Romans Final Important Dates Flashcards
(57 cards)
When was Plautus active?
254 -184 BC
What was Plautus’ full name?
Titus Maccius Plautus
How many plays of Plautus survive?
21
When was the time of Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)?
195 BC
When was Plautus’ Pseudolus first performed?
April, 191 BC
When was there a major source of slaved granted to the Romans?
AD 70, Jerusalem
When was Plautus writing his plays?
Between 205-184 BC
When was the tombstone of Aurelia Philemation made?
Late 1st century BC
When did Cicero write his accounts with Servilia, Mother of Brutus?
June, 44 BC
When did Pliny the Younger live from?
AD 61-112
When was the Spartacus rebellion?
73-71 BC
When was the Spartacus rebellion?
73-71 BC
When was Servilia born? and what was her position in society?
100 BC (same as Caesar); mother of Marcus Brutus, behind the scenes power broker
When was Cicero’s letter about Servilia written?
44 BC
When was Arria involved in the rebellion forces because of her husband?
AD 42
When was Virgil alive?
70 - 19 BC
When was Horace alive?
65 - 8 BC
When was Livy alive?
64? BC - AD 17
When was Ovid alive?
43 BC - AD 17
When did Horace write his Epodes?
30s BC - Triumviral period
When did Horace writes his Odes?
23 BC early age of Augustus; sung poetry read slowly also very brief
When was Horace’s Epode 7 written?
42-39 BC
When were the first 3 of Horace’s Odes published?
23 BC
When was Ode 1.37 written?
31 BC as a celebration of the death of Cleopatra
