TASK DEFINITION: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
PROBLEM: His poems include an admonishment to a Spaniard for brushing his teeth with piss, a warning to a napkin-thief, a tirade against an  over-priced prostitute, and a vicious warning to two former friends that he will orally and anally rape them. He also wrote a masturbation joke addressed to Cato the Younger and implied that Caesar was a homosexual. His more traditional works include an ode on his brother's tomb, containing the words, "frater, ave atque vale. "  However, he is best known for his love poems which include a defense of his lover against Quintia and a poem about her sparrow. FTP identify this Roman poet who loved Lesbia.

SOLUTION: Literature

PROBLEM: After allying with the khan of Chagatai and taking part in campaigns in Transoxania, this ruler would lose a "muddy battle" against Ilyas Khodja, despite fighting alongside brother-in-law Husayn of Balkh. Becoming the head of the Barlas upon the death of Tughluk, this man annihilated Tokhtamysh and the Golden Horde at the Battle of the Terek River before he overwhelmed Sultan Mehmud's forces in seizing the Delhi Sultanate. Prior to his death and ultimate succession by Shah Rukh while planning an invasion of China, he defeated the Turks at the Battle of Ankara and captured Bayezid I. FTP, name this Mongol military leader who ruled in Central Asia during the 14th century from his capital of Samarkand.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: The brother of one man killed at this battle was named Tostig, and himself was killed weeks before this battle. One force in this battle was initially deployed on Senlac Hill, and one battle that preceded this one was at (+) Gate Fulford, while another took place north of the site of this battle and featured an invading force led by Harald Hardraada of Norway. That battle, Stamford Bridge, had weakened one side in this conflict, who were led by (*) Harold Godwinson, and this battle is famously depicted by the Bayeux Tapestry. For 10 points, name this 1066 battle in which Harold's English force was defeated by the Norman army of William the Conqueror.

SOLUTION:
History