Yes. Roman emperor Caligula banned Homer’s works during his reign (37-41 A.D.) because they were said to promote unhealthy ideas about Greek freedom.
Related Answers
- What is the name of the stockyard district where main character Jurgis Rudkis lives and works in The Jungle? The stockyard district where main character Jurgis Rudkis lives and…
- For what magazine did Winslow Homer illustrate battlefield scenes during the Civil War? The renowned American painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910) worked for Harper's…
- What sets off the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon at the beginning of Homer's The Iliad (ninth century B.C.)? Agamemnon, commander-in-chief of the Greek armies at Troy, is forced…
- In what book of Homer's Iliad (ninth century B.C.) does the "Catalogue of Ships" appear? The Greek ships are enumerated in Book II of Homer's…
- In what book of Homer's Odyssey (ninth century B.C.) does Odysseus descend into the underworld? Odysseus descends into the underworld in Book XI of XXIV…
- When was cigarette advertising banned on television and radio? Cigarette advertising on television and radio was prohibited as of…