Patronage Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
How could a patron help a merchant?
A
Find him rich customers
2
Q
How could a patron help a poet?
A
Get him an audience
Get him gifts
3
Q
How could the poet repay him?
A
Praising him on stage
4
Q
What was Pliny’s home town?
A
Comum
5
Q
He was patron of another town, what was it?
A
Tifernum-on-Tiber
6
Q
Commonest type of patronage
A
A rich man helping a poor man
7
Q
What was often given
A
Food or money, 6.25 sesterces
8
Q
What was it important for the clientes to do?
A
Wear their toga
Call him “domine”
Attend the “salutatio” every morning
9
Q
What could a client receive apart from food and money?
A
Occasional work
Gifts
Advice
Speak on his behalf in court
10
Q
What did the patrons get in return?
A
They would escort him to the forum or other places
Occasional work
Taking a message
Bodyguards for protection
