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A History of Roman Literature From the Earliest Period to the Death of Marcus Aurelius

Chapter 2 Ni pacunt, in comitio aut in foro ante

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mvirs, that the most learned Romans could scarcely understand it. We should infer from this that the language of the Twelve Tables, from being continually quoted to meet the exigencies of public life, was unconsciously moulded into a form intelligible to educated men; an

exists is a restoration of the time of Claudius. It has, however, been somewhat carelessly done, for several modernisms have crept into the language. But these are not sufficient to disprove its cla

dioned exemet, leciones

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hand: on the other, praeda where we should expect pr

years earlier than the Columna Rostrata, and is the earliest original Roman philological antiquity of assignable date which we possess. B

e, quoiús formá vírtu | teí parísuma fúit, [19] consól censór aídílis | queí fuít ap

pitaph graven, refers to the son of Barbatus. Lik

om Scípióne. | Fíliós Barbáti consól censór aidílis | híc fuét apúd vos hec cépi

ly painted, and not engraven till a later period, when, as in the case of the Columna Rostrata, som

, Lucium Scipionem. Filius (erat) Barbati, Consul, Censor. Aedilis hic fuit apud vos.

n P. Corn. Scipio, pro

opted father of S

túsque | glória átque ingénium: quibús sei in lónga lícui | sét tíbi útier víta facilé factís superásses

ed here is that of L. Corn.

vitá defécit | nón honós honóre. Is híc sitús, qui núnquam | víctus ást virtúteí. Ann

uity in the omission of the case- ending m, in the spellings gesistei, quom ( = cum. prep.) in the old long quantities omnia fama facile and the unique quairatis. There are no les

Teriolo, in Calabria, in 1640, is quite in its original state. It is easily intelligible, and except in orthography, scarcely differs from c

) Postumius L. f. cos se

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1 Chapter 1 ON THE EARLIEST REMAINS OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE.2 Chapter 2 Ni pacunt, in comitio aut in foro ante3 Chapter 3 Sc. arf. M. Claudi(us) M. f.4 Chapter 4 Sei ques esent quei5 Chapter 5 Romam venirent deque eeis rebus,6 Chapter 6 No.67 Chapter 7 Latini neve socium quisquam, nisei8 Chapter 8 No.89 Chapter 9 Magister neque vir neque mulier10 Chapter 10 No.1011 Chapter 11 Neve posthac inter sed12 Chapter 12 Sacra in oquoltod ne quisquam13 Chapter 13 C adesent, uom es14 Chapter 14 Homines plous V oinversei virei atque mulieres sacra ne quisquam 15 Chapter 15 Haice utei in coventionid exdeicatis ne minus trinum noundinum16 Chapter 16 Sei ques esent, quei arvorsum ead fecisent, quam suprad scriptum17 Chapter 17 No.1718 Chapter 18 No.1819 Chapter 19 No.1920 Chapter 20 The whole is given by P. Du Mesnil in his work on the doctrine of the Church.21 Chapter 21 No.2122 Chapter 22 SENECA.23 Chapter 23 No.2324 Chapter 24 No.2425 Chapter 25 No.2526 Chapter 26 No.2627 Chapter 27 No.2728 Chapter 28 What were the Collegia poetarum In what connection are they mentioned 29 Chapter 29 What methods of appraising literary work existed at Rome Was there anything analogous to our review system If so, how did it differ at different epochs 30 Chapter 30 of History, Preface).31 Chapter 31 The material splendour of imperial Rome as affecting literary genius. (Contrast the Speech of Pericles. Thuc. ii. 37, sqq.)32 Chapter 32 ). Can this encomium be justified If so, show how.33 Chapter 33 Is the true end of poetry to occupy a vacant hour Illustrate by the chief Roman poets.34 Chapter 34 What is the permanent contribution to human progress given by Latin literature 35 Chapter 35 What sources of information were at Livy's command in writing his history Did he rightly appreciate their relative value 36 Chapter 36 What influence did the old Roman system have in repressing poetical ideas 37 Chapter 37 In what sense is it true that the intellectual progress of a nation is measured by its prose writers 38 Chapter 38 Illustrate from Roman literature.39 Chapter 39 Is there any reason for thinking that it was once subjected to different rules 40 Chapter 40 How far is this criticism sound 41 Chapter 41 What is the value of Horace as a literary critic 42 Chapter 42 How far is this difference suggestive of their respective national characters, and of radically distinct conceptions of art 43 Chapter 43 Illustrate from Latin literature.44 Chapter 44 Examine in all its bearings the antiquarian enthusiasm of Virgil.45 Chapter 45 ). What principles of spelling (if any), appear to be adopted by the best modern editors 46 Chapter 46 How far did the Augustan poets consciously modify the Greek metres they adopted 47 Chapter 47 i. 2, 5) says Abest historia a literis nostris. Quintilian (x. i. 101) says Historia non cesserit Graecis. Criticise these statements.48 Chapter 48 By whom said Of whom said Criticise.49 Chapter 49 What are the chief peculiarities of the style of Tacitus 50 Chapter 50 (Merivale). Account for the predominance of biography in Latin literature.51 Chapter 51 Examine their influence on the literature of Rome, and on the intellectual progress of the Roman world.52 Chapter 52 In what sense can Ennius rightly be called the father of Latin literature 53 Chapter 53 Can the same rules of quantity be applied to the Latin comedians as to the classical poets 54 Chapter 54 What evidence with regard to Latin pronunciation can be gathered from the writings of Plautus and Terence 55 Chapter 55 How far is it true that Latin is deficient in abstract terms What new coinages were made by Cicero 56 Chapter 56 Did Latin vary in this respect at different periods 57 Chapter 57 What are the main differences in Latin between the language and constructions of poetry and those of prose 58 Chapter 58 Which of the great periods of Greek literature had the most direct or lasting influence upon that of Rome 59 Chapter 59 What has been the influence of Cicero on modern literature (1) as a philosophical and moral teacher; (2) as a stylist 60 Chapter 60 What influence did the study of Virgil exercise (1) on later Latin literature; (2) on the Middle Ages; (3) on the poetry of the eighteenth century 61 Chapter 61 Who have been the most successful modern writers of Latin elegiac verse 62 Chapter 62 Discuss their relative predominance in Roman literature, and compare the latter in this respect with the literatures of England and France.63 Chapter 63 Discuss and illustrate his merits as a historian, showing how far he performs what he promises.64 Chapter 64 Has this treatise a permanent philosophical value 65 Chapter 65 How far did the greatest writers of the Empire understand the conditions under which they lived, and the various forces that acted around them 66 Chapter 66 To whom else have they been ascribed 67 Chapter 67 How did the study of Greek literature at Rome affect the vocabulary and syntax of the Latin language 68 Chapter 68 Consider chiefly with reference to Rome, but illustrate from other literatures.69 Chapter 69 Are there indications that Horace set before him, as a satirist, the object of superseding Lucilius 70 Chapter 70 What is known of Nigidius Figulus, the Sextii, Valerius Soranus, and Apuleius as teachers of philosophic doctrine 71 Chapter 71 No.7172 Chapter 72 How far is it to be considered truthful 73 Chapter 73 What remains of the writers on applied science do we possess 74 Chapter 74 Is it probable that the great developments of mathematical and physical science at Alexandria had any general effect upon the popular culture of the Roman world 75 Chapter 75 What are our chief authorities for the old Roman religion 76 Chapter 76 How were such speeches preserved Had the Romans any system of reporting 77 Chapter 77 Who, in your opinion, are the nearest modern representatives of Horace, Lucilius, and Juvenal