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Classical Literacy
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1. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Hera/Juno
Augustus
Ariadne
terra incognita
2. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
fasces
Troy
A.D./anno Domini
Saturnalia
3. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
agora/forum
ex libris
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
epic
4. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
Minotaur
persona non grata
post mortem
veni & vidi & vici
5. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor
Hestia/Vesta
mentor
Hydra
Delphic Oracle
6. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
Icarus & Daedalus
marathon
Nike/Victoria
sic transit gloria mundi
7. 'great work'
Nike/Victoria
Parthenon
SPQR
magnum opus
8. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
A.M./ante meridiem
Prometheus
satyr
Sparta
9. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
muses
per capita
Minotaur
rara avis
10. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
P.S./post scriptum
mores
e.g./exempli gratia
jovial
11. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War
vs./versus
Helen
Hermes/Mercury
Ge/Gaea
12. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
finis
Trojan Horse
Eros/Cupid
Hermes/Mercury
13. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Iliad
Pegasus
rostra
ego
14. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Ariadne
per capita
Mt. Vesuvius
rara avis
15. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
Carthage
sub rosa
the furies
via
16. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
ad infinitum
carpe diem
veto
17. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
Zeus/Jupiter
Hannibal
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
etc./et cetera
18. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
Homer
vice versa
toga
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
19. River that runs through the city of Rome
Romulus and Remus
ad infinitum
Tiber
carpe diem
20. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
aqueduct
magnanimous
Homer
Ariadne
21. '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.
sic semper tyrannis
Styx
cornucopia
fresco
22. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
Apollo/Apollo
M (Roman numeral)
jovial
papyrus
23. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
labor vincit omnia
satyr
Romulus and Remus
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
24. '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
C (Roman numeral)
mentor
summa cum laude
ex officio
25. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
sub rosa
e.g./exempli gratia
epic
Caesar
26. 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
Hector
Demeter/Ceres
Parthenon
Pegasus
27. 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
Delphic Oracle
mellifluous
Nike/Victoria
28. The technical biological term for the human species
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29. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor
Hydra
A.M./ante meridiem
Theseus
vs./versus
30. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a
vice versa
Romulus and Remus
Trojan Horse
Colosseum
31. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
M (Roman numeral)
M (Roman numeral)
Augustus
sine qua non
32. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Atlas
iota
Hannibal
Hades/Pluto
33. God of the sea
labyrinth
Punic Wars
Persephone/Proserpina
Poseidon/Neptune
34. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Eros/Cupid
the furies
Cerberus
terra incognita
35. 1000
Sicily
M (Roman numeral)
ego
sine qua non
36. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Aegean Sea
Demeter/Ceres
carpe diem
in toto
37. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
D (Roman numeral)
plebeian
Homer
Uranus
38. 'A slip of the tongue'
lapsus linguae
iota
mosaic
vice versa
39. Goddess of the hunt
Hades/Pluto
agora/forum
I (Roman numeral)
Artemis/Diana
40. 'firm ground/solid earth'
terra firma
p.o./ per os
carpe diem
Iliad
41. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
toga
Tantalus
puerile
Charon
42. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
summa cum laude
Pantheon
Spartacus
43. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
atrium
Ge/Gaea
Carthage
Atlas
44. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
sine qua non
Penelope
omniscient
pro tempore
45. 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
p.o./ per os
Chaos
Hannibal
per annum
46. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
persona non grata
e.g./exempli gratia
Troy
Excelsior!
47. 'All-knowing'
omniscient
i.e./id est
N.B./nota bene
Hector
48. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Tantalus
Mt. Vesuvius
M (Roman numeral)
i.e./id est
49. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Athena/Minerva
Perseus & Medusa
Homer
Sicily
50. 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
the Fates
sedentary
plebeian
Hector