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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'per year'






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






3. '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






4. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






5. 'The other way around'






6. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






7. 100






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






12. '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.






13. 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






14. 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






15. The norms or values of a society






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






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






26. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






27. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






29. God of war






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






31. 'Always prepared'






32. 100






33. Goddess of the hunt






34. 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






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






36. Home of the Greek gods






37. 'A slip of the tongue'






38. 'note well' i.e. take note






39. 'And others'






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






41. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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')






50. 'great-souled & high-minded'