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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






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






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






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






5. 100






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






7. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






9. '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






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






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






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






13. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






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






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






16. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






17. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






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






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






20. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






21. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






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. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






24. God of war






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






26. 'Word for word'






27. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






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






29. River that runs through the city of Rome






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






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






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






38. Goddess of wisdom






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






40. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






42. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






43. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






44. The technical biological term for the human species

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






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






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






48. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






50. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.







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