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Classical Literacy
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1. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Carthage
Paris
Troy
terra firma
2. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
in loco parentis
epic
Pantheon
magnum opus
3. 'unknown land'
agora/forum
the Odyssey
C (Roman numeral)
terra incognita
4. Home of the Greek gods
Carthage
Zeus/Jupiter
marathon
Mt. Olympus
5. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
Ides of March
the Fates
errare humanum est
Hades/Pluto
6. 'The other way around'
vice versa
sic semper tyrannis
Ides of March
Poseidon/Neptune
7. 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)
mentor
Priam
sine qua non
in toto
8. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
sine qua non
sedentary
e.g./exempli gratia
Sparta
9. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
vice versa
Colosseum
aqueduct
ambrosia and nectar
10. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Sisyphus
lapsus linguae
Cyclops
Daedalus
11. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Orpheus & Eurydice
P.S./post scriptum
persona non grata
status quo
12. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
pro tempore
errare humanum est
terra firma
veto
13. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
ex libris
Caesar
toga
Hades/Pluto
14. 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
Pompeii
Cyclops
Chaos
Athens/Acropolis
15. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
ad nauseam
Penelope
Golden Fleece
V (Roman numeral)
16. 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
Mt. Vesuvius
mores
patrician
Athens/Acropolis
17. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
Daedalus
Penelope
Ge/Gaea
status quo
18. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
P.S./post scriptum
Sisyphus
cornucopia
Pax Romana
19. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Medea
M (Roman numeral)
Tiber
terra firma
20. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
Romulus and Remus
e.g./exempli gratia
Homer
Persephone/Proserpina
21. 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.
Hydra
per capita
marathon
Hermes/Mercury
22. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
paterfamilias
mosaic
P.S./post scriptum
23. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
Troy
labor vincit omnia
Pegasus
ex libris
24. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Troy
rara avis
Iliad
cornucopia
25. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
et al./ et alii
Charon
veni & vidi & vici
Arachne
26. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
D (Roman numeral)
Colosseum
X (Roman numeral)
Ariadne
27. 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.
Atlas
Spartacus
sub rosa
D (Roman numeral)
28. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Tartarus
apple of discord
Prometheus
Ides of March
29. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
ego
Delphic Oracle
consul
Pax Romana
30. 100
SPQR
Palatine Hill
Medea
C (Roman numeral)
31. 'per head' 'per person'
paterfamilias
per capita
magnanimous
D (Roman numeral)
32. 'Word for word'
Ares/Mars
terra incognita
verbatim
e.g./exempli gratia
33. 500
Hera/Juno
X (Roman numeral)
D (Roman numeral)
persona non grata
34. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation
D (Roman numeral)
Poseidon/Neptune
Apollo/Apollo
valedictorian
35. The river surrounding the Underworld
Styx
via
aqueduct
mores
36. Home of the Greek gods
Saturnalia
Iliad
Zeus/Jupiter
Mt. Olympus
37. 'in memory of'
Paris
labor vincit omnia
in memoriam
Priam
38. 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
Golden Fleece
Pompeii
papyrus
Persephone/Proserpina
39. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
valedictorian
Paris
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Palatine Hill
40. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
the Odyssey
Demeter/Ceres
sedentary
Charon
41. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
Athens/Acropolis
Pegasus
Mt. Parnassus
in toto
42. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Augustus
mosaic
carpe diem
muses
43. 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
Homer
Tantalus
patrician
Ides of March
44. The norms or values of a society
Jove
mores
Demeter/Ceres
Hannibal
45. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
sedentary
ex libris
A.D./anno Domini
epic
46. 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
veto
puerile
summa cum laude
laurels
47. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
Romulus and Remus
Pegasus
Carthage
48. The norms or values of a society
Pax Romana
mores
Ithaca
Parthenon
49. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Pan
Zeus/Jupiter
Saturnalia
SPQR
50. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
the Fates
Tartarus
semper paratus
epic
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