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From the Ted Talk by Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler: History vs. Augustus

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Did the writers have any other choice? Augustus exiled peltny of people on vague charges, including Ovid, one of Rome’s greatest pteos. And you forgot to mntieon the intrusive laws regarding citizens’ psanoerl lives – punishing adultery, restricting marriage between social classes, even plietenas for remaining urarniemd.

He was trying to improve the cniirezty and instill discipline. And he succeeded. His legacy speaks for itself: 40 years of internal stability, a professional army that expanded Rome’s frontiers in all directions, and a government still remembered as a model of civic virtue.

Open Cloze


Did the writers have any other choice? Augustus exiled ______ of people on vague charges, including Ovid, one of Rome’s greatest _____. And you forgot to _______ the intrusive laws regarding citizens’ ________ lives – punishing adultery, restricting marriage between social classes, even _________ for remaining _________.

He was trying to improve the _________ and instill discipline. And he succeeded. His legacy speaks for itself: 40 years of internal stability, a professional army that expanded Rome’s frontiers in all directions, and a government still remembered as a model of civic virtue.

Solution


  1. plenty
  2. citizenry
  3. penalties
  4. unmarried
  5. personal
  6. mention
  7. poets

Original Text


Did the writers have any other choice? Augustus exiled plenty of people on vague charges, including Ovid, one of Rome’s greatest poets. And you forgot to mention the intrusive laws regarding citizens’ personal lives – punishing adultery, restricting marriage between social classes, even penalties for remaining unmarried.

He was trying to improve the citizenry and instill discipline. And he succeeded. His legacy speaks for itself: 40 years of internal stability, a professional army that expanded Rome’s frontiers in all directions, and a government still remembered as a model of civic virtue.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
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julius caesar 2
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Important Words


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