Question | Answer |
miliarium | milestone |
classis, F | fleet of ships |
fax, faces, F | torch |
Lumen, N | light, eye |
Dummodo | Provided that + subjunctive |
ratio | reason |
adeo | so, to such an extent |
By what moniker was Petronius known in Nero's court? | Who was called "Arbiter Elegentiae" ("Master of Elegant Living") in Nero's court? |
What was the name of Petronius' great work? | Who was the author of the Satiricon? |
What is the most famous section of the Satiricon? | What was the "Cenna Trimachlionis" a part of? |
What was the full name of the Roman modernly called "Pliny the Younger"? | What is Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus called in modern times? |
Where was Pliny the Younger born? | What famous Roman was born in Novum Comum? |
When was Pliny the Younger born? | What famous Roman was born in northern Italy about A.D. 61/62? |
Where was Pliny the Younger proconsul under Trajan? | Who was proconsul under Trajan in Bithynia-Pontus? |
When did Pliny the Younger die? | What famous Roman died in either 111 or 113? |
What was the full name of the Roman modernly referred to as "Martial"? | What is Marcus Valerius Martialis called in modern times? |
Where was Martial born? | What famous Roman was born in Bilbilis, Spain? |
When was Martial born? | What famous Roman was born in Spain around A.D. 40? |
What work did Martial publish upon the opening of the Flavian Amphitheater in 80 A.D.? | Who published the work Liber Spectaculorum upon the opening of the Flavian Amphitheater in 80 A.D.? |
In what year did Martial publish his 12 books of epigrams? | What work did the poet Martial publish in 86 A.D.? |
When was Martial sent back to Spain from Rome, and by what emperor? | Who did the emperor Nerva send back to their home province of Spain in 96 A.D.? |