PRELIMINARY HONOURS. LATIN. N.B.-Not more than seven questions to be attempted, of which at least two must be taken from section B. A 1. Who were the Romans? Support your views by means of archaeological and ethnological evidence, including that of later Roman customs. 2. Summarise the steps by which Rome rose to suprem-、 acy in Italy. 3. Does history justify the reproaches cast by the Romans upon the Punica fides? Could the Carthaginians justly have brought the same charge upon the Romans? 4. Sketch in outline the relation of Rome to Greece and Macedonia from the end of the Second Punic War to the capture of Corinth. 5. Explain and criticise the political ideal of Cicero, and show how his attempt to carry it out was affected by (a) the Second Catilinarian Conspiracy and (b) the conduct` of Pompey. What 6. Describe the frontier policy of Augustus. changes did it undergo (a) in his own reign, (b) in the reign of Claudius? 7. Give a short account of Trajan's eastern conquests. 8. What changes did Hadrian introduce into (a) Roman law, (b) the financial administration of the Empire? B 1. Sketch the early history of the collegium poetarum. How did it affect Terence? 2. What was the purpose of Lucretius' poem? What are its chief merits? Whom did the poet take as his models? 3. State the purpose and the value of Cicero's philosophical writings, and enumerate the most important of these works. 4. Give a short account of the works of any two Spaniards who reached eminence in Latin literature under the Empire. LATIN HONOURS. PRELIMINARY AND FINAL. Prose Composition. 1. (For Final Honours students). A German major, Count Hans von Königsmarck, has just written a book on British rule in India, in which he lavishes praise upon British men and methods concerned in that task. He says that Britain rules "not bv fire and sword, not by brute force, but solely through just and tolerant treatment of the native races by a beneficent policy." The native Indian soldiers, he reports, "venerate their British officers with a devotion bordering on fanaticism"; and he was especially struck by the adroit way in which the British have handled the frontier tribes by putting them on their honour, "thus enlisting them in the service of civilisation.” Of the Indian soldiers themselves, he has a very high opinion; and a German officer should know something about soldiers. He says, in summing up, that "they would be able to take the field against European armies." A paragraph on the British official is worth quoting: "The British official, who is practically just free-and-easy in his association with the natives, and is generally beloved, understands how to obtain the confidence of the conquered races, and how to gain their support for the beneficent policy of enlightened government. He is no bureaucrat enveloped in red tape. His colonising genius consists in his power of insight, in his capacity of adapting himself to local conditions, and in his tolerance. The atmosphere of freedom and independence which is characteristic of the mother country is also found in India. 'John Bull' is master of India, but he seldom commands, and still more seldom prohibits. Great Britain's moral influence has created the India of to-day, and it holds the Indian Empire together. England waters the Indian deserts, assists the inhabitants in leading a peaceful existence, bestows the blessings of civilisation on the natives, and honours public services without distinction of race or colour." 2. (For Preliminary Honours students). The brave nations of the Caucasus, the Iberians and Albanians, were not disposed to bow down before the new lords of the East. But two decisive defeats compelled them to submit to the will of the conquering general. Pompey passed on in pursuit of Mithra |