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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The technical biological term for the human species

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2. 'peace be with you'






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






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






5. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






6. '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.






7. 'The other way around'






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






9. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






11. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)






12. The technical biological term for the human species

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






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






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






16. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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17. 'Always prepared'






18. 'per head' 'per person'






19. 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)






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






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






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






23. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






24. The river surrounding the Underworld






25. 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






26. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






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






28. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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29. God of the sea






30. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 'unknown land'






37. 500






38. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






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






41. '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.






42. 'I'






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






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






45. After midday/noon






46. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






47. 'The other way around'






48. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






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






50. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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