Quizzes
Events
Quiz Creation
Community
Videos
SporcleCon
Remove Ads
Sign In
Quiz Categories
Sports
Geography
Music
Movies
Television
Just For Fun
Miscellaneous
History
Literature
Language
Science
Gaming
Entertainment
Religion
Holiday
For Kids
Quiz Lab
Recent
Popular Today
Editor Picks
Curator Picks
Quizzes by...
Day
Popularity
Type
Ratings
Length
Year
Community
Subscriptions
Recent Discussions
Leaderboards
Badges
Playlists
Quests
Create
Showdown
Live Five
Trivia Bingo
Activity
Sporcle Events
Private Events
Virtual Trivia
Globe League
Become a Host
Pub Owners
OpinioNation
Trivia Hunt
SporcleCon
Videos
Blog
Mobile Apps
Remove Ads and Go Orange
Feedback
Harry Potter
A Song of Ice and Fire
The Hunger Games
Literary Character
Shakespeare
Book
Author
Novel
Poem
Young Adult
Children's Books
Play
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
A Song of Ice and Fire
The Hunger Games
Literary Character
Shakespeare
Book
Author
Novel
Poem
Young Adult
Children's Books
Play
Lord of the Rings
Random Quiz
Search Sporcle
×
Literature
Author
QUIZ LAB SUBMISSION
This quiz has not been published by Sporcle
This quiz has not been published by Sporcle
Random
Literature
or
Author
Quiz
Roman Authors by Fun facts
Can you name the Roman Authors by Fun facts?
By
milgita
Follow
Send a Message
Give Orange
More From this Quiz Creator
Plays
Bookmark
Favorite
Share with Friends
Add To Playlist
Report
View Reports
-
/5
-
RATE
QUIZ
YOU
MORE INFO
Last Updated
Mar 29, 2012
Last Played
Sign Up to track
Classic
hide this ad
PLAY QUIZ
Enter answer:
You got
%
Avg Score
%
Avg Friend Score
Upgrade to see
Score
Numerical
Percentage
0/19
Timer
Default Timer
Stopwatch
10:00
Give Up
Replay
Link that replays current quiz
Next Quiz
Link to next quiz in quiz playlist
Playlist
Open the playlist dropdown menu
Quiz Stats
Open a modal to take you to registration information
Challenge Friends
Button that open a modal to initiate a challenge
Random Quiz
Link to a random quiz page
Fun Fact
Author
Tutor of M. Aurelius and L. Verus
Lost his father when he was 6, died when he was only about 28
Best friends with T. Pomponius
Horace refers to him as 'mea lucerna'
Pliny the Younger and Septicius Clarus were his patrons
Forced D. Laberius to act in one of his own mimes
The Roman Callimachus
First state professor of rhetoric, with annual salary of 100,000 sesterces
Recalled from exile (in Corsica) to tutor Nero
Last Latin author to write both comedy and tragedy
Fun Fact
Author
His style was described by Quintilian as 'lactea ubertas'
Died in Bethlehem in either A.D. 419 or 420
Invokes Venus at the beginning of his work that argues against divine intervention
Wrote comedies that are sometimes attributed to one of his patrons, either Scipio Aemilianus or Laelius
Fell into disgrace with Augustus and killed himself in 26 B.C.
Sued by his in-laws for witchcraft
Only author to have his bust displayed in Asinius Pollio's public library
Dante's guide through the underworld
Wrote the longest (and worst) Latin epic
Trending Topics
Kpop
Disney
Anime
NBA
Crossword
Harry Potter
Marvel
Song
Pokémon
Country
Soccer
Puzzle
WWE
The Office
NFL
hide this ad
Quiz Scoreboard
CHALLENGE
Sign Up to Join the Scoreboard
Show All
Scores
Hide
More to Explore
Quiz From the Vault
Featured Blog Post
Why Does Swiss Cheese Have Holes?
hide this ad
You Might Also Like...
Show Comments
May contain spoilers
Tags
Author Quiz
Latin Quiz
Roman
Today's Top Quizzes in Literature
Browse Literature
hide this ad
Today's Top Quizzes in Author
Browse Author
Top Contributed Quizzes in Literature
1
One Deadly Decoy: Literature
2
Weasley Family Clock
3
One Deadly Decoy: Literature II
4
Die erfolgreichsten Bücher
5
Map Criteria: Game of Thrones
6
Silmarillion Logic Puzzle
7
Picture Criteria: Harry Potter
8
Three Books, One City
9
Hangman - Children's Book
10
Missing Word Crossword: Harry Potter Characters
Explore More
Showdown Scoreboard
SHOWDOWN HUB
ALL-TIME
FRIENDS
Show All
Scores
Hide
hide this ad
More By:
milgita
Quiz
Plays
Rating
Category
Featured
Created
Speaker by quote (Bible)
2,154
4.13
Religion
May 1, 2012
The Doxology
2,051
4.29
Religion
Jun 25, 2012
Interesting Latin Vocabulary (clickable)
1,429
4.18
Language
Jun 21, 2012
Son of Neptune Trivia
1,196
3.33
Literature
Oct 8, 2011
Be Thou My Vision
954
4.38
Religion
Jul 7, 2012
Go to Creator's Profile
Quiz Creator Spotlight
milgita
Follow
Quizzes Created
-
Created Quiz Play Count
-
More From This Creator
hide this ad
More Literature Quizzes
Word Puzzle - Novels - Ditloids
Editor's Pick
Popular Quizzes Today
1
Flag Border Maze
2
Erase Europe
3
Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield
4
Flag Border Maze II
5
Flag Border Maze III
Trending Quizzes
Countries by last letter 'S'
Countries by last letter 'A'
Disney Characters Minefield
10 Actors, 3 Decades IV
Put a Name to a Face VI
Recently Updated
Title Character Movies
LTH
Summer Camp Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
A Literary Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Boy or Girl Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Easter Egg Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas: Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Hogwarts Students Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Popular Website Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Perplexing Parrots Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Monsters I've Met (Logic Puzzle)
bhenderson79
Sometimes Numbers Do Lie! Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Cats, Dogs, and Kangaroos!
bhenderson79
Closet Cleaning Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Color Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Superpower Switcheroo Logic Puzzle
bhenderson79
Your Account Isn't Verified!
In order to create a playlist on Sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Go to your
Sporcle Settings
to finish the process.
Report this User
Report this user for behavior that violates our
Community Guidelines
.
Details:
Send Report
Go to the Sporcle.com Mobile Site →