1. How does Horace describe the satire of Lucilus? What two things did it do? 

2. How does Horace’s poetry show Epicurean themes? 

3. How are Propertius’ poems about his affairs similar to those of Catullus and Ovid? 

4 How is Ovid different in his love poems from both Catullus and Ovid? 

5. What is the basic difference between 2nd and 3rd style wall painting? 

6. The sculpture of the Age of Augustus is more ideal. What does that mean, and how does it contrast with earlier Roman sculpture? 

7. How does the Altar of Peace shows political and social themes that Augustus promoted? 

Extra Credit. In what ways is Ovid a Hellenistic style poet?
 

Due to time, we are going to have to skip Suetonius' Deeds of the Deified Julius. (426-435) For your paper, I want to read this work and then compare it as historical writing to the selections you will read from Tacitus' Annals. (371-405). Discuss topics such as (1) how dramatic the history is (2) how analytic (3) how fair or how biased (that is, does the author have point to prove, a party to support? ) (4) how rhetorical is it? (5) to what extent it is concerned with history or just tells gossip? (6) how are they both characteristic of later imperial literature?

Formula for computing test score (((81-objpts off + ecpts)/.81)*.55)+(.45*Essay)

1. In what ways can Tiberius be said to have been a good Roman Emperor? What made his reputation so bad?

2. What administrative changes did Claudius make to improve the empire that caused many problems later on?

3. In what ways was Nero like Caligula?

4. According to my lecture and notes, how does Seneca's Medea show characteristics of Silver Latin style?

5. Why does Medea kill her two children?

6. In what way can the description of Trimalchio's banquet in the Satyricon seem a satire about the newly rich?

EC1. How does Seneca' s Medea show the myth of the primitive golden age?

1. Who were the four emperors of the Year of the Four Emperors?

2. In what ways did Vespasian and Titus fix the damage caused to the Empire by Nero?

3. How did the way Vespasian became emperor set the stage for future instability of the Empire?

4. In what ways was Domitian a good emperor? (list at least four).

5. What were the evil qualities that eventually got him killed?

6. Many believe that Trajan is second only to Augustus as a truly great Roman emperor. List five qualities or achievements that would support this.

7. Hadrian, however, is one of the most fascinating and intellectual emperors, as well as a restless soul. What qualities make historians think of him this way?

8. During reign of Marcus Aurelius some historians see evidence of the problems that would destroy the Empire eventually. What disasters and problems befell Rome at this time.

EC. 1. How did Nerva avoid having happen to him what happened to Galba?

EC 2. How did Antonius Pius represent the Roman empire at its cosmopolitan best?

EC 3. What did Commodus do to make him one of the `bad' emperors?

1. An internet/library minor research paper. In a somewhat longer paper (let us say 1000 words) give a detailed description, including practices and significance for Roman society in general, of some aspect of Roman life that we have not covered in class. Select one of the following 1. Bathing 2. Business 3. Dining 4. Education 5. Funerals 6. Late Roman Religion 7. Medicine 8. Slavery 9. Technology 10. Warfare 11. Welfare

Or 2. In another 1000 word paper, give a detailed description of the main causes of the fall of the Western Roman empire AND what possible steps could have been taken to delay or stop this decline. Give good details!!!