Greek Values
Name the Greek value that refers to glory and honour
Kleos
Name the value that is defined by moral excellence.
Virtus
When and where was Medea first performed?
431 BC/BCE in Athens
In what year was the Bust of Commodus as Hercules made?
circa 192 AD/CE
In what year did Mt Vesuvius erupt and destroy the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum?
79 AD/CE
The Greek value aretē refers to what achieving one's what?
Full potential
"Dignity and duty" are the defining traits for what Roman value?
Gravitas
Who betrays Medea in the play?
Jason
What was the name of Commodus' father?
Marcus Aurelius
The Iliad and the Odyssey retell snippets of stories from what well-known classical event?
The Trojan War
Name the Greek value that referred to the pursuit of honour, respect and worth.
Timē
What are the defining traits for the Roman value auctoritas?
Authority and social standing
Name two of the social concepts that Euripides is commenting on in Medea.
The place of women in the oikos/society
The role of men in the oikos/society
The place of metics in ancient Greece
The constraints of social expectations in ancient Greece
Etc.
Who is the divine hero that Commodus was obsessed with in the last years of his reign?
Hercules
The Nemean Lion was a part of which labour of Hercules?
The first labour
In ancient Greece this value described someone's cunning and trickery. Often used when referring to women rather than men.
Dolos
"Respect and personal virtue" are the definition for what Roman value?
Dignitas
Name all of the characters that Medea kills in the play.
Glauce, Creon, her two sons by Jason
How did Commodus' reign end?
"With warts and all" refers to what style of sculpture from the Roman empire?
Veristic sculpture
The Greek value that refers to the deeply respected relationship between a host and a guest, this relationship would often span generations.
Xenia
The Roman value pietas refers to what desirable behaviours?
Respect for ancestors and religion
The quote "I loathed you more than I loved them" is an example of what theme?
Vengeance/revenge
Commodus was the last emperor of which dynasty?
Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
Spell the name of the person who wrote the play Medea.
Euripides