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Classical Literacy

Subject : 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






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






3. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






4. 'Time flies/flees'






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






6. 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






7. 'After death'






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






9. River that runs through the city of Rome






10. The male head of a Roman family






11. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






12. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






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






14. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






15. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






16. '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






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






18. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






19. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






20. Goddess of the hunt






21. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






22. 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






23. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






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






25. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






26. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






27. 'beware of the dog'






28. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






29. '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






30. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






31. '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






32. Goddess of love






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






34. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






35. 100






36. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






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






38. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






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






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






41. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






42. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






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






44. 'The end'






45. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






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






47. 'per head' 'per person'






48. 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






49. 10






50. 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