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Classical Literacy
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1. 'per day'
etc./et cetera
pontifex maximus
Sparta
per diem
2. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
Demeter/Ceres
muses
Delphic Oracle
Medea
3. 'After death'
Caesar
per capita
Atlas
post mortem
4. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
ad nauseam
Sicily
Hydra
carpe diem
5. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Troy
Athena/Minerva
ex libris
Punic Wars
6. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Golden Fleece
vice versa
i.e./id est
Sisyphus
7. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
semper fidelis
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Tantalus
Pan
8. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Saturnalia
Daedalus
persona non grata
Tartarus
9. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
i.e./id est
Cerberus
ad nauseam
in toto
10. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
Mt. Olympus
tribune
plebeian
Hestia/Vesta
11. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
Medea
Tiber
in toto
Sicily
12. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
C (Roman numeral)
toga
Perseus & Medusa
iota
13. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Golden Fleece
Dionysus/Bacchus
lapsus linguae
Priam
14. River that runs through the city of Rome
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Iliad
Tiber
Jason
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
P.M./post meridiem
Hades/Pluto
aqueduct
the Fates
16. 'This for that &' a fair trade
valedictorian
carpe diem
quid pro quo
Hannibal
17. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
atrium
Iliad
in loco parentis
apple of discord
18. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Troy
terra incognita
Mt. Vesuvius
terra firma
19. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
Colosseum
aqueduct
atrium
Aegean Sea
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
Trojan Horse
SPQR
Mt. Olympus
Hercules/Heracles
21. Goddess of victory
Circus Maximus
satyr
Nike/Victoria
Daedalus
22. 'Work conquers all'
veto
labor vincit omnia
fasces
Spartacus
23. The river surrounding the Underworld
e pluribus unum
Styx
cave canem
Gorgons
24. 10
V (Roman numeral)
Augustus
Homer
X (Roman numeral)
25. The technical biological term for the human species
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26. 'And others'
et al./ et alii
Aphrodite/Venus
puerile
mea culpa
27. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Odysseus/Ulysses
Theseus
Romulus and Remus
errare humanum est
28. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
satyr
Nike/Victoria
mosaic
status quo
29. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
Hephaestus/Vulcan
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Hera/Juno
Pompeii
30. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
N.B./nota bene
Pantheon
Pan
Homer
31. 'I'
semper paratus
ego
the Fates
p.o./ per os
32. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
ego
Gorgons
SPQR
Pax Romana
33. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
papyrus
muses
L (Roman numeral)
lapsus linguae
34. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
Etruscans
Persephone/Proserpina
Cerberus
sine qua non
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
A.M./ante meridiem
persona non grata
sub rosa
Paris
36. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
finis
errare humanum est
Augustus
e.g./exempli gratia
37. 'Always prepared'
post mortem
aqueduct
semper paratus
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
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
A.D./anno Domini
Achilles' heel
Hercules/Heracles
Aegean Sea
40. 'beware of the dog'
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
cave canem
Helen
P.M./post meridiem
41. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
the furies
Athena/Minerva
vs./versus
jovial
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
Icarus & Daedalus
aqueduct
Sparta
papyrus
43. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Etruscans
Saturnalia
ambrosia and nectar
sine qua non
44. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
Chaos
fresco
laurels
the furies
45. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Tantalus
Homer
toga
Charon
46. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
Minotaur
Troy
terra firma
errare humanum est
47. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Medea
Romulus and Remus
terra firma
etc./et cetera
48. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
fresco
per capita
e.g./exempli gratia
Ithaca
49. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
Ge/Gaea
Penelope
via
terra firma
50. 100
agenda
Minotaur
per annum
C (Roman numeral)
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