CATILINE and his conspiracy in 62 BC to try and overthrow the REPUBLICAN EMPIRE
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SEMPRONIA: Who is SALLUST and why is he writing this?
He is a HISTORIAN and he is writing to highlight the MORAL DECLINE from CATALINE and uses SEMPRONIA as an example of the differences in their women
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SEMPRONIA: What is CATALINE said to have attracted?
MANY SORTS OF WOMEN who had to SELL THEIR BODIES to FINANCE THEIR LUXURIES in REPUBLICAN ROME
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SEMPRONIA: Why could the women no longer SELL THEIR BODIES?
There was an AGE LIMIT set to the activity so they FELL HEAVILY INTO DEBT
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SEMPRONIA: What 3 things did CATALINE believe he could do with these women?
Use them to 1) win over URBAN SLAVES 2) SET FIRE to THE CITY 3) ENLIST or KILL their HUSBANDS
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SEMPRONIA: What led SEMPRONIA to "COMMIT MANY CRIMES"?
It was her "MASCULINE BOLDNESS"
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SEMPRONIA: What 4 things was she "FAVOURED" by?
1) FORTUNE in BIRTH 2) BEAUTY 3) HUSBAND 4) CHILDREN
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SEMPRONIA: What 3 accomplishments are mentioned that she has?
1) READ WELL IN LATIN AND GREEK LIT 2) PLAYED THE LYRE 3) DANCED well
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SEMPRONIA: What does SALLUST say was wrong with SEMPRONIA?
She was not interested in MODESTY or CHASTITY and was so OVER SEXED she would go out LOOKING FOR MEN (rather than the other way round)
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SEMPRONIA: What 3 things did SEMPRONIA have against her?
She had 1) BROKEN PROMISES 2) UNPAID DEBTS (love of luxury and poverty had made her reckless) 3) ACCESSORY TO MURDER
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SEMPRONIA: What 'REAL TALENTS' does SALLUST end on that she had however?
1) WRITE VERSE 2) MAKE JOKES 3) CONVERSE WITH MODESTY 4) CONVERSE WITH TENDERNESS 5) CONVERSE WITH WANTONNESS. She was a woman of CONSIDERABLE WIT AND CHARM
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
SEMPRONIA: Who is SALLUST and why is he writing this?
Back
He is a HISTORIAN and he is writing to highlight the MORAL DECLINE from CATALINE and uses SEMPRONIA as an example of the differences in their women
Card 3
Front
SEMPRONIA: What is CATALINE said to have attracted?
Back
Card 4
Front
SEMPRONIA: Why could the women no longer SELL THEIR BODIES?
Back
Card 5
Front
SEMPRONIA: What 3 things did CATALINE believe he could do with these women?
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