Hunger Games Trilogy discussion

Most of us know that Suzanne Collins based much of the world of The Hunger Games, even characters' names, on Ancient Rome (and some good old Greek mythology), even giving the country, Panem, a Latin name after a Latin phrase meaning "Bread and Circuses." So, I got to thinking: are there any connections between those characters who were given Roman names and their role in the story (or any other parallels of that sort for that matter)? Do the characters in these books reflect the characters of those in our history books?

Just thought of this. It may be a little "out there" or something, but Caesar (Flickerman) was well liked by the people of the Capitol, and Julius Caesar was well liked by the people of Rome.

Yeah, I said similar stuff like this and how Collins got the names for many of the characters from Shakespeare's plays, such as The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

Yup. Wasn't Plutarch Greek? Random question, I know.

Close...he wrote a biography about Julius Caesar

Oh, okay! Thanks!

Marilyn wrote: "Close...he wrote a biography about Julius Caesar"

Really? What a coinky-dink.