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Classical Literacy

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






2. 'note well' i.e. take note






3. 'great-souled & high-minded'






4. 'per year'






5. 'for the time being' - temporary






6. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






11. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






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






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






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






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






16. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






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






18. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






19. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






21. 'unknown land'






22. '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






23. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






24. 'in memory of'






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






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






27. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






28. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






30. The male head of a Roman family






31. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






32. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






33. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






34. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






35. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






36. 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






37. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






38. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again






39. 'beware of the dog'






40. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






41. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






42. Goddess of love






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






44. 'The other way around'






45. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






46. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






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






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






49. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






50. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum