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Phaedrus Catullus Hor ā tius Ovidius Virgilius . carmina. Stage 42. Phaedrus (c. 15 BC – c. AD50). Latin fabulist who became a libertus Augusti According to the heading of the chief manuscript he was a slave and was freed by Augustus

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  1. Phaedrus Catullus Horātius Ovidius Virgilius carmina Stage 42

  2. Phaedrus(c. 15 BC – c. AD50) • Latin fabulist who became a libertusAugusti • According to the heading of the chief manuscript he was a slave and was freed by Augustus • Composed 5 books of verse based on the animal fables of Aesop • First writer to Latinize entire books of fables, retelling in iambic meter Greek prose • The Wolf and the Lamb • Theme: “the just don’t always prevail”

  3. Phaedrus(c. 15 BC – c. AD50) • The Wolf and the Lamb • Theme: “the just don’t always prevail” • “ante hos sex menses male” ait “dixistimihi.” responditagnus: “equidemnatus non eram.” “paterhercletuus” illeinquit “male dixit mihi;” atqueitacorreptumlacerat, iniustānece.”

  4. Catullus (ca. 84 BC – ca. 54 BC) • Gaius Valerius Catullus was a talented poet who died at an early age and is still widely read today. • He was a member of a leading equestrian family in Verona. • The subject of much of his poetry was Lesbia, who is usually identified with ClodiaMetelli, a sophisticated patrician woman. • His 116 works have been collected in an anthology. They can be divided into: • Long Poems • Epigrams • Polymetra (verse of varying meter) • One of his more tender poems is attribute to his brother.

  5. Catullus (ca. 84 BC – ca. 54 BC) • Poem to Catullus’ brother • Theme: “parting is such sweet sorrow” • Nunctamenintereahaec, prisco quae more parentumtraditasunttristimunere ad inferias, accipefraternomultummanantiafletu, atque in perpetuum, frater, aveatque vale.

  6. Horātius = Horace(ca. 65 BC – ca. 8 BC) • Born the son of a freedman auctioneer, he was an immediate success in Rome. • Maecenas & Augustus were his patrons. • Theme: “Don’t consult a crystal ball.” • Tu ne quaesieris, scirenefas, quemmihi, quemtibi finem didederint, Leuconoe, necBabyloniostemptarisnumeros.

  7. About the Language: the irregular verb - fio (p. 320) • Fio – I become, am becoming, occurring, happening • Fis – you become, are becoming, occurring, happening • Fit – he/she it becomes, occurs, happens • Fimus – We become, are becoming, occurring, happening • Fitis – you all become, are becoming, occurring, happening • Fiunt – they become, occur, happen • Practice: • Clamor fit. • A noise is being made • Multa et dirafiebant. • Many terrible things were being done. • Practice: • Aliquidmirifiebat. • Something strange was happening. • Ecce! Deus fio. • Look! I am becoming a god.

  8. About the Language: the irregular verb – fio, fieri, factus sum (p. 320) • Imperfect Indicative • Fiebam – I was becoming occurring, happening • Fiebas – you were becoming, occurring, happening • Fiebat – he/she was becoming... • Fiebamus – We were becoming... • Fiebatis – you were becoming… • Fiebant – they were becoming… • Practice: • Impetus moxfiet. • An attack will occur soon/will soon be made. • Nihil in culināfiebat. • Nothing was happening in the kitchen. • Ignorabamus quid in curiāfieret. • We were unaware of what happened/was going on in the senate house. • Crasnosconsulesfiemus. • Tomorrow we will become consuls.

  9. About the Language: the irregular verb – fio, fieri, factus sum (p. 320) • Future Indicative • Fiam – I will become… • Fies – you will become… • Fiet – he/she it will become… • Perfect Indicative • Factus sum – I have become… • Factuses – you all have become • Factusest – they have become • Practice: • Quid in fundotuohodie fit? • What is happening on your farm today? • Tam timidehostesresistebantutcopiaenostraeaudacioresfierent. • The enemy was resisting/resisted so timidly that our troops became bolder.

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