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Classical Literacy
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1. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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2. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
errare humanum est
Jove
Mt. Vesuvius
Iliad
3. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
A.D./anno Domini
L (Roman numeral)
marathon
Chaos
4. 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
Athens/Acropolis
Tantalus
Odysseus/Ulysses
epic
5. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
Icarus & Daedalus
Hades/Pluto
Tantalus
in toto
6. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
Colosseum
Theseus
Hestia/Vesta
Arachne
7. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Dionysus/Bacchus
sedentary
Pantheon
agenda
8. Goddess of the hunt
epic
Artemis/Diana
Hercules/Heracles
A.M./ante meridiem
9. 'seize the day'
Aegean Sea
terra incognita
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
carpe diem
10. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Aegean Sea
the Fates
Priam
Apollo/Apollo
11. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
Circus Maximus
Hephaestus/Vulcan
SPQR
fasces
12. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
labyrinth
e pluribus unum
Daedalus
finis
13. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
Jove
Helen
ex officio
labyrinth
14. River that runs through the city of Rome
Tiber
Caesar
Golden Fleece
Troy
15. 'After death'
papyrus
ad nauseam
the furies
post mortem
16. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Sparta
rostra
cave canem
Penelope
17. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
et al./ et alii
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
C (Roman numeral)
Minotaur
18. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
per diem
sub poena
mentor
rara avis
19. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Daedalus
Parthenon
persona non grata
Pantheon
20. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
toga
plebeian
rara avis
labyrinth
21. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
polytheism
e.g./exempli gratia
Poseidon/Neptune
marathon
22. 'The end'
valedictorian
Jason
Hermes/Mercury
finis
23. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
Pan
Colosseum
consul
Golden Fleece
24. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
e pluribus unum
Eros/Cupid
puerile
Sparta
25. Market place/business center
carpe diem
I (Roman numeral)
Saturnalia
agora/forum
26. After midday/noon
Hades/Pluto
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Poseidon/Neptune
P.M./post meridiem
27. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
semper fidelis
verbatim
Gorgons
et al./ et alii
28. 50
L (Roman numeral)
Perseus & Medusa
Sisyphus
Gorgons
29. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
i.e./id est
mentor
Nike/Victoria
Palatine Hill
30. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Arachne
rostra
Homer
Etruscans
31. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Daedalus
pro tempore
Eros/Cupid
Sisyphus
32. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
Colosseum
Pantheon
Sicily
consul
33. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
Aphrodite/Venus
e pluribus unum
Cyclops
etc./et cetera
34. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
Hephaestus/Vulcan
consul
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Spartacus
35. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
consul
per diem
Homer
Etruscans
36. 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
Icarus & Daedalus
polytheism
Sisyphus
Saturnalia
37. 'All-knowing'
Prometheus
V (Roman numeral)
omniscient
et tu & Brute?
38. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
marathon
Spartacus
Perseus & Medusa
Sicily
39. 'I'
ego
Excelsior!
Saturnalia
cave canem
40. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
cave canem
in loco parentis
Pan
Ariadne
41. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Ge/Gaea
mosaic
A.D./anno Domini
Ariadne
42. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Iliad
Pompeii
sic transit gloria mundi
Hannibal
43. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
aqueduct
Spartacus
ex libris
Sicily
44. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
plebeian
apple of discord
epic
puerile
45. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
sedentary
sub poena
Apollo/Apollo
Colosseum
46. 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
the Fates
Cerberus
Sisyphus
Circus Maximus
47. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
SPQR
patrician
sic semper tyrannis
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
48. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
Hades/Pluto
magnanimous
aqueduct
Tiber
49. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
mellifluous
Ides of March
pax vobiscum
Penelope
50. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
Hannibal
muses
i.e./id est
paterfamilias
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