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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






2. 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






3. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






4. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






5. '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






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






7. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






8. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






9. 'peace be with you'






10. 'Word for word'






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






12. 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)






13. 'After death'






14. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






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






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






17. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






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






19. 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






20. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






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






22. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






23. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






24. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






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






27. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






28. 'Work conquers all'






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






30. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






31. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






32. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






33. 1






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






35. The male head of a Roman family






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






37. Home of the Greek gods






38. 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






39. 'The other way around'






40. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






41. 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






42. The river surrounding the Underworld






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






44. 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






45. '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.






46. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






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






48. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






49. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






50. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus