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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






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






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






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






6. 'beware of the dog'






7. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






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






9. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama






10. 'for the time being' - temporary






11. 10






12. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






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






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






15. Doctor of medicine






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






17. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






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






19. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






21. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






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






23. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






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






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






27. The river surrounding the Underworld






28. 5






29. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






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






31. 'per day'






32. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






33. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






34. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






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






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






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






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






39. 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')






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






41. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






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






43. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






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






45. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






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






47. 'per head' 'per person'






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






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50. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses