1. Men of letters
By: John Helm

2. Vocab words Maecenus Volumenia Parchment Codex Virgil Horace
Carpe diem
Ovid
Seneca
Plutarch
Tacitus
Celsus
Galen

3. The kings of literature
Augustus was Rome’s first king of literature
He collected poems from all around Rome.
Helped us have a richer understanding of Rome
Had an assistant, Maecenus to spread the word
Caesar was a king soon after Augustus.
Built 28 libraries like the one in Alexandria Egypt
Is a very popular king
Probably inspired the Caesar Salad Yummy again .
Caesar
Augustus

4. Papyrus scrolls Scrolls were the modern day books
Scrolls were made of Papyrus
Scrolls were also read from left to right
They were called volumenia which makes our word volume
Were later replaced with parchment which is dried animal skin
It was made into a book called a Codex

5. Rome’s Great Poets There were 3 main poets of Rome
They were all in the timeline of Augustus
They all inspired many people
The first poet was Virgil
He was well educated and quite rich
He wrote the Aeneid where Aeneas founded Alba Longa

6. Rome’s Great Poets Continued
The second poet was Horace
He was a good lyric poet for music
Wrote about love, beauty and death
Invented the phrase Carpe Diem or “Seize the day”
The third poet was Ovid
Loved to write poems about love
Banished to live a horrible life

7. The social critics Many writers were developed in Rome
Wealthy class type were deprived of rights and driven to write
Seneca was a statesman, philosopher, and playwright
Was inspired by stoic philosophers
Was very wealthy but still attacked the Roman Elite

8. The historians Livy was a wonderful historian
Wrote 142 books but only 35 survived
Wrote a side piece to the Aeneid
Plutarch is a world renowned historian
He witnessed the assassination of Julius Caesar
Exaggerated almost everything.
Lacitus is considered Rome’s greatest historian
Wrote in a straightforward manner.

9. Roman Medicine
To rome science was a collection of nature and observation of nature.
They made little help to our current understanding of science
Romans acknowledged that poor hygiene was a main reason for disease
If the people of Rome didn’t wash their hands then the whole population might get sick
This could cause death because their medicine wasn’t modern.