| Plutarch : " As geographers, Sosius, crowd into the edges of their maps parts of the world which they do not know about, adding notes in the margin to the effect, that beyond this lies nothing but the sandy deserts full of wild beasts, unapproachable bogs, Scythian ice, or a frozen sea, so in this work of mine, in which I have compared the lives of the greatest men with one another..........." |
| SALVETE QUIRITES ! This is Certamen Historicum V - Roman Personalities. Presented by : T. Artoria Marcella |
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ROMAN PERSONALITIES | Who in Rome (full Roman name) was referred to as the "Cicero of physicians" and what medical book did he write? (2 points) |
| QUESTION 10 : Occasionally, due to later construction, a Roman tomb would become "lost" to history. |
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a) Which former slave's tomb was lost (full Roman name) ? ( 1 point ).
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b) And, dying shortly after a much lauded performance during the Capitoline Games, what young Roman poet was laid to rest in a tomb "discovered" in 1871 ? ( 1 point ). |
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