Writing Homework Help

1. For the Cicero reading, discuss the music of the spheres of the universe as explained by Africanus, and note his description of earth and its inhabitants.

2. For the Aurelius reading, who are some of the individuals who influenced Aurelius, and what did they do to aid him in his life?

3. List a couple pieces of advice that Aurelius gives in Books 6 and 10 of the reading. Do you think his advice is helpful for someone living in the early 21st century? Explain why or why not.

4. In the poem, what does Catullus think of his fellow poet, Suffenus, and what is the lesson about life that should be drawn from Aesop?

5. According to the film, what what would it have been like to march with the “mighty legions” of Rome?

6. According to the film, after burning for 1000 years, what was doused after the fall of Rome in the 3rd century A.D.?