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Which Roman writer recorded history?

Which Roman writer recorded history?. Tacitus. Which Roman author wrote odes?. Horace. “for rumor had got abroad that at the moment when the city was in flames Nero had mounted upon a stage in his own house, and by way of likening modern calamities to ancient, had sung the tale of

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Which Roman writer recorded history?

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  1. Which Roman writer recorded history?

  2. Tacitus

  3. Which Roman author wrote odes?

  4. Horace

  5. “for rumor had got abroad that at the moment when the city was in flames Nero had mounted upon a stage in his own house, and by way of likening modern calamities to ancient, had sung the tale of the sack of Troy” Identify the title of the work of the preceding passage.

  6. “The Burning of Rome”

  7. A complex songlike poem on a serious subject.

  8. ode

  9. Which Roman author wrote lyric poems?

  10. Catullus

  11. extreme exaggeration

  12. hyperbole

  13. “I hate and I love. And if you ask me how, I do not know: I only feel it, and I’m torn in two.” Identify the author of the preceding passage.

  14. Catullus

  15. Who authored the “Golden Mean”?

  16. Horace

  17. Translate into Latin: seize the day

  18. carpe diem

  19. “If hindrances obstruct thy way, Thy Magnanimity display, And let thy strength be seen; But Oh! If fortune fill thy sail With more than a propitious gale, Take half thy canvas in. Identify the title of the work of the preceding passage.

  20. “Golden Mean”

  21. Who authored “Lesbia Says She’ld Rather Marry Me” and “If Ever Anyone Anywhere”?

  22. Catullus

  23. Songlike poetry that expresses deep emotions and thoughts.

  24. lyric poetry

  25. Nero blames this group for the burning of Rome.

  26. Christians

  27. “I hate and I love” is an example of what literary element?

  28. paradox

  29. a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

  30. allusion

  31. when one is prejudice; presenting only one side in a situation

  32. bias

  33. refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended; restrained

  34. understatement

  35. Medium in amount or intensity or quality.

  36. moderation

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