Classics exam quotes

Aeneid P1

 “Why did your arm not strike me down”, “The way is the way to Latium”

Aeneid P2

“Frantic in my fury I had no time for decisions; I only remembered that death in battle is glorious”, “In resignation I lifted my own father and moved towards the mountains”

Aeneid P3

“It is not by my own will that i search for italy”

Alexander P1

Diodorus: “He put on the Persian diadem and dressed himself in the white robe and the Persian sash”, Rufus “He had also forced Persian clothing on his friends… they found it distasteful, but did not dare refuse to wear it”

Alexander P2

“Some authorities say that Callisthenes was hung on Alexander’s orders, others say he fell ill and died while he was being carried around in chains.”, Rufus “He wished to be believed, not just called the son of Jupiter… he gave orders for the Macedonians to follow the Persian custom.”

Alexander P3

Arrian: “they felt Alexander now despised them and regarded them as completely unfit for service.”