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1 AP Latin Book List Summer Reading Vergil. The Aeneid. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Penguin Books, 2006 ISBN Caesar. The Gallic War: Seven Commentaries on The Gallic War with an Eighth Commentary by Aulus Hirtius (Oxford World's Classics) 1st Edition. Trans. Carolyn Hammond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008 ISBN Curriculum Vergil. A Song of War: Readings from Vergil s Aeneid. Trans. Richard LaFleur and Alexander McKay. Boston: Pearson, 2013 ISBN Caesar. A Call to Conquest: Readings from Caesar s Gallic Wars. Trans. David Perry. Boston: Pearson, 2013 ISBN Vergil s Aeneid: Read Books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 in English. You may use the attached reading guides as a help (optional, not mandatory). Caesar s Gallic War: Read Books 1, 6 and 7 in English. You may use the attached study guide as a help (optional, not mandatory).

2 AP Caesar De Bello Gallico Summer Reading Packet Latin Selections from DBG on the AP Exam: Book 1: Chapters 1-7 Book 4: Chapters and the first sentence of Chapter 36 (Eodem die legati... venerunt.) Book 5: Chapters Book 6: Chapters DBG in English Translation: For the Caesar part of the AP Latin course, you need to have a general familiarity with all of DBG, and in particular, you are expected to read Books One, Six, and Seven in full. As you read these three books, answer the questions below. (Record your responses on the answer sheet at the back of this packet.) This will be due on the first day of class in August. Q: Some sections don t seem to have any questions at all. Is this correct? A: Yes. For some sections, I have included a summary rather than a question. There is nothing to answer or fill in here. This is designed to help you through the reading and then to help you when you review for the AP Exam in the spring. Q: Isn t there a lot of minutiae in these questions? A: Yes... most of which will probably be unimportant as far as the AP Exam is concerned. Book One: 58 BC War against the Helvetians

3 War against the Sequani 1.1 Gaul is divided into parts. The three main tribes are the,, and. The exceed the other Gauls in bravery because they are embroiled in almost daily battles with the Germans. 1.2 Orgetorix tries to stir up the people of into thinking that they can conquer the rest of Gaul. 1.3 Orgetorix persuades Casticus of the Sequani tribe and Dumnorix and Diviciacus of the tribe to join his cause. 1.4 Orgetorix is arrested and put on trial. He escapes but then dies. 1.5 Even though the leader of the revolution is now dead, the Helvetians are still committed to the same plan. They persuade the Raurici, Tulingi, Latovici, and tribes to join their cause. 1.6 As the Helvetians begin to set out from their land, they decide not to pass through the land of the Sequani and instead decide to go south across the River, a territory controlled by the Romans. 1.7 Does Julius Caesar give the Helvetians permission to pass through Roman territory? 1.8 Caesar builds a 16-foot rampart and a ditch from Lake to the Mountains for defensive purposes. 1.9 The Helvetians then must pass through territory controlled by the Sequani., their leader, persuades the Sequani to allow the Helvetians to pass through Caesar is concerned that the Helvetians, after they pass through the land of the Sequani, will begin to threaten Roman interests in Gaul. Therefore, he decides to intercept them The Helvetians begin to pillage the land of the Aedui and the Allobroges, and so they turn to the Romans for help Caesar attacks the Helvetians as they are crossing the Saone River (Arar River). In killing the Tigurini (a tribe of the Helvetians), he avenges the death of, a Roman consul once killed by this same tribe It had taken the Helvetians 22 days to cross the Saone. By comparison, how long does it take Caesar?

4 Diplomatic talks begin between Caesar and, a Helvetian leader who had killed a Roman consul years before Caesar expresses his displeasure with the Helvetians, but he agrees to make peace with them if they make reparations to the Aedui and the Allobroges and if they give to the Romans. How does the Helvetian leader respond to this offer? 1.15 The fighting begins Caesar criticizes Diviciacus and Liscus, leaders of the tribe, for not supporting the Roman army with corn as they had promised reveals to Caesar that certain members of their tribe are leaning towards supporting the Helvetians rather than the Romans Caesar is told that is the member of the Aedui who is secretly supporting the Helvetians instead of the Romans, with hopes of acquiring personal wealth and power The matter of how to punish this traitor is complicated, since his brother is faithfully devoted to the Roman cause Caesar grants clemency to the traitor but issues a stern warning and places him under guard Caesar orders his second-in-command,, to take two legions to the top of a mountain to keep watch of the approaching Helvetian army This Roman scout,, makes a mistake about which hill the Helvetian army is holding Caesar shifts his march away from the Helvetians to the Aeduan town of so that he can resupply his men with corn The Helvetians try to intercept the Romans. Caesar responds The fighting continues. The Helvetians have inferior armor The Romans gain the upper hand. Many Helvetians are killed or put to flight. The Helvetians seek assistance from the, and Caesar warns them not to cross the Romans The Helvetians approach Caesar to discuss terms of surrender. He demands,, and from them. About 6,000 Helvetians escape and head for Germania.

5 1.28 The Romans track the fugitives down. Caesar orders the Helvetii, Tulingi, and Latovici to return to their lands, and he orders the Helvetii to rebuild the towns they had destroyed Census reports The war is over. Various Gallic tribes praise Caesar for preventing the Helvetians from conquering all of Gaul Ariovistus, leader of the Germans, has settled in the territory of the. The Germans are encroaching more and more on the territory west of the Rhine, a major cause of concern for both the Gauls and the Romans The Gauls ask Caesar for help against the Germans Caesar promises to help the Gauls against Ariovistus. He understands that a German-occupied Gaul would threaten Roman security Caesar sends envoys to Ariovistus, hoping to reach a diplomatic solution. Ariovistus refuses Caesar demands that Ariovistus not cross the River and not do any harm to the tribe Ariovistus replies that the laws of warfare stipulate that conquerors can rule those they have conquered however they wish The Suebi, a German tribe, are preparing to cross the Rhine and join forces with Ariovistus. The Suebi are led by and Ariovistus is heading for, the primary town in the territory of the Sequani. Caesar intends to intercept him What begins to spread through the Roman camp? 1.40 Caesar tries to restore the confidence of his men. He announces that he will strike the camp of Ariovistus sooner than previously planned, even if no one joins him except the legion, his personal favorite The Romans experience a sudden change in attitude, and their confidence is restored. shares knowledge of a shortcut with Caesar.

6 1.42 Ariovistus wants to meet again to negotiate a diplomatic solution. Caesar takes away the horses of the Gallic cavalry and mounts them with men of the legion to serve as his personal bodyguards Caesar and Ariovistus meet. Caesar again sets forth his demands: Ariovistus will cease to make war on the Aedui, he will return the hostages, and he will prevent any more Germans from crossing the Rhine Ariovistus claims that the Gauls were making war upon him, and he was simply acting in selfdefense. He also points out the dispute between the Germans and the Aedui is not in Roman territory, and therefore the Romans have no jurisdiction Caesar refuses to capitulate to his demands During the negotiations, the of Ariovistus attacks Caesar s men. Caesar orders his men not to retaliate Caesar sends two envoys to Ariovistus: and. Ariovistus puts them in chains Ariovistus keeps his army in camp, but he does engage in daily cavalry skirmishes Caesar sets up a second camp paces from the camp of Ariovistus The Germans still refuse to engage in a full-scale battle Caesar approaches the German camp The Romans and Germans fight. The Germans begin to get the upper hand on the right wing, but a Roman soldier named acts decisively to send in reinforcements What happens to Ariovistus? What happens to the two wives of Ariovistus? Which two Romans are rescued? and 1.54 Caesar sends his men to their winter quarters in the land of the Sequani. He puts in charge and then heads south to Cisalpine Gaul. Book Two: 57 BC

7 War against the Belgae (northern Gaul) Book Three: 56 BC War against the maritime tribes (western coast of Gaul) Book Four: 55 BC First crossing of the Rhine First invasion of Britannia Book Five: 54 BC Second invasion of Britannia Cotta and Sabinus episode Pullo and Vorenus episode Ambiorix and the Nervii against Quintus Cicero Book Six: 53 BC Second crossing of the Rhine Ethnographic study of Gallia and Germania 6.1 Caesar requests three additional legions to join him in Cisalpine Gaul. Pompey (and the senate) agree. 6.2 Caesar sees that several Gallic tribes and even some Germanic tribes west of the Rhine are preparing for war against the Romans. 6.3 Before the end of the winter, Caesar launches a surprise attack against which tribe? He calls an assembly in the spring, and these three Gallic tribes fail to show up:,, and. The tribes who fail to show up are considered to be enemies of the Romans. 6.4 These two tribes beg Caesar for mercy: and. He agrees. 6.5 Caesar now concentrates his attention on this tribe ( ) and this commander ( ). 6.6 Caesar reaches an agreement with this tribe:. He warns them not to assist Ambiorix. 6.7 Labienus, the lieutenant in charge of the winter camp, creates a diversion to lead the barbarians into thinking that panic is spreading through the Roman camp.

8 6.8 The Gauls, thinking that the Romans are fleeing, cross a dangerous river and begin to pursue. Labienus turns his men around and attacks when the Gauls are in a compromised position. Before the engagement, Labienus tells his men, Imagine that he is present and looking on in person. Who is the he? 6.9 For the second time in De Bello Gallico, Caesar crosses the The Suebi await the attack of the Romans. ETHNOGRAPHY DIGRESSION 6.11 Gaul is divided into factions. There is a clear and definitive social and political hierarchy When Caesar first comes to Gaul, the are the leaders of one faction and the the leaders of the other. The had traditionally been the strongest tribe, but the begin to overcome them, especially after they make an alliance with the Germanic tribe of Ariovistus Who are the religious officials who manage public and private sacrifices and interpret religious customs and ceremonies? 6.14 These religious officials maintain a high standing in Gallic culture. They are exempt from military service and taxation The second class of prominent citizens is known as the A description of this religious practice, which the Romans would have found utterly barbaric. What is this practice? 6.17 The Gauls worship Apollo, Mars, Jupiter, and Minerva. The god they worship most of all, however, is The Gauls believe that they are all descended from one supernatural father Dis, which is another name for the Roman god Gallic funerals are full of pomp and circumstance, and they throw on the pyre everything that was precious to the deceased, even living creatures.

9 6.20 State affairs should be discussed with discretion. It is not permitted to speak about the state except at a public assembly The Germans, unlike the Gauls, do not have these religious officials:. They also do not concern themselves with this Gallic religious practice:. They spend their entire lives in hunting and military activity The Germans do not practice agriculture. Their food consists of,, and. Individual German citizens do not really own property; it s handled in a socialistic fashion The Germans choose magistrates in times of war but not really in times of peace In earlier times, the Gauls crossed the Rhine and established colonies in Germany. To be precise, the Volcae Tectosages seized a lot of fertile German land around the Forest This forest is a vast region that runs parallel to the course of the River and extends east to the lands of the Daci and the Anartes A description of an ox shaped like a stag. (Probably a reindeer.) 6.27 A description of a kind of elk whose legs do not have A description of the wild ox. END OF ETHNOGRAPHY DIGRESSION 6.29 Caesar decides not to pursue the Suebi and crosses back over the Rhine. He builds a garrison at the Gallic end of the bridge (i.e., what was left of the bridge), and he places in charge of this garrison. Caesar decides to pursue Ambiorix through the Ardennes Forest. He sends ahead with the cavalry The Romans have Ambiorix trapped, but he manages to escape Ambiorix is unable to reassemble his men.

10 6.32 Caesar divides up his forces. He leaves much of the heavy baggage in the land of the Eburones, under the charge of the 14 th Legion and the commander Caesar orders to take three legions towards the land of the Menapii (on the coast of northern Gaul). He orders to take three legions to the land of the Aduatuci (just south of the Eburones). He himself takes three legions to the River Scheldt The Eburones are scattered over a very wide area, so the Romans cannot just attack them and defeat them at once using traditional military methods The cross over from Germany and join the fight. They cross over with the intention of taking advantage of the Gauls. However, when they hear that the Roman garrison is poorly defended, they decide to attack it directly Since Caesar had not returned to the garrison after seven days, as he had promised to do, the Roman soldiers stationed there begin to grow restless. The commander of the camp,, allows his men to leave the camp to gather corn The Germans attack the camp. Panic begins to spread among the Roman soldiers A centurion in the camp,, has not eaten for five days, but yet he musters up the courage to rush to the defense of the camp against the invading Germans The men who had been sent away to gather corn return to the camp Some of the Romans make it back to camp, especially a group under the leadership of The Germans retreat back over the Rhine Caesar returns to camp Caesar again attacks the Eburones and ravages their land. However, he is still unable to capture the elusive Caesar sets up his winter camps and returns to Italy. Book Seven: 52 BC Final revolt of the Gallic tribes

11 War against Vercingetorix Siege of Alesia 7.1 When Caesar arrives back in Italy, he hears about the murder of this prominent Roman politician:. The Gallic leaders meet and decide to cut off Caesar from his army while he is in Italy for the winter. 7.2 This tribe promises to take the lead in initiating hostilities against the Romans:. 7.3 This tribe, led by and, attacks the city of Cenabum. They slaughter a number of Roman citizens, including, who was presiding over the corn supply according to Caesar s orders. 7.4 Vercingetorix, a young man from the tribe, begins to organize opposition to the Romans. He forms alliances with the Senones, Parisii, Pictones, Cadurci, Turoni, Aulerci, Lemovices, and other Gallic tribes. 7.5 Vercingetorix continues to organize the resistance. 7.6 Caesar heads to Transalpine Gaul (southern Gaul). He faces a considerable problem how is he to reach his army? 7.7 Vercingetorix s lieutenant, a Cadurcan named, succeeds in winning the Ruteni, Nitiobriges, and Gabali over to the Gallic cause. 7.8 Caesar sets out for the Helvian territory, marching through very deep snow drifts. 7.9 Caesar works hard to assemble his army together in one place before Vercingetorix can react. At one point, Caesar leaves part of his army under the command of Caesar tries to keep the Aedui and the Boii as allies Caesar lays siege to the town of. The siege only lasts three days. Caesar then moves on to the town of Cenabum Caesar begins to besiege another town: Caesar sets off to besiege yet another town:.

12 7.14 Vercingetorix tells his fellow Gauls that they should now concentrate on cutting off the Romans from food and supplies The Gauls begin burning down some of their own unfortified villages (to prevent the Romans from raiding them for supplies) Vercingetorix attacks small groups of Romans as they forage in the fields The Aedui and the Boii do not help the Romans much with the food supply Caesar hears that Vercingetorix is moving closer to Avaricum Although the Gauls are close, Caesar does not engage them. He tells his men to prepare for the siege of Avaricum Vercingetorix tries to convince the other Gallic leaders that the Romans are on the brink of starvation Confidence in Vercingetorix is restored The Gauls fight off the Roman siege A description of Gallic walls The siege continues The siege continues The Gauls had decided to flee Avaricum, but then who persuades them to stay? 7.27 The siege continues The Romans break through into the town. Mindful of how the Gauls had slaughtered the Romans at, the Romans spare neither the elderly nor women nor children Vercingetorix dismisses the Roman success at Avaricum. He promises to unify all of Gaul and defeat the Romans The Gauls continue to have confidence in Vercingetorix Vercingetorix continues to recruit various Gallic tribes to join the opposition against Rome. A man named from the Nitiobriges tribe joins Vercingetorix.

13 7.32 The Aedui come to Caesar for help. Two men are claiming the right to power in their tribe, and this is causing problems. The men are and Caesar does not want civil war to break out among the Aedui, so he agrees to intervene. He forces to give up office Caesar divides his army into two. Labienus takes four legions against the Senones and Parisii, and Caesar marches towards the town of to fight against the Arverni Caesar crosses the Allier River Caesar seizes a Gallic garrison The Arverni bribe of the Aedui The Aedui decide to assist the Aedui, thereby betraying the Romans. The Aeduan general speaks to his men, persuading them to support the Aedui against the Romans An Aeduan man named tells Caesar of the plan to defect from Roman allegiance Caesar works quickly to contain the defection. He leaves in charge of his camp As soon as Caesar begins to advance to Gergovia, his camp is attacked The Gauls attack Roman citizens Caesar decides to withdraw from Gergovia Vercingetorix summons his men to fortify a crest along a ridge Caesar warns his legates to keep their men under control The Romans attack. is caught by surprise; he is awakened from an afternoon nap, and he escapes half-naked on a wounded horse As the Romans approach Gergovia, the citizens panic. Women, knowing how ruthless the Romans had been at Avaricum, beg for mercy. A Roman soldier named is determined to be the first one to scale the wall The fighting continues Caesar commands to bring reinforcements.

14 7.50 The fighting continues. Caesar mentions two brave Roman soldiers who are killed: and The fighting continues Caesar criticizes his men for being overzealous. He is just as eager to have level- headedness and restraint in his soldiers as courage and daring Caesar leads his army back to camp Caesar tells and to remind the Aedui of all that he has done for them An attack against Noviodunum Caesar on the march Labienus takes four legions against the town of The Gauls abandon this town and burn it Labienus faces difficult circumstances Preparations for war on the Seine River The Gauls are tricked into thinking that the Romans are crossing the river in three different places. They divide their forces up into three parts The Romans win the battle, killing the Gallic leader. Labienus and his men return to Caesar The Gauls have a conference at. They unanimously elect Vercingetorix to be their commander. Only the Remi and the Lingones remain loyal to the Romans Vercingetorix tries to organize the Gallic resistance. He orders them to destroy their own crops and burn down their own buildings to thwart the Romans Caesar demands cavalry (both horses and soldiers) from Vercingetorix tells his men that the time to defeat the Romans has come Combat begins. Three Aeduan leaders are captured and taken to Caesar:,, and With his cavalry having fled, Vercingetorix leads his remaining infantry to.

15 7.69 The Gauls prepare for a siege A cavalry battle outside of town Vercingetorix sends out his remaining cavalry, telling them to bring back all of the men they can find to help fight the Romans Caesar begins to build siege-works Caesar builds up the fortification of his own camp Caesar builds additional fortifications outside of the main camp Vercingetorix tries to levy troops from a variety of tribes around Gaul. The do not meet their quota, because they claim that they are going to fight the Romans independently The cousin of Vercingetorix, an Arvernian named, is one of the chief generals of the Gallic army The situation inside Alesia is becoming desperate. A Gaul named, however, delivers a rousing speech, arguing that the Gauls should never surrender to the Romans The, the tribe that had allowed the Gallic army into their city, take their women and children out of the city Gallic reinforcements, led by, arrive to Alesia The fighting continues The Gauls take the fight to the Romans. The Roman legates and direct the Roman response The fighting continues The Gauls decide to attack a smaller Roman camp north of Alesia. The legates and are in charge of the soldiers here. leads the Gauls in this expedition The Gauls launch an attack The fighting continues Caesar rallies his troops.

16 7.87 The fighting continues The Romans gain the upper hand. They kill, the leader of the Lemovices is handed over to Caesar Preparations for winter. Book One

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21 The Aeneid Introduction Packet Define the following characters. 1. Aeneas 2. Achates 3. Anchises 4. Ascanius 5. Latinus 6. Dido

22 7. Laocoon 8. Mezentius 9. Palinurus 10. Pyrrhus 11. Charon 12. Janus

23 Fill in the blanks with the correct words. When the story begins, Aeneas is heading. The goddess becomes angry at him because she was not chosen by Paris to be given the golden apple. This goddess tries to bribe king to send a storm to attack Aeneas. The god sees this and takes pity on Aeneas and his men and lead him safely to the coast of. At a banquet thrown for Aeneas, he begins to retell the story of the fall of Troy. He starts by talking about how the Greek army leaving behind one soldier named to give the Trojans the horse. A prophet named warned the Trojans that they should avoid the horse and not bring it into their city but they would not listen. appeared to Aeneas and warned him of what was going on and he was able to escape with. After the fall of Rome Aeneas gathered together many of the survivors of Troy and made landfall on several spots in Italy. In the town of Buthrotum, he ran into the widow of Hector. While they set out to sea, they run into the whirlpool of, and wound up on the Island of. The met a soldier named who was left behind by Odysseus. At the end of the banquet, Cupid pricks the heart of with one of his arrows and she falls in love with. When Aeneas doesn t return her feelings, she and Aeneas leaves to go on to.

24 After Aeneas returns to the upper world, he begins a war with the people of. Aeneas wants to come to terms peacefully, but the goddess stirs up the hostilities of the men. After seeing the amount of men that he is facing, Aeneas decided to go ask for help from the. In order to end the war, the two sides determine that they need to. This book ends with Aeneas killing

25 The Aeneid Book 1 Notes 1. How does Vergil decide to open this story? 2. What is the prophecy about Carthage and Aeneas? 3. Why does Neptune (Poseidon) step in and end the storm attacking Aeneas and his men? 4. How many ships are left and where do they land? 5. What goddess comes to talk to Aeneas, and what does she talk to him about? 6. How does Dido react to Aeneas when he arrives at her city?

26 7. Who is Aeneas surprised to see when he reaches Dido s house; what are these men asking from Dido? 8. What does Venus worry is going to happen to Aeneas? 9. What does Cupid show up and do at the end of this book?

27 The Aeneid Book Two Notes 1. What is the story that Dido asks Aeneas to tell? 2. When he begins his story, what do we finally see? 3. Who is Sinon, and what is the story that he tells? Why is his lie important? 4. Who is Laocoon, what happens to him when he tries to warn the Trojans? 5. What does Aeneas do when he hears about the battle that is going on in the heart of Troy? 6. Who finally kills Priam, the king of Troy? How does Priam s death happen?

28 7. What happens when Aeneas sees Helen? Who talks to him about Helen? 8. What are the omens that convince Anchises to agree to leave Troy? 9. How does Aeneas go about fleeing with his family? 10. What happens when Aeneas goes back into the city to try to locate his wife?

29 The Aeneid Book Four Notes 1. At the beginning of this book, why does Anna encourage her sister Dido to marry Aeneas? 2. What does Dido show Aeneas when she takes him through Carthage? 3. What is the argument between Juno and Venus about? What is the plan that they come up with for Dido and Aeneas? 4. What happens during the hunting trip that Aeneas and Dido take with each other? How does this play into the god s hands? 5. What role does rumor play in all of this? What does she say? 6. What does dido have to say when Aeneas tells her that he is continuing on?

30 7. What does Dido have to say to her sister Anna once she realizes that Aeneas is leaving? 8. What does Dido use to make her funeral pyre, how does she kill herself? 9. What does Aeneas do as he is rowing away from Carthage and sees the fire?

31 The Aeneid Book Six Notes 1. What is the explanation of Crete that we get? Who is Daedalus? Who is Sibyl? 2. What does Aeneas have to say to Apollo and Sibyl? 3. How does sibyl respond to what Aeneas has to say? 4. Who is the man of Aeneas crew that dies? How do Aeneas and his men respond to the death of their friend? 5. What happens when the crowd of the dead people run out to Aeneas and his men? 6. Explain to me the interaction between Aeneas, Charon, and Sibyl?

32 7. What happens when the ghost of Dido is seen by Aeneas and his men? 8. Who is Deiphobus, and what is the story that he tells us? 9. What is the description of Tartarus that we see? What do Aeneas and his me do when they get here? 10. What is the conversation and time that Aeneas has with Anchises ghost like? 11. How does this book end once Anchises ghost leaves Aeneas?

33 The Aeneid Books One Six Review Sheet 1. What is the prophecy about Carthage and Aeneas? 2. Who is Polydorus? What is the story that he tell Aeneas and his men, and how do they respond? 3. What does Cupid show up and do at the end of book one? 4. Who is Laocoon, what happens to him when he tries to warn the Trojans? 5. Why does Neptune (Poseidon) step in and end the storm attacking Aeneas and his men in book one? 6. Who finally kills Priam, the king of Troy? How does Priam s death happen?

34 7. What are the omens that convince Anchises to agree to leave Troy? 8. Aeneas has a vision on his boat in book three, what is this vision? What does Anchises tell him that he needs to do? 9. What happens during the hunting trip that Aeneas and Dido take with each other? How does this play into the god s hands? 10. While at Actium in book 3, what character from the Iliad do they meet here? What do they learn from this person? 11. Who wins the footrace? How does this mirror the foot race during the funeral for Patroclus?

35 12. What does Dido show Aeneas when she takes him through Carthage? 13. What does Aeneas do as he is rowing away from Carthage and sees the fire? 14. What comes out of the shrine when Aeneas is performing the death rites for his father? How does Aeneas react to this? 15. When book five ends, where are Aeneas and his men heading? How is this familiar? 16. In book six, who is the man of Aeneas crew that dies? How do Aeneas and his men respond to the death of their friend? 17. What happens when the ghost of Dido is seen by Aeneas and his men?

36 18. What is the conversation and time that Aeneas has with Anchises ghost like?

37 Aeneid Book Eight Notes 1. What is the description we are given of Aeneas arrival at the beginning of book eight? 2. What was the sign that they found, and what was the festival that was being held? 3. What is the story that Evander tells Aeneas, and what does he do to make him feel more at home? 4. What was the story about Hercules that we are told? 5. What was the description that we were given for this festival to Hercules? 6. What does Venus ask Hephaestus to make for Aeneas? How does this mirror the Iliad?

38 7. Who helped Vulcan with this, and what was Evander doing during this time? 8. How does Venus give Aeneas the armor she had made for him? 9. What is on Aeneas shield?

39 Aeneas Book Twelve Notes 1. What does Turnus decide that he is going to do at the beginning of this book? 2. What does Latinus want Turnus to do? Does Aeneas Agree to this plan? 3. What does Juno decide to do to help Turnus? 4. How does the duel between Aeneas and Turnus begin? 5. What does Turnus sister do? What is she trying to get the troops to do? 6. Why is Aeneas forced to leave the battlefield? 7. What is the doctor able to do to help Aeneas? Why does Venus have to step in? What does she do?

40 8. What happens when Aeneas returns to the battle? 9. What does Aeneas realize Turnus has done? How does this change the tide of the war? 10. What does Turnus do when he realizes that Aeneas is inside his city limits? 11. What happens at the beginning of the battle between Aeneas and Turnus? 12. How does Jupiter intervene in the fight? How does this lead to the end of the battle?