History and Mythology
What emperor of Rome, directly succeeding Julius Caesar, conquered Aegyptus, Dalmatia, and Pannonia?
Augustus
What long river flows through Egypt and nurtured Ancient Egypt?
Nile River
What does the abbreviation i.e. stand for (in Latin)?
id est - that is
Quomodo dices te paratus bello esse?
How
Orbem terrarum ostendam.
I will show
What inventor, trapped inside a maze on Crete, made wings out of wax for him and his son Icarus to fly with?
Daedalus
Where would one find the Senate House, the Temple of Vesta, the Rostra, and the Sacra Via?
The Roman Forum
What Latin word is at the root of the word spectator?
specto, spectare – to watch
Duc decem milites ad templum!
ten soldiers
Nonne ibis ad Forum Romanum?
Surely you are going
What war involved the Romans fighting, among others, the Aquitani and the Helvetii and included battles such as the Battle of Gergovia and the Battle of Alesia?
Gallic Wars
What region of Italy was once called Magna Graecia for the large number of Greeks who lived there?
Sicily
What is the meaning of the Latin proverb ars longa, vita brevis?
Art is forever, life is short.
Daturus donum, coepit clamare.
About to give the gift
Aufer undeviginti equos tredecimque pisces!
19 horses and 13 fish
What overconfident mortal, after obtaining Pegasus and slaying the Chimera, attempted and failed to fly to Mount Olympus?
Bellerophon
What piece of clothing came in pulla, candida, and praetexta variants?
Toga
When would you hear the saying Nos morituri te saltamus?
Before a gladiator fight
Propter hostes, exire non poteramus.
On account of the enemies, we were not able to leave.
Is qui numquam temptat vitam amissit.
He who never tries misses life.
What war included battles such as the Battle of Akragas or the Battle of Cape Ecnomus?
First Punic War
What was the equipment of a retiarius, or netfighter, based on stylistically?
A fisherman
In what context would ibid be used when writing a paper?
A citation
Videtur amicos hos meliores amicis illis esse.
It seems that these friends are better than those friends.
Pecunia ablatus est, vir decipitur, non conspiciemur.
The money has been stolen, the man is being deceived, and we will not be noticed.