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Classical Literacy
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1. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
labyrinth
magnum opus
Hercules/Heracles
2. 'The other way around'
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
L (Roman numeral)
vice versa
e pluribus unum
3. 'peace be with you'
puerile
sedentary
Hercules/Heracles
pax vobiscum
4. The norms or values of a society
e pluribus unum
Hydra
valedictorian
mores
5. 'beware of the dog'
ad nauseam
agora/forum
Ides of March
cave canem
6. 'seize the day'
Styx
carpe diem
aqueduct
Iliad
7. 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
mellifluous
Prometheus
Hercules/Heracles
per diem
8. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
magnanimous
satyr
Sparta
Excelsior!
9. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Saturnalia
vice versa
laurels
terra firma
10. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Tartarus
Cronus/Saturn
papyrus
labor vincit omnia
11. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
atrium
Priam
Sisyphus
Atlas
12. 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
et al./ et alii
Tantalus
Paris
Penelope
13. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Mt. Vesuvius
valedictorian
P.S./post scriptum
Pegasus
14. 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
Hannibal
per capita
the furies
SPQR
15. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
Perseus & Medusa
Etruscans
Atlas
iota
16. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
vice versa
Icarus & Daedalus
Arachne
fasces
17. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
Pantheon
magnanimous
V (Roman numeral)
18. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
veto
M (Roman numeral)
Sicily
magnanimous
19. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus
Pompeii
Cyclops
atrium
Saturnalia
20. 'After death'
post mortem
vice versa
atrium
ex officio
21. 'per day'
Cyclops
agora/forum
Chaos
per diem
22. 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
mentor
semper paratus
Styx
C (Roman numeral)
23. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
mores
ex libris
rostra
ad nauseam
24. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located
the Fates
D (Roman numeral)
terra firma
Athens/Acropolis
25. Goddess of love
Aphrodite/Venus
I (Roman numeral)
Eros/Cupid
sub rosa
26. '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
valedictorian
muses
Odysseus/Ulysses
Priam
27. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
epic
semper paratus
tribune
Sisyphus
28. 'I'
omniscient
vs./versus
Ides of March
ego
29. 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.
marathon
P.M./post meridiem
plebeian
puerile
30. Writing after the body of a letter
P.S./post scriptum
Pompeii
Golden Fleece
Hercules/Heracles
31. 'for the time being' - temporary
Artemis/Diana
Ides of March
Achilles' heel
pro tempore
32. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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33. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
Pompeii
Trojan Horse
N.B./nota bene
Ides of March
34. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church
Chaos
mentor
Prometheus
pontifex maximus
35. 'Word for word'
Hades/Pluto
verbatim
Prometheus
ego
36. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Apollo/Apollo
Sparta
Penelope
et tu & Brute?
37. 'This for that &' a fair trade
agora/forum
valedictorian
quid pro quo
in loco parentis
38. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Uranus
Golden Fleece
Penelope
vice versa
39. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
Pegasus
Zeus/Jupiter
labyrinth
aqueduct
40. '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
i.e./id est
vs./versus
sub rosa
valedictorian
41. 50
L (Roman numeral)
satyr
agenda
mosaic
42. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
satyr
M (Roman numeral)
Zeus/Jupiter
Charon
43. 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)
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
satyr
Gorgons
epic
44. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Persephone/Proserpina
V (Roman numeral)
Jason
Troy
45. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
Chaos
errare humanum est
Hades/Pluto
N.B./nota bene
46. Goddess of victory
apple of discord
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Nike/Victoria
Mt. Parnassus
47. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
Odysseus/Ulysses
Delphic Oracle
veni & vidi & vici
rara avis
48. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
Penelope
errare humanum est
Artemis/Diana
epic
49. 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
laurels
Etruscans
magnanimous
pro tempore
50. 'per head' 'per person'
terra firma
per annum
Colosseum
per capita
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