CAS CL 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pater Familias, Horatius Cocles, Uden
28 Oct 2016
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Cl 102 midterm study guide fall 2016 (uden) Contrast between city and country is moral. Quintus cincinnatus: conservative, die-hard roman aristocrat, against the power of the people, cincinnatus becomes a farmer, even after being made dictator, represents strength, courage, but complete lack of ambition (16 days) Otium = leisure (potentially dangerous time: (cid:862)leisu(cid:396)e (cid:894)otiu(cid:373)(cid:895) i(cid:374) the past (cid:449)as (cid:396)ui(cid:374)ed histo(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:863) Negotium = business (avoiding moral dangers of leisure) What jobs did cicero condemn: craftsmanship/manual labor was looked down upon (slave-like) -> vulgar, things you do for profit is morally bad, honorable to already have money (old rich) If jo(cid:271) appeals to se(cid:374)sual pleasu(cid:396)es, it(cid:859)s disho(cid:374)o(cid:396)a(cid:271)le. What jo(cid:271)s (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:862)p(cid:396)ope(cid:396) fo(cid:396) (cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)hose so(cid:272)ial positio(cid:374) the(cid:455) suit: teachers, architects, etc, whatever involves intelligence, but more for lower class, high class roman: politics, agriculture, civil servants. Most profitable & suitable job: most honorable = farmer. Pietas (sense of duty: dut(cid:455) to o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)ts, dut(cid:455) to o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s fathe(cid:396)la(cid:374)d, dut(cid:455) to o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s gods.
