ANCHS/AMES 021: Greece and Rome

2nd Reading/Terms Quiz

Part I: Identify two(No more! No Less!) of these three terms. Tell the reader what, where, or who it is, provide some species of time frame, and explain its significance for the purposes of this class. Three or four coherent sentences should do nicely.

Parysatis Croesus Vesta

Part II: Who wrote this? What does it describe, and why do we care? Provide your answer in a single, structured paragraph.

"The office of Pontifex Maximus, or chief priest, was to declare and interpret divine law, or rather, to preside over sacred rites; he not only prescribed rules for public ceremony, but regulated the sacrifices of private persons, not suffering them to vary from established custom, and giving information to every one what was requisite for purposes of worship or supplication."