Packet J: Tossup 3

A poem attributed to this author describes a shepherd who is haunted by a gnat after killing it saves his life. (10[1]-5[1])The most important work of Maffeo Vegio was a Supplementum that “finished” a work by this author. (10[1])This author analogized societies at war with the harmony of a colony of bees (10[4])in a work (-5[1])that (10[2])also (10[4])mentions (10[2])the (-5[1])theory that bees are born (10[1]-5[1])from the carcass of an ox. (10[3])This author (10[1])may have purposely (10[1])suggested (-5[1])that one of his characters violated his piety with an (10[1])act committed (10[1])in anger at the sight of a belt. (10[5])Lucius (10[2])Varius (10[3])Rufus (10[2])and Plotius Tucca edited and published this author’s (10[1])final work after being pressured by (10[1]-5[1])Augustus to ignore this (10[1])author’s (10[1])posthumous (10[1])wishes (10[2]-5[1])to have the manuscript (10[1])burned. (10[4])For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])name this author who wrote (10[1])“I sing of (-5[1])arms (10[1])and the man” (10[6])to open (10[3])the (10[1])Aeneid. (10[2])■END■ (10[17]0[5])

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