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Classical Literacy
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1. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
mores
Excelsior!
ex libris
Ariadne
2. 'note well' i.e. take note
carpe diem
aqueduct
per diem
N.B./nota bene
3. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Colosseum
magnanimous
Mt. Parnassus
e.g./exempli gratia
4. 'per year'
Jason
sine qua non
per annum
finis
5. 'for the time being' - temporary
pro tempore
Mt. Olympus
semper paratus
Sisyphus
6. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
Eros/Cupid
Uranus
Cerberus
in loco parentis
7. 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
Daedalus
papyrus
apple of discord
laurels
8. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
puerile
vice versa
pro tempore
SPQR
9. 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
et al./ et alii
etc./et cetera
vice versa
Hercules/Heracles
10. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
Persephone/Proserpina
Cerberus
Colosseum
Pandora
11. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
errare humanum est
Carthage
A.D./anno Domini
Pan
12. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
i.e./id est
Pax Romana
Hestia/Vesta
cornucopia
13. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Ithaca
Augustus
N.B./nota bene
Punic Wars
14. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
carpe diem
Colosseum
Aegean Sea
veni & vidi & vici
15. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
ambrosia and nectar
the Odyssey
ex officio
Etruscans
16. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Palatine Hill
Elysian Fields/Elysium
labor vincit omnia
Cronus/Saturn
17. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
tempus fugit
etc./et cetera
magnum opus
Sparta
18. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
polytheism
Pan
Prometheus
Orpheus & Eurydice
19. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Saturnalia
Punic Wars
terra firma
Minotaur
20. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
semper fidelis
Caesar
Carthage
21. 'unknown land'
N.B./nota bene
vice versa
terra incognita
Palatine Hill
22. '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
cave canem
valedictorian
Hannibal
summa cum laude
23. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
sub poena
ambrosia and nectar
e pluribus unum
pontifex maximus
24. 'in memory of'
mellifluous
M (Roman numeral)
iota
in memoriam
25. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Orpheus & Eurydice
Sicily
A.M./ante meridiem
ex libris
26. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
ad infinitum
sub rosa
Carthage
iota
27. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too
mea culpa
Ides of March
Pandora
C (Roman numeral)
28. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
Jason
Hector
cave canem
Icarus & Daedalus
29. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
e.g./exempli gratia
post mortem
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Ariadne
30. The male head of a Roman family
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Ithaca
per capita
paterfamilias
31. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
Tartarus
Jason
labor vincit omnia
Daedalus
32. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
terra firma
iota
veni & vidi & vici
Daedalus
33. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
toga
Pan
labor vincit omnia
Arachne
34. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
the furies
cornucopia
Odysseus/Ulysses
Pantheon
35. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
polytheism
I (Roman numeral)
Daedalus
i.e./id est
36. 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
post mortem
Gorgons
Aegean Sea
37. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Athena/Minerva
Pantheon
marathon
aqueduct
38. 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
fresco
paterfamilias
Sisyphus
Sparta
39. 'beware of the dog'
Icarus & Daedalus
Hydra
satyr
cave canem
40. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
Chaos
Cerberus
V (Roman numeral)
Ge/Gaea
41. 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
the Odyssey
Hector
Sicily
per annum
42. Goddess of love
sine qua non
Caesar
Aphrodite/Venus
Cerberus
43. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
sic semper tyrannis
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Punic Wars
sub poena
44. 'The other way around'
vice versa
mea culpa
quid pro quo
Cronus/Saturn
45. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Iliad
Troy
etc./et cetera
46. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
satyr
Punic Wars
per diem
Tantalus
47. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
sub poena
veto
Excelsior!
Hephaestus/Vulcan
48. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
P.M./post meridiem
Athena/Minerva
Chaos
sub rosa
49. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
Pegasus
Parthenon
Troy
per annum
50. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Orpheus & Eurydice
Mt. Vesuvius
sine qua non
per capita