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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. After midday/noon






2. 'All-knowing'






3. 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')






4. 10






5. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






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






7. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






8. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






9. '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






10. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






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






13. '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






14. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






15. 'I'






16. 'Word for word'






17. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






25. 'peace be with you'






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






27. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






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






29. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






30. 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






31. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






32. 'Time flies/flees'






33. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)






34. 'beware of the dog'






35. 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')






36. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






37. 'per year'






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 50






45. After midday/noon






46. '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.






47. 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






48. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






49. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






50. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery







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