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What is an English word that comes from the Latin derivative "Herba"?
Arbor, Herb
100
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Macedonia
100
What goddess hated Hercules and sought to ruin his life?
Hera
100
Who wrote "The Aeneid"?
Virgil
100
Both men and women wore what garment under their outer clothing?
Tunica
200
What is an English word that comes from the Latin derivative "Pelvis"?
Pelvis
200
How were Caesar and Augustus related?
Augustus was Caesar's great nephew and later adopted heir
200
What was Mars the God of?
War
200
Who wrote orations against Catiline?
Cicero
200
In what position did the Romans eat?
Reclining
300
What is an English word that comes from the Latin derivative "Brevis"?
Abbreviate, Brief
300
In a time of crisis, what would the Senate appoint to have emergency powers for six months?
A dictator
300
Name 5 Olympians using their Greek names.
Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Athena, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, Dionysus
300
Which author wrote "The Republic"?
Plato
300
What is the Latin word for the woman's outer garment, or robe?
Stola
400
What is an English word that comes from the Latin derivative "Albus"?
Albino
400
What is referred to as the 200-year period of peace in the Roman Empire?
Pax Romana
400
What was the 12th labor of Hercules?
To Capture Cerberus
400
Which author was ordered by Nero to kill himself?
Seneca
400
This Latin phrase "Montani semper liberi" meaning "The people of the mountains are always free" is the motto of what state?
West Virginia
500
What is an English word that comes from the Latin derivative "Recens"?
Recent, Recently
500
In what year did Octavian assume the name Augustus?
27 BCE
500
Who was the Greek hero that killed the Chimera?
Bellerophon
500
Which author wrote "The Metamorphoses"?
Ovid
500
What is the body of water known in Latin as "Mare Internum"?
Mediterranean Sea
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