By whom were the forces of Bru tus and Cassius routed at Philippi? 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 pentameter 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? 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? his companions when cast upon 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 was Irus, and what was his Who is meant by fratrem in the character? Who was Melanthius? Who was Icarius? What did he urge Penelope to do? How was Penelope afflicted in the absence of her husband? same verse? Why is Venus called Cytherea? What does Dido say made her believe Eneas would remain with her? Who was Iarbas? |