CLASSIC 20 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Bona Dea, Aurelia Cotta, Infimum And Supremum
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Earliest latin documents (twelve tables; carmen and epitaphs of scipios): Twelve tables: foundation of roman law composed by decemviri during struggle of orders and was ratified by century of the assemblies; it was codification of existing practice and custom. Carmen: a spell, incantation, later any form of song or poetry. Epitaphs of the scipios: burial inscriptions from the tomb of the family of scipio africanus - talked about how brave he was and how he captured taurasia, cisauna, and samnium and subdued all lucania and carried off hostages. Theaters in rome (differences with greece; theater of pompey): Greek: located at epidaurus (greece), taormina (sicily), pompeii (italy) the seated were steps for the temple of venus who was the excuse to build the theater, it was restored by caesar augustus. Plautus: name is titus maccius plautus which seems like an invented name; he made slapstick comedy with crude and outrageous humor and used slaves as the clever one.
