It's Just A Myth
Latin Words with English Derivatives
True Or False
Latin Mottos
100

Name 3 Greek Gods/Godesses

Zeus, Hera, Artemis, Athena, Apollo, Hestia, Hephaestus, Ares, Demeter, Poseidon, Hades, and/or Aphrodite

100

canis

English Derivative: canine, canary, canaille,  canicular, canid.

Meaning: dog

100

True or False: Many Roman citizens were freedman or descendants of freed enslaved people. 

True. The majority of Ancient Rome was made up of enslaved people, and so it made sense that much of the Roman Citizen population was made up of freedmen and descendants of enslaved people.

100

Carpe Diem

Seize the Day

200

What mythological creature had the ability to turn anyone who looked at her into stone?

Medusa

200

fūmus

English Derivatives: fume, fumitory, fumid, perfume, fumigate, fugacious, fumade.

Meaning: smoke

200

True or False: 50% of children in Ancient Rome did not make it past age 10.

True. 30% of Children did not make it past their first birthday, and 50% of children did not make it past age 10.

200

Veni, Vidi, Vici

I came, I saw, I conquered

300

How Many Seeds did Persephone Eat?

Six Seeds 

300

corpus

English Derivative: corpse, accorporate, corps, corporate

meaning: body

300

True or False: Women were not allowed to have jobs in Ancient Rome

False. Women had the freedom to work in many different occupations, and some could even own farms if they were wealthy enough. 

300

Quid Pro Quo

Something For Something or This For That

400

What escaped from Pandora's box?

All the evil and misery in the world

400

dignus

English Derivative: dignity, dignify, deign, indignation, disdain

Meaning: worthy

400

True or False: All slaves in Ancient Rome were captured from Africa.

False. enslaved people in Ancient Rome were captured from all across Europe and Africa after their land was raided in war. People would also become enslaved due to debts and being born into slavery. 

400

E Pluribus Unum

Out of Many, One

500

What did Daphne turn into to escape Apollo's affection?

A tree

500

magister

English derivative: magistrate, maestro, master, magistrature

meaning: master

500

True or False: Ancient Rome had clean water. 

True. Emperor Augustus provided funding to build the Aqueducts, which surrounded Ancient Rome and gave clean water to over 500,000 households

500

Ad Astra Per Aspera

To the stars through difficulties

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