Legends
Who is the king of the Roman gods?
Jupiter
What structure did Romans use to carry water into cities?
Aqueducts
Puella est in horto
The girl is in the garden
Who was the prince of Troy who took Helen from Sparta?
Paris
What is the name of Odysseus’ homeland?
Ithaca
What goddess is known as the Roman goddess of love and beauty?
Venus
What was a common public gathering place in a Roman city?
Forum
Servus aquam portat
The slave carries water
Who was the Greek king whose wife Helen was taken, starting the war?
Menelaus
Who is the goddess who helps Odysseus and often disguises herself?
Athena
What is the Roman god of the Greek god of war, Ares?
Mars
What was the name of the large Roman arena for gladiator fights?
Colosseum
Magister libros disipulis dat
The teacher gives books to the students
What cunning Greek hero devised the Trojan Horse?
Odysseus
What one-eyed creature does Odysseus blind?
cyclops
Who is the Roman goddess of the hearth and home, worshipped in every household?
Vesta
What were the wealthy upper-class Romans called?
Patricians
Romani urbem fortiter defenderunt
The Romans bravely defended the city
Who was the greatest warrior on the Trojan side and also the brother of Paris?
Hector
What enchantress turns Odysseus’ men into pigs?
Circe
Who were the twin founders of Rome raised by a wolf?
Romulus and Remus
What part of the Villa were the household gods kept in?
Post multos annos, Aeneas in Italiam venit
after many years, aeneas came to italy
Who killed Achilles, and how?
Paris, by shooting an arrow though his heel
What test does Penelope use to confirm Odysseus’ identity?
She asks about their bed which is built into a tree