Roman culture — chapters 10–13

Chapter 10

Read the essay The Aeneid — 2 on pages 64–66 of the textbook, and then answer these questions.

  1. What do these words and phrases mean?
    1. the Iliad
    2. the Odyssey
    3. pietas
  2. Who are these people?
    1. Aeneas
    2. Virgil
    3. Augustus
    4. Odysseus
    5. the Cyclopes
    6. the Cyclops, Polyphemus
  3. How do the first words of the Aeneid remind the Roman reader of Homer's epic poems?
  4. How is the Aeneid similar to Homer's epic poem?
  5. How does Aeneas differ from Homer's hero Odysseus?
  6. How does Odysseus get trapped by the Cyclops in Odyssey IX?
  7. How does he escape?

Chapter 11

Read the essay Dido, Queen of Carthage on pages 71–72 of the textbook, and then answer these questions.

  1. Who are these people?
    1. Dido
    2. Sychaeus
    3. Pygmalion
  2. What are these places?
    1. Tyre
    2. Carthage
  3. Why did Dido leave her homeland?
  4. Why was Dido unpopular among the local chieftains in North Africa?
  5. Why does Aeneas expect a friendly welcome when he arrives in Carthage?
  6. Why might Dido and Aeneas be attracted to each other?

Chapter 12

Read the essay From Aeneas to Romulus on pages 78–79 of the textbook, and then answer these questions.

  1. Who are these people?
    1. Lavinia
    2. Ascanius
    3. Numitor
    4. Amulius
    5. Rhea Silvia
    6. Romulus
    7. Remus
  2. What are these places?
    1. Lavinium
    2. Alba Longa
    3. the Aventine Hill
    4. the Tiber
  3. What happened to Aeneas after he arrived in Italy?
  4. Why were Romulus and Remus abandoned as babies?
  5. How did they come to found a new city?
  6. How did Romulus become first king of Rome?
  7. What do these myths about the foundation of Rome tell us about the values of the Romans?

Chapter 13

Read the essay The Olympian Gods on pages 83–86 of the textbook, and then answer these questions.

  1. How did the ancient native Roman religion change under the influence of the Greeks?
  2. Who are these people?
    1. Jupiter
    2. Juno
    3. Neptune
    4. Ceres
    5. Minerva
    6. Apollo
    7. Diana
    8. Venus
    9. Vulcan
    10. Mars
    11. Bacchus
    12. Mercury