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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'in memory of'






2. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






3. The technical biological term for the human species

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4. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






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






6. 'per day'






7. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






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

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






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






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






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






13. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






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






15. 'seize the day'






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






17. After midday/noon






18. 'in memory of'






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






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






21. Home of the Greek gods






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






23. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






24. 500






25. 'note well' i.e. take note






26. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






27. 'This for that &' a fair trade






28. 'I'






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






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






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






33. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






35. 'unknown land'






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






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






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






39. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






41. 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






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






43. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






44. After midday/noon






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






49. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






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







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