domestic matters by us even in military matters.
7. Neither was the danger graver in the republic, nor the laziness greater.
8. We are wiser than those men, because we know nature is the best leader.
9. Nature asks very little, but a wise man accommodates himself to nature.
10. The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
11. Which spirits he conquers and anger he contains I do not compare, but I say he is like a god.
12. Dionysus, a tyrant of a most beautiful city, was a man of great temperance in his ways of life, and in all things was diligent and sharp. He too was fierce and unjust. Out of this affair, if we speak the truth, he seemed very wretched.
13. If I cannot turn the gods, I shall disturb Acheron.

Spartacus-Who

Spartacus was the most notable leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War. He led a major uprising against the Roman Republic. Spartacus' struggle was a fight against oppression for freedom. Spartacus was a brilliant tactician, and was winning against Rome, so more and people flocked to him. Crassus was given the charge of quelling the revolt. Spartacus died fighting Crassus, who had driven him south with the Roman Legions and defeated him.

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Interesting Fact of Rome (7)

 31. in 695, Leontius, the leader of the rebellious Constantinipolitans, seized emperor Justinian II and had his nose cut off, in the belief that Justinian II would not try for the throne again. three years later, Leontius was overthrown by General Tiberius, who had Leontius' nose cut off. Seven years after that, Justinian II retook the throne and had Leontius and Tiberius publicly humiliated and executed.
32. In the ninth century, Vikings were raiding Constantinople at the mouth of the Black Sea.
33. in 1014, Emperor Basil II wished to end the 40 year long war with the Bulgarians. He blinded all but 150 out of 15,00 prisoners, the 150 were blinded in only one eye, and sent them home with a one-eyed leader to Ohrid, whose ruler Samuel, had received word that his army was returning. He rushed to meet them, and at the sight of his thousands of blind men, Samuel suffered a stroke and died. Basil II received the title Baroktonis, meaning "slayer of Bulgarians."

P.S. Merry Christmas!!!

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Interesting Facts of Rome (6)

 26. The plague that swept through much of the civilized world in 542-543 AD was said by Procopius to have killed 10,000 people daily in Constantinople at its height. Emperor Justinian caught the plague but recovered.
27. In 554, Narses destroyed the Ostrogoths and took back Roman control of Italy. He was 90 years old.
28. Emperor Justinian bribed two Persian monks to take silkworm eggs and bring them back to Constantinople. Silk production began in 550 AD.
29. Since 5622, the Hagia Sophia cathedral at Constantinople has held the largest self-supporting dome, in an acting seismic region.
30. An authentic "lost weapon" is Greek fire, used in Constantinople against the Muslims in the seventh and ninth centuries.

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Interesting Facts of Rome (5)

 21. Cyprus was an important mining center, but for unknown reasons, was shut down by the Romans. Later in the 20th century, an American rediscovered them, and Cyprus is important in mining again.
22. The Byzantines never called themselves the Byzantines, the name came from Byzantium, the former name of the city Constantinople.
23. The Roman Empire and Persia signed "the Endless Peace" treaty in 533, and were at war seven years later.
24. In 534, Dennis the Little created the system of counting years still used today by starting with the birth of Christ.
25. In 537, Emperor Jutsinian held a banquet for which 6,000 sheep, 1,000 oxen, 1,000 pigs, 1,000 chickens, and 500 deer were slaughtered.

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Interesting Facts of Rome (4)

16.  When the Roman Empire "fell" in the fifth century, it was only the Eastern half of the continent.
17. The Italian city Ravenna was on the coast of the Adriatic. Honorius made this city the capital of the Western Roman Empire.
18. Roman Emperor Theosdosius built a triple wall from the Golden Horn to the Sea of Marmara. 
19. The word "mile" comes form the Roman milia meaning "thousands."
20. The Romans used poisonous led as a sweetening agent.

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Interesting Facts of Rome (3)

11.  When the Romans built Hadrian's wall, they included a moat inside and outside the wall. The purpose of this, is to be determined, but soon after the wall was built, the Romans filled the inner moat in.
12. Emperor Commodus fought and won 11 battles in the gladiatorial arena.
13. One of the worst Roman emperors was Heliogabulus. He replaced the gods of Syrian Gods.
14.  Dependence on slave labor was one of the downfalls of the Roman Empire.
15. In the fourth century, twenty great families in six large clans owned most of the land in Gaul

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Interesting Facts of Rome (2)

 6. Emperor Nero's last words were "Qualis artifex pereo", meaning "what an artist dies within me."
7. In the first hundred days of the Colosseum in Rome in 80 AD, over 5,000 animals were killed, including: elephants, tigers, lions, elks, hyenas, hippopotamuses, and giraffes.
8. The amount of people able to fit in the Colosseum is to be debated, but 45,000 is generally the accepted figure.
9. At the peak of the Roman Empire, the size of Rome was about the size that the US is now.
10. The empire was know together by 18,000 of roads.

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Interesting Facts of Rome (1)

1. After its rebuilding by Caesar, the Circus Maximus housed 250,000 people.
2. Virgil's quest for perfection almost lead posterity not to inherit the Aeneid, as he did not wish for it to be published, but burned, as it was "not polished." Augustus stepped in and countermanded this request, and published the Aenied.
3. Gauis Caesar was so hated he was killed by one of his own gaurds.
4. Caligula had a favorite horse with a golden goblet for wine.
5. The first volume of recipes was first published in 62 AD by Apicius. It was titled De Re Coquinaria.

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When in Rome-When

 "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"

Many often hear this phrase, but what does it really mean? The statement mean that when in new environments, try to follow the customs and traditions of the area, often used when speaking of heading to foreign countries. This is to avoid conflict that could arise from not knowing the culture. A popular story thought to hold the key to this mystery, is that when St. Augustine asked St. Ambrose to go on a mission to Rome, he didn't know what holy day to follow to fast, as Romans held it on a different day. St. Augustine wisely told Ambrose, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

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Hippocampi-What

The hippocampus is the mythological creature shared by Greek and Phoenician mythology, though the name is purely Greek, meaning "horse" and "monster." It is often called a sea-horse in English. Typically the horse is the front part and a coiling, scaly, fish-like tail. The hippocampus became a part of Etruscan mythology, which affects Roman mythology. Neptune often drives a sea-chariot pulled by hippocampi.
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