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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






2. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






3. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






4. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






5. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






6. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






7. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






8. 'in memory of'






9. Market place/business center






10. 'After death'






11. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






12. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






13. Home of the Greek gods






14. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






15. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






16. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






17. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






18. 'Work conquers all'






19. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






20. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






21. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






22. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






23. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






24. 'All-knowing'






25. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






26. 'unknown land'






27. Goddess of the hearth






28. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






29. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






30. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.






31. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






32. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






33. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






34. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






35. River that runs through the city of Rome






36. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






37. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






38. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






39. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






40. 'Work conquers all'






41. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






42. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






43. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






44. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






45. Goddess of the hearth






46. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






47. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






48. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






49. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






50. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York







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