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Classical Literacy
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1. 'And others'
N.B./nota bene
Apollo/Apollo
Minotaur
et al./ et alii
2. 'This for that &' a fair trade
quid pro quo
A.M./ante meridiem
Demeter/Ceres
Ithaca
3. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
valedictorian
Priam
paterfamilias
4. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
magnanimous
persona non grata
Hades/Pluto
Poseidon/Neptune
5. 'firm ground/solid earth'
epic
in memoriam
terra firma
in memoriam
6. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
sub poena
sine qua non
Cerberus
Pompeii
7. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Chaos
Arachne
i.e./id est
8. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
epic
Ge/Gaea
cave canem
patrician
9. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god
Hermes/Mercury
Homer
Hercules/Heracles
per diem
10. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
Ge/Gaea
i.e./id est
pro tempore
sine qua non
11. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
agora/forum
puerile
Pan
Helen
12. Doctor of medicine
per capita
ad infinitum
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
L (Roman numeral)
13. The river surrounding the Underworld
SPQR
Styx
Golden Fleece
Parthenon
14. 'seize the day'
Pegasus
Hephaestus/Vulcan
carpe diem
X (Roman numeral)
15. 'I'
ego
valedictorian
Pan
Helen
16. 'Work conquers all'
Punic Wars
labor vincit omnia
Orpheus & Eurydice
aqueduct
17. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
per capita
Ares/Mars
Delphic Oracle
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
18. 500
pontifex maximus
Zeus/Jupiter
in loco parentis
D (Roman numeral)
19. 'per day'
L (Roman numeral)
cave canem
consul
per diem
20. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing
mellifluous
Dionysus/Bacchus
Athena/Minerva
et tu & Brute?
21. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
rostra
Aphrodite/Venus
cornucopia
per annum
22. 'note well' i.e. take note
N.B./nota bene
Sparta
A.D./anno Domini
labyrinth
23. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Eros/Cupid
Hestia/Vesta
Etruscans
magnanimous
24. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Etruscans
Colosseum
sine qua non
25. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Persephone/Proserpina
tribune
et al./ et alii
toga
26. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
Penelope
Prometheus
sedentary
Odysseus/Ulysses
27. 'in memory of'
in memoriam
Jason
fresco
rara avis
28. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located
sub rosa
et tu & Brute?
Dionysus/Bacchus
Athens/Acropolis
29. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
sub poena
ex officio
muses
N.B./nota bene
30. Goddess of victory
Nike/Victoria
Trojan Horse
Pax Romana
carpe diem
31. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
fasces
X (Roman numeral)
toga
Etruscans
32. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
fasces
post mortem
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Palatine Hill
33. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
Mt. Vesuvius
Zeus/Jupiter
Tartarus
Hydra
34. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Pan
SPQR
pax vobiscum
Circus Maximus
35. 10
pax vobiscum
X (Roman numeral)
apple of discord
puerile
36. 500
Colosseum
Zeus/Jupiter
Theseus
D (Roman numeral)
37. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Ithaca
Zeus/Jupiter
consul
e pluribus unum
38. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
ambrosia and nectar
fasces
in memoriam
labor vincit omnia
39. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
per capita
sedentary
Tartarus
SPQR
40. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama
Hestia/Vesta
Pandora
Hannibal
Achilles' heel
41. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
sic transit gloria mundi
Persephone/Proserpina
Sparta
Ides of March
42. 'per year'
per annum
agora/forum
semper paratus
ego
43. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
papyrus
in loco parentis
Carthage
puerile
44. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
toga
laurels
e.g./exempli gratia
Charon
45. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
cornucopia
vice versa
rara avis
Aegean Sea
46. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Augustus
e.g./exempli gratia
paterfamilias
Priam
47. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Chaos
magnum opus
Iliad
Tiber
48. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
toga
plebeian
polytheism
pax vobiscum
49. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
mea culpa
Prometheus
in memoriam
Sicily
50. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
ex libris
Charon
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Excelsior!
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