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Who was born in the city of Carthage (North Africa) and was the first to write Christian Latin literature?
His work the Apologeticus was published in AD 197.
He was also credited with being the first to break the force fo the infamous charges against Christians that included the sacrifice of children.
100 point bonus: This man emphasized that the Christians did something more effective than worship the emperor: They ______ed for him.
Turtullian
prayed for him
Motto for this country is "With God helping"- which is pretty vague....so, your other clue is that this country is located in Europe and is the 2nd smallest sovereign state in the world. It's also super fancy with lots of wealth.
100 bonus: what is the smallest sovereign state in the world?
Monaco
Vatican City
what was unique about the Roman army's shields?
oval shaped
Neptune
what symbolized Roman engineering mastery and accommodated thousands of visitors daily?
Roman baths
Who was known as the "Christian Cicero" because of his elegant Latin writing style? He served as a tutor to an emperor's son.
bonus of 200 points: which emperor did he serve?
Lactantius
bonus: Constantine the Great
Motto: Commerce restored with pirates expelled.
What country?
Bonus 300 points: name one of the pirates associated with this
Bahamas
Blackbeard or Captain Morgan
When discussing the Bahamas, we looked at a photo where tourists often swim with what animal?
Pigs
modern theatre can be traced back to Ancient Rome and Greece-
what is a thespian?
actor or actress or founder of Greek drama
What would the gladiators often say (or be forced to say) before the performance began?
*it doesn't have to be worded exactly right- just the general gist of it.
"Hail, Caesar! We, who are about to die, salute you!"
Who was the man from South Africa imprisoned for years but later becomes the president?
Nelson Mandela
Who was the first emperor to transform Rome into a Christian state?
Constantine
What color would the following be associated with?
albino
rubescent
white
red
within Roman baths, what is the difference between the frigidarium, tepidarium, and caladium?
bonus of 300 points: what made the caladium possible?
cold water, Tepid water, hot water
bonus: it had windows all around to allow heat from sun to warm the water
This man was known throughout the Roman Empire- he was a nomad, had a mobile empire and was feared. The Romans saw him as a divine punishment sent against them.
Attila the Hun
Who wrote De Architecture which served as a guide for building techniques?
clue: Da Vinci's famous drawing is named after him.
Vitruvius
*the Vitruvian man
name the bridge that was famously a part of the Civil War between Maxentius and Constantine
clue: the love locks
Milvian Bridge
Out of the students in our class, who is the oldest?
Daily Double!
Do you know the middle name for each person on the opposing team?
Hmmm, let's see
according to historical accounts, Constantine saw a vision in the sky before going to battle with Maxentius- so he had a symbol painted on the flags and shields of his men...
what was this symbol called?
why was it called that?
Chi Rho
first two letters of Christ from the Greek alphabet
Who wrote Confessions, known as the first autobiography?
famous quote: "Lord, make me chaste- but not yet"
clue: he is in the Timeline song
Augustine of Hippo
Why is Latin known as a "dead language"?
bonus of 300 points: name 2 modern romantic languages that have evolved from Latin
because it has no native language speakers
bonus: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
what is it called when a large group of people have a false memory of an event or detail?
The Mandela Effect
What do each of these phrases mean?
Sola Scriptura?
Sola Fide?
Sola Gratia?
Solus Christus?
Soli Deo Gloria?
bonus of 200 points: what are these 5 phrases known as in Christian History? (clue: 1517)
Scripture Alone
Faith Alone
Grace Alone
Christ Alone
Glory to God Alone
bonus: the 5 Solas of the Reformation
2 answers are required for the 500 point value
bonus: 100 points if you can name 2 more reasons Latin is alive
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