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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. '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






2. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






3. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






4. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






5. Goddess of victory






6. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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






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






12. 1000






13. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






14. After midday/noon






15. 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






16. 'in memory of'






17. The technical biological term for the human species

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18. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






19. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






21. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






22. 'beware of the dog'






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






24. 'The end'






25. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






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






27. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






28. The river surrounding the Underworld






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






30. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






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






32. Goddess of the hunt






33. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






34. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






35. 'in memory of'






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






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






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






39. 1000






40. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






41. 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






42. 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)






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






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






45. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






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






47. 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






48. Goddess of victory






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






50. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare







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