Quiz on the People of Steven Saylor's The Venus Throw - Caesar Cicero Clodius Crassus Catullus Caelius Clodia Catiline

Ancient / Classical History

Quiz on the People of Steven Saylor's The Venus Throw
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Who is believed to have been Lesbia's brother?
a. Caelius.
b. Catullus.
c. Cicero.
d. Clodius.
Whom did Cicero defend against the charge of political violence connected with the murderer of Dio?
a. Caelius.
b. Catullus.
c. Clodia.
d. Clodius.
In the trial, Cicero admits he dislikes Clodius. What had Clodius done that Cicero unsuccessfully helped try to prosecute him for?
a. Banished Cicero.
b. Charged Cicero's client too much for rent on the Palatine.
c. Crashed the Bona Dea Festival.
d. Nothing, Clodius was just a rich, profligate, young Roman while Cicero was a hayseed from Arpinum.
Who was Clodia's husband?
a. Marcus Caelius Rufus.
b. Publius Clodius Pulcher.
c. Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer.
d. Caius Valerius Catullus.
Besides Cicero, who spoke on behalf of the accused murderer at the trial for political violence connected with the murderer of Dio?
a. Caessar.
b. Catilina.
c. Crassus.
d. Pompey.

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