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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
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1. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






2. After midday/noon






3. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






4. 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






5. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus






6. 10






7. 'The state in which'






8. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






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






10. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






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






12. 'The end'






13. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a






14. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position






15. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






16. The norms or values of a society






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






18. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






19. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






20. 'beware of the dog'






21. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






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. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






24. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






25. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






26. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






27. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






28. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






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






30. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






31. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






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






33. 50






34. 'The other way around'






35. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






36. 'per head' 'per person'






37. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






38. Market place/business center






39. 1000






40. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






41. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






42. The male head of a Roman family






43. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






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






46. 'note well' i.e. take note






47. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






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






49. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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