CLAS 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Expulsion Of The Acadians, Mithraism
17 Dec 2018
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Cicero's letters
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Cicero clearly has a political agenda and is clearly a Pompeian
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Talks about what each of the men is doing (Pompey and Caesar)
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The republic is in great danger and is going to break Rome
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Man who is deeply concerned about his family who is still in the city (wife +
daughter) and doesn't know if he should move them out
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The elite have left the city because the war is going to move into the east
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Trying to protect his family but also do the politically and socially astute thing
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They are the representation of Cicero while he isn't there
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Pompey marries Caesar's daughter Julia - moment that the alliance ruptures
(Pompey)
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Main idea of civil war (Caesar of Pompey and Octavian and Antony)
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Augustus emerges victorious
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Civil wars were a time of great upheaval, violent and touched everyone
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Letters of Cicero, Vergil and his Eclogue - people in the countryside being
affected, Cicero's anxiety of danger in the city
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Laudatio Turiae - woman who manages family's life while her family is exiled
because he is on the opposing side of the civil war
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Has to fight for their property in protecting her family's property and
family itself
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Civil war is what Augustus needs to move on from
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What does Augustus have to do to move on from this?
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Lucretia from Livy
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Women can be present
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She embodies the perfection of certain values
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Modest, spends time at home weaving, defends her honour until she is raped by the
son of Tarquinius Superbus, she kills herself
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Becomes mythic pinnacle of virtue
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Propaganda
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Turia + Lucretia = models of what women should be
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Carmen Seculare
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Written by Horace
Review #2
Monday, December 17, 2018
3:33 PM
Document Summary
Cicero clearly has a political agenda and is clearly a pompeian. Talks about what each of the men is doing (pompey and caesar) The republic is in great danger and is going to break rome. Man who is deeply concerned about his family who is still in the city (wife + daughter) and doesn"t know if he should move them out. The elite have left the city because the war is going to move into the east. Trying to protect his family but also do the politically and socially astute thing. They are the representation of cicero while he isn"t there. Pompey marries caesar"s daughter julia - moment that the alliance ruptures (pompey) Main idea of civil war (caesar of pompey and octavian and antony) Civil wars were a time of great upheaval, violent and touched everyone. Letters of cicero, vergil and his eclogue - people in the countryside being affected, cicero"s anxiety of danger in the city.
