By whom was the Palladium taken from Troy? Which of the Grecian chiefs was generally the companion of Ulysses in his exploits? Who was Deiphoõbus? Who was Andromǎche? Where is the island Dulichium? Why are the epithets Ithacus and Laërtius applied to Ulysses? How does Ulysses trace his descent from Jupiter? Who was Pyrrhus, and what was his character? Who was Priam, and by whom was he slain ? Where are Phthia and Scyros? Who was Telephus, and by whom was he wounded, and by whom healed? Where is Lesbos, and what is its modern name? Where is Aulis? What took place there? Who was Agamemnon, and why was he appointed the commander of the Grecian armies? What cause of offence did Agamemnon give to Achilles in the Trojan war? What was the end of Agamemnon ? Who was Clytemnestra? Who was Iphigenia, and why was she doomed to be sacrificed? Who was Diāna ? Who was Tyndărus? goddesses did he declare to be less beautiful than Venus ? Who was Menelaus? What occasioned the celebrated Trojan war? How came the Grecian princes to unite in that war? How long did the siege of Troy continue? In what memorable event did the Trojan war end? Who was Antenor, and where did he settle after the destruction of Troy ? Where is Padua, and what was its ancient name? Who prevailed on the Greeks to renew the siege of Troy, after they had resolved to return to Greece? Who was Thersites ? Who was Sarpedon ? What monarch did Sarpedon attempt to dethrone? Of what country did he afterwards obtain the sovereignty? By whom was Sarpedon slain? What wounds were esteemed honorable by the ancients? Who was Patroclus, and to which of the Grecian chiefs was he particularly attached? By whom was Patroclus slain? Where is the river Simoïs, and what is its present state? Where is mount Ida? Was there more than one Ajax in the Grecian army? Of what country was Idomeneus king? Why did Idomeneus cause his own son to be slain ? In what country did Idomeneus settle after his expulsion from Crete, and what city did he build in it? Who was Meriones? To whom were the arms of Achilles adjudged? Why did Ajax slay himself? What flower is said to have sprung from the blood of Ajax ? By what means did the Greeks eventually succeed in taking Troy? Who was Hecuba? Where is the Hellespont, and what is its modern name? Who was Cassandra, and for what was she distinguished? What was the end of Cassandra? Who was Astyănax ? Which of the winds is called Bo- By whom was Carthage built? reas? To whose share did Hecuba fall in the division of the Trojan captives? What did Hecuba carry with her from Troy? What people were sometimes called Bistones? Who was Polymnestor, or Polymestor? Who was Polydorus, and to whose care was he intrusted by his father? Who was Dido, and how came Eneas at her court? Who was Circe, aud where did Near the mouth of what river did What were the first inhabitants To whom was Lavinia promised By whom, and from what motive Who was Turnus? was Polydorus slain? How did Hecuba discover the murder of her son Polydorus ? How did she revenge his death? Who was Polyxěna, and why was she slain? Where was the tomb of Achilles? Who was Penelope, and what Into what was Hecuba changed? Who was Memnon? What was the cause of the war between Turnus and Æneas? How did he treat Eneas? Where is mount Ida? Where and by whom was Mem- Into what were the ships of non slain? Who was Antilochus? Æneas changed? Where did Diomedes come from? Into what were the ashes of Who were the Achivi? Memnon changed? What was the end of Turnus? Is there any monument of Mem- Of what nation was Ardea the non remaining? BOOK XIV. From whom was Eneas descended? capital? Into what was the city Ardea changed? Why is the epithet Cythereïus sometimes applied to Æneas? By what was the chariot of Venus drawn? For what virtues was Eneas dis- What was the end of Æneas? tinguished? How was Anchises saved from the flames of Troy? Where did Anchises die? What were the two names of the In what country was Eneas commanded by the oracle to settle? In what country was the river What deities were called by the Who was Silvius ? From whom did mount Ave What was the ancient name of the river Tiber? Who were the Hamadryades? To whom was the goddess of By whom was Numitor dethroned? Who dethroned Amulius and restored his throne to its lawful possessor? Book XV. Who was Pythagoras? Why is the epithet Samius applied to Pythagoras? In what country was the city Crotōna? What were the virtues, which the Samian philosopher principally inculcated? How did Pythagoras endeavour to bring his pupils to habits of reflection and self-examination? Who were the parents of Romu- Who is supposed to have been lus and Remus? Who was Rhea Silvia? By whom was Rome founded? Who was Tatius? Of what nation was Cures the capital? Why did the Sabines make war against Rome? Who was Tarpeĭa, and what was her end? Who was the goddess Saturnia? Why did not Venus shut the gate of Rome, which Juno had opened? Who were the Naiădes ? Who was Janus? the author of what is generally called the Copernican system of astronomy? What was the astronomical system of Copernicus? What was the doctrine of metempsichosis, which Pythagoras taught? Why did the philosopher of Samos prohibit his disciples from killing animals or eating their flesh ? When did Pythagoras die? Why was the goat sacrificed to When was the temple of Janus From what part of the animal shut? Where are the Alps? Why is the epithet Martius some times applied to the Roman people? What was the issue of the war between the Romans and Sabines? At whose request did Jupiter consent to receive Romulus into the number of the gods? Who was Gradivus ? Why were the Romans some times called Quirites? What was the Roman trabea? Who was the wife of Quirinus? What was Hersilia called, after she was received into heaven? slain in sacrifice did the ancients attempt to discover the events of futurity? How did Pythagoras attempt to prove that the soul animated different bodies? Who was Euphorbus? To what periods of life are the spring and summer compared in the speech of Pythagoras? To what seasons of the year are manhood and old age compared? Who was Milo, and for what was he remarkable? Why is Helen sometimes called Tyndăris ? Why is Helen said to have been twice carried off by violence? Who was Thyestes? What does Pythagoras call the proper food of men? For what was Julius Cæsar distinguished? In what year was Britain invaded by Julius Cæsar? What was the end of Julius Cæsar? Who were the leaders of the conspiracy? When and where was Cæsar assassinated? By whom was the worship of Vesta finally abolished? Who were the Fates? What were their names and offices? What prodigies are said to have What battle was fought there? What remarkable events happened there? What is the papyrus, and where By whom were the forces of did it grow? Who was Juba ? Where is Numidia? Where is the river Cinyphus? Who was the mother of Æneas? Why is Diomedes sometimes called Tydides ? Who was Vesta? By whom was the worship of Vesta introduced into Italy? In whose reign was her temple at Rome built? Who were the Vestal virgins? the Vestal virgins enjoy? How were those Vestal virgins punished, who had violated their vows? Brutus and Cassius routed at Who was the father of Alexander the Great? By whom, and where was the fleet of Sextus Pompey defeated? Who was Cleopatra ? To what Roman chief was Cleopatra married? In what battle were Antony and Cleopatra conquered by Augustus? In what country was the city Canopus, and for what was it celebrated? Whose children did Augustus adopt as his own? Why was the Capitol sometimes called the Tarpeian tower or citadel ? HEROIDES. EPISTLE I. PENELOPE TO ULYSSES. DID the Greeks return immediately home after the destruction of Troy? Why were they doomed to wander about? How long was Ulysses in finding his home? Who was the wife of Ulysses? How did she expect this letter would reach Ulysses? What is the most easy method of scanning pentamĕter verse? Does a knowledge of Prosody ever assist in determining the meaning of a word? Give an instance. Who was Patroclus? Give some account of him. Who was Rhesus, and what was the oracle respecting him? How was Dolon taken, and by whom? By whom was Troy built? Who was Melanthius ? What did he urge Penelope to do? How was Penelope afflicted in the absence of her husband? Whom did Ulysses leave with Penelope ? EPISTLE VII. DIDO TO ENEAS. Who was Dido? Why did she leave her native country? What city did Dido build? How did Dido treat Eneas and his companions when cast upon her coast? Why did not Eneas remain at Carthage? How did the intended departure of Æneas affect Dido? What is the object of this epistle? When is the swan said to sing? How is nurui, in the 27th verse, applied to Dido? Who is meant by fratrem in the same verse? Why is Venus called Cytherea ? What does Dido say made her believe Eneas would remain with her? Who was Iarbas ? Who was Pygmalion, and whom did he murder? What does Dido mean by Pygmalionis opes? What name, besides Dido, had the queen of Carthage ? EPISTLE X. ARIADNE TO THESEUS. Who was Minos, and why did he make war upon the Athenians? On what conditions did Minos make peace? What was the Minotaur? By what signal did Ariadne endeavour to recall Theseus to the island for her? EPISTLE XIII. LAODAMIA TO PROTESILAUS. Who was Protesiläüs, and what was his end? What happened to the Grecian fleet at Aulis? Who was Laodamia ? For what purpose does she write this letter? Who were Iphiclus and Acastus? Whose sons were Castor and Pol. lux? What had Neptune to do with Troy? |