oh, so you think you know your horace?

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in what poem does horace celebrate octavian's triumph over antony and cleopatra?

a toast to actium

Epode 9

30 BC

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in what poem does horace convey the confrontation between octavian and cleopatra?

cleopatra

odes 1.37

23 BC

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in what poem does horace lament the culture of immorality that has become widespread amongst the roman people?

moral decadence

odes 3.6

23 BC

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in what poem does horace celebrate augustus returning home from a campaign in spain?

augustus returns

odes 3.14

23BC

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in what poem does horace celebrate the coming of a new golden age

carmen saeculare

17BC

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in what poem does horace praise the prosperity and peace augustus has brought to the empire?

to augustus

odes 4.15

13BC

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in what poem does horace extol the virtues of augustus as a stepfather?

drusus and the claudians

odes 4.4

13 BC

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how is antony referred to in 'a toast to actium?'

antony is said to have deserted rome "for a woman's sake."

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where is hail triumph twice repeated?

'a toast to actium'

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where is cleopatra described as a "deadly monster?"

cleopatra

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how does horace praise cleopatra in 'cleopatra?'

she touches "the poisonous asps with courage" and is described as "no ordinary woman."

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how does horace suggest the romans have neglected the gods in moral decadence?

"the tumbling shrines of all the gods."

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in which poem does horace declare "i'll not fear civil war…while caesar has command of the earth."

'augustus returns'

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in which poem does horace refer to augustus' wife "dressed in holy ribbons"

'augustus returns'

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in which poem does horace declare that "blessed plenty…appears again, with her flowing horn."

'carmen saeculare'

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in which poem does horace declare that "nurture our offspring, bring to fruition the decrees concerning wedlock.'

'carmen saeculare'

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in which poem does horace declare that "caesar, this age has restored rich crops."

'to augustus'

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in which poem does horace declare that augustus has "tightened the rein on lawlessness."

'to augustus'

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in what poem does horace praise "augustus' fatherly feeling?"

'drusus and the claudians'