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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






2. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






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






4. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






5. 1000






6. 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






7. 'After death'






8. 'The end'






9. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






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






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






12. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






13. 'seize the day'






14. 50






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






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






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






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






20. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






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






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






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






24. 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)






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






26. 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






27. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






28. 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')






29. The male head of a Roman family






30. 100






31. 'This for that &' a fair trade






32. 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






33. The river surrounding the Underworld






34. The norms or values of a society






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






36. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






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






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






39. 'note well' i.e. take note






40. The river surrounding the Underworld






41. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






42. 'in memory of'






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






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






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






46. 'Work conquers all'






47. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






48. '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






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






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