Principal Areas to Study

1. Roman history: major events through the death of Nero (68 AD); rulers; expansion of empire

2. principal magistracies, major features of republican government

3. Roman religion: principal gods and most important religious officials

4. Topography: the most important monuments and locations in the city of Rome

5. Roman authors: names, relative dates, and works of the major authors, principal Greek influences

6. Etymology: languages derived from Latin , Latin in English

7. The major rhetorical tropes and literary devices

8. Roman education

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