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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






2. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






3. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






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






5. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






6. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






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






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






9. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War






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






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






12. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






13. 'unknown land'






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






15. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






16. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






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






18. 'for the time being' - temporary






19. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






20. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






21. Goddess of the hunt






22. 'per day'






23. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






24. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






25. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






26. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






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






28. 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






29. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






30. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






31. 'seize the day'






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






33. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






34. 'The state in which'






35. 'Work conquers all'






36. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






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






38. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






39. 1000






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






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






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






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






44. Home of the Greek gods






45. 'Work conquers all'






46. 'great work'






47. 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






48. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






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

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50. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements