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Classical Literacy
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1. The technical biological term for the human species
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2. 'peace be with you'
sic semper tyrannis
pax vobiscum
agora/forum
omniscient
3. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
sub rosa
Medea
in memoriam
Athens/Acropolis
4. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
Etruscans
errare humanum est
Parthenon
iota
5. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
Aegean Sea
Hera/Juno
mosaic
Zeus/Jupiter
6. '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.
ex officio
jovial
Helen
sic semper tyrannis
7. 'The other way around'
vice versa
e.g./exempli gratia
labor vincit omnia
Etruscans
8. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
toga
M (Roman numeral)
Orpheus & Eurydice
pax vobiscum
9. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
SPQR
Iliad
pontifex maximus
rostra
10. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
sedentary
Charon
e pluribus unum
semper paratus
11. 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)
satyr
Gorgons
tempus fugit
verbatim
12. The technical biological term for the human species
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13. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
labor vincit omnia
agenda
Saturnalia
Hera/Juno
14. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Palatine Hill
Hera/Juno
Caesar
Augustus
15. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
the Fates
Colosseum
valedictorian
terra incognita
16. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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17. 'Always prepared'
e pluribus unum
semper paratus
persona non grata
veto
18. 'per head' 'per person'
verbatim
per capita
Troy
Caesar
19. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)
et tu & Brute?
in loco parentis
epic
Priam
20. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
vice versa
Uranus
etc./et cetera
Etruscans
21. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
X (Roman numeral)
lapsus linguae
ex officio
ad nauseam
22. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Athens/Acropolis
rara avis
et tu & Brute?
Ides of March
23. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Caesar
Ariadne
Aphrodite/Venus
Hannibal
24. The river surrounding the Underworld
C (Roman numeral)
Prometheus
p.o./ per os
Styx
25. 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
Hercules/Heracles
Hannibal
tempus fugit
Colosseum
26. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
aqueduct
mosaic
persona non grata
Tiber
27. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
Atlas
jovial
omniscient
Elysian Fields/Elysium
28. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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29. God of the sea
Poseidon/Neptune
sedentary
veto
pax vobiscum
30. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
atrium
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Theseus
polytheism
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
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Iliad
Poseidon/Neptune
Hector
32. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
Odysseus/Ulysses
et tu & Brute?
Jason
ego
33. 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
apple of discord
L (Roman numeral)
Odysseus/Ulysses
mosaic
34. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
ambrosia and nectar
muses
p.o./ per os
Cronus/Saturn
35. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Saturnalia
Trojan Horse
Sparta
muses
36. 'unknown land'
Trojan Horse
Caesar
etc./et cetera
terra incognita
37. 500
D (Roman numeral)
rara avis
ambrosia and nectar
marathon
38. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Circus Maximus
Punic Wars
sic transit gloria mundi
Nike/Victoria
39. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
mellifluous
rostra
semper paratus
Gorgons
40. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
i.e./id est
patrician
mellifluous
Ariadne
41. '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.
vs./versus
paterfamilias
Palatine Hill
sic semper tyrannis
42. 'I'
Hannibal
Hera/Juno
ego
N.B./nota bene
43. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
SPQR
Charon
etc./et cetera
Palatine Hill
44. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
p.o./ per os
Mt. Parnassus
Arachne
Minotaur
45. After midday/noon
M (Roman numeral)
P.M./post meridiem
the furies
in memoriam
46. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Atlas
summa cum laude
Odysseus/Ulysses
ad infinitum
47. 'The other way around'
labor vincit omnia
Paris
Poseidon/Neptune
vice versa
48. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
Perseus & Medusa
C (Roman numeral)
sine qua non
Hades/Pluto
49. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
Demeter/Ceres
sub poena
patrician
sic semper tyrannis
50. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
aqueduct
Pompeii
Jason
Etruscans
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