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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 10






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






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






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






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






6. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






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






8. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)


9. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






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






11. '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.






12. God of the sea






13. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






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






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






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






17. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






18. 'firm ground/solid earth'






19. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






20. 'per head' 'per person'






21. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






22. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






23. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






25. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






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






27. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






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






29. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






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






31. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






32. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






33. '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






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






35. 'And others'






36. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






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






38. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






39. 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






40. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






41. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






42. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






44. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






45. Goddess of the hearth






46. Writing after the body of a letter






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






48. 'All-knowing'






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






50. 'firm ground/solid earth'