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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






2. 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






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






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






5. 1






6. 'unknown land'






7. 'All-knowing'






8. Goddess of the hearth






9. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






10. 5






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






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






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






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






15. Goddess of the hunt






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






17. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 10






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






24. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






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






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






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






28. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






29. 'I'






30. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






31. 'Always prepared'






32. 'And others'






33. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






34. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






35. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






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






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






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






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






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






41. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






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






44. 'Time flies/flees'






45. '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.






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






47. Writing after the body of a letter






48. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






50. 'The other way around'







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