Can you name the classical roman writers by their works? by Terentius_Varro

Work(s)	Author
Odusia
Hedyphagetica, Annales
Rudens, Pseudolus
Origines, De agricultura
De rerum natura
De lingua latina, De re rustica
Commentarii de bello Gallico
De coniuratione Catalinae, Bellum Iughurtinum
De viris illustribus
Brutus de claris oratoribus, In Verrem
Georgica, Aeneis

Work(s)	Author
Sermones, Ars poetica
Remedia amoris, Metamorphoses
Ab Urbe condita libri
Epigrammata
Satires
Satyricon
Annales, Historiae
Naturalis historia
Pharsalia sive de bello civile, Laus Pisonis
Monobiblos

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Classical Roman writers by work Quiz

by Terentius_Varro

Created Jan 20, 2010 in Literature
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	demaio:	Jan 27th, 2010 at 04:59 GMT	1 point
	Accept "Pliny" for "Gaius Plinius Secundus" or at least "Pliny the Younger." Other than that, decent quiz.

	Terentius_Varro:	Jan 27th, 2010 at 09:48 GMT	3 points
	Well, Gaius Plinius Secundus is actually Pliny the Elder, which is accepted. I know it's pretty confusing because of the 'Secundus', I had to check myself. By the way, Pliny the Younger is Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus.

	danno:	Feb 1st, 2010 at 04:59 GMT	0 points
	I'm surprised you left out Terence! Catullus, too, seems lacking. Propertius? Lucan?

	Terentius_Varro:	Feb 1st, 2010 at 17:27 GMT	2 points
	I did consider Terence and Catullus, but I left out the first because i already included three other Early-Latin playwrights (Livius Andronicus, Ennius and Plautus). I didn't include Catullus because he didn't name his work. If you think names of his individual poems should be included (e.g. 'Odi et Amo') please do let me know, so I can reconsider. I didn't think of the latter two, but Propertius' works doesn't have a name either. I made this selection based on the writers who were most heavily featured during my (European) education, complemented with some of my favourites (e.g. Petronius), so if you think some more writers are lacking please let me know! I did include Lucan in the meanwhile.

	magister:	Feb 15th, 2010 at 00:42 GMT	3 points
	This is a fantastic quiz. However, as I can tell you are very entrenched in this, I have a few extremely nitpicky things. 1) "Satyricon" has fallen out of favor with classicists, and is often called "Satyrica." 2) Likewise "Pharsalia" has given way to the more accurate "De Bello Civili" or "Bellum Civile." 3) Propertius' Book I of elegies was known, even classically, as "Monobiblos."

	magister:	Feb 15th, 2010 at 04:34 GMT	3 points
	Also, could you please accept Vergil? Magic wands and Mary aside, his name is not classically Virgil.

	Terentius_Varro:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 10:40 GMT	2 points
	First of all, I've added 'Vergil', which I just completely missed. Secondly, the name 'Satyricon' is still commonly used, alongside 'Satyrica' and 'Libri Satyricon'. Different names will probably be used in different places, but I think including all three wouldn't be necessary because they are practically identical. As for 'Pharsalia/De bello civile', in the text itself 'Pharsalia' is being hinted at as the official title, whereas 'De bello civile' would be the common title. However, I recently heard the theory that the original title was an amalgam of the two, with 'De bello civile' being sort of a subtitle, so for clarity I've changed it to that. Finally you were totally right about Propertius and I've included him now. I'm not really familiar with his works, so I hope you can forgive my mistake;)

	magister:	Feb 18th, 2010 at 12:09 GMT	3 points
	Thanks for the changes, and don't worry too much about the other changes. They were of course nitpicky. I just know my Petronius professor would have smacked me if I called it "Satyricon" :)

	AdamBishop:	Feb 25th, 2010 at 20:35 GMT	3 points
	Good quiz, nice to see the obscure archaic authors like Andronicus and Ennius.

	TJL:	Dec 7th, 2010 at 00:47 GMT	2 points
	I love all these Latin quizzes. However, one suggestion; you should just accept Cato, as the Elder Cato was the only author of the two. I was really confused when Cato wasn't working for De Agricultura

	milgita:	Apr 19th, 2012 at 20:49 GMT	1 point
	Very nice quiz. :)