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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






2. 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






3. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






4. 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






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






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






7. 'per head' 'per person'






8. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






9. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






10. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






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






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






13. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






14. '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






15. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






16. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






17. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






18. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






19. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






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






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






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






23. The technical biological term for the human species

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24. 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






25. 1000






26. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






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






28. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






29. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






30. 10






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






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






33. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






34. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






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






36. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






37. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






38. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






39. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






40. Goddess of the hearth






41. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






42. God of the sea






43. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






44. 'The state in which'






45. 'great-souled & high-minded'






46. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






47. The river surrounding the Underworld






48. 'The end'






49. 'per day'






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