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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
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1. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






2. 500






3. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






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. 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)






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






7. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






8. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






10. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






11. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






12. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






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






14. 'And others'






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






16. 'peace be with you'






17. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






18. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






19. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






20. Doctor of medicine






21. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






22. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church






23. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






24. 'The end'






25. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






26. 10






27. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






28. 'per year'






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






30. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






31. 'Always prepared'






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






33. God of the sea






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






35. The male head of a Roman family






36. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






37. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






38. 1






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






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






41. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






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






43. 'per head' 'per person'






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






45. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






46. Home of the Greek gods






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






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






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






50. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute