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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'per day'






2. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






3. 'After death'






4. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






5. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






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






7. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






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






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






11. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






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






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






14. River that runs through the city of Rome






15. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






16. 'This for that &' a fair trade






17. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






18. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






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






20. 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






21. Goddess of victory






22. 'Work conquers all'






23. The river surrounding the Underworld






24. 10






25. The technical biological term for the human species

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26. 'And others'






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






28. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






29. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






30. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






31. 'I'






32. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






33. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






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






35. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






36. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






37. 'Always prepared'






38. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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






40. 'beware of the dog'






41. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






42. 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






43. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






44. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






45. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






46. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






47. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






49. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






50. 100







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