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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The norms or values of a society






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






3. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






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






5. '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






6. God of war






7. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






8. 1






9. 'great work'






10. 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






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






12. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






13. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






15. 'Always prepared'






16. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






18. God of the sea






19. 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






20. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






21. 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






22. 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')






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 'per year'






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






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






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






31. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






33. 'Word for word'






34. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






36. 'beware of the dog'






37. 'The end'






38. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






39. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






40. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






41. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






42. 'for the time being' - temporary






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






44. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






45. 'I'






46. '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






47. 'After death'






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






49. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






50. 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