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Classical Literacy
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1. 'Time flies/flees'
SPQR
Apollo/Apollo
tempus fugit
Athens/Acropolis
2. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
Jason
Mt. Vesuvius
polytheism
Parthenon
3. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
pro tempore
semper fidelis
Pegasus
Excelsior!
4. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')
quid pro quo
Mt. Vesuvius
rostra
A.D./anno Domini
5. 'per year'
L (Roman numeral)
aqueduct
magnum opus
per annum
6. 'All-knowing'
pax vobiscum
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
omniscient
magnum opus
7. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
paterfamilias
rara avis
A.M./ante meridiem
Orpheus & Eurydice
8. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
ambrosia and nectar
Hydra
agenda
Daedalus
9. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
laurels
sedentary
L (Roman numeral)
Saturnalia
10. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
Ides of March
Poseidon/Neptune
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Odysseus/Ulysses
11. God of war
Ares/Mars
Pan
lapsus linguae
Etruscans
12. 'This for that &' a fair trade
sedentary
semper fidelis
I (Roman numeral)
quid pro quo
13. 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
summa cum laude
valedictorian
pro tempore
Icarus & Daedalus
14. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
N.B./nota bene
tribune
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
laurels
15. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Odysseus/Ulysses
Cyclops
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Cronus/Saturn
16. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
ex libris
Carthage
Mt. Parnassus
Aegean Sea
17. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
p.o./ per os
Aegean Sea
P.M./post meridiem
Ares/Mars
18. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
carpe diem
Punic Wars
Ithaca
valedictorian
19. 'in memory of'
A.D./anno Domini
Hydra
aqueduct
in memoriam
20. 'seize the day'
tempus fugit
atrium
carpe diem
Demeter/Ceres
21. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
per annum
plebeian
Pegasus
jovial
22. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Pandora
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Priam
23. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
marathon
Romulus and Remus
i.e./id est
toga
24. 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)
Gorgons
Paris
Styx
patrician
25. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Delphic Oracle
Golden Fleece
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Hermes/Mercury
26. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
Hephaestus/Vulcan
errare humanum est
puerile
Sisyphus
27. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
Apollo/Apollo
mellifluous
ambrosia and nectar
Icarus & Daedalus
28. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
etc./et cetera
the Odyssey
the Odyssey
mellifluous
29. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
N.B./nota bene
Punic Wars
semper paratus
sine qua non
30. 'The other way around'
semper paratus
Sparta
Tantalus
vice versa
31. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Sparta
papyrus
Paris
fresco
32. 'All-knowing'
Daedalus
ad nauseam
V (Roman numeral)
omniscient
33. 'unknown land'
terra incognita
Medea
Etruscans
Golden Fleece
34. 1
ad nauseam
Mt. Vesuvius
I (Roman numeral)
Troy
35. 'unknown land'
terra incognita
rostra
Pegasus
muses
36. 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
aqueduct
Athens/Acropolis
lapsus linguae
vice versa
37. 1000
Mt. Vesuvius
Atlas
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
M (Roman numeral)
38. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor
iota
Hydra
Hephaestus/Vulcan
muses
39. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
Trojan Horse
Athena/Minerva
puerile
semper fidelis
40. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
verbatim
Atlas
Penelope
tempus fugit
41. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Elysian Fields/Elysium
errare humanum est
Caesar
Carthage
42. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
ex officio
A.M./ante meridiem
Hephaestus/Vulcan
status quo
43. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
verbatim
Caesar
Palatine Hill
Nike/Victoria
44. 5
ego
V (Roman numeral)
et tu & Brute?
e pluribus unum
45. The male head of a Roman family
semper paratus
paterfamilias
vs./versus
magnanimous
46. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
Spartacus
agenda
paterfamilias
Tantalus
47. 'A slip of the tongue'
Romulus and Remus
consul
lapsus linguae
i.e./id est
48. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
fasces
sic transit gloria mundi
Romulus and Remus
Perseus & Medusa
49. 500
Helen
Minotaur
D (Roman numeral)
tribune
50. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
polytheism
Circus Maximus
mosaic
Theseus
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