Language
Give the masculine counterparts of the following words: dea, domina, magistra.
Deus, dominus, magister
What is structures, a remarkable feat of Roman engineering, were under the control of the curator aquarum?
Aqueducts
Who killed Achilles and how?
Paris shot him in the heel with an arrow
What is the English meaning of Ad Fontes?
To the sources/springs/fountains
Give the Latin words for “twenty” and “three.”
Vīgintī and trēs
Which case follows the preposition prope?
Accusative
What king, deified posthumously as Quirinus, was raised by wolves and grew up to found Rome?
Romulus
Why was Achilles only vulnerable in his heel?
Because his mother had dipped him in the River Styx to make him immortal, but the water didn't cover the heel where she held on to him.
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase “amor omnia vincit”?
Love conquers all (everything)
What does the Latin abbreviation A.D. stand for?
anno domini (English:“in the year of the lord/master”)
From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we get the English word ”navigate?”
Navigo/ sail
The typical term for this office was one year, and after that ten years had to pass before the same person could run for this position again. How many consuls served at a given time?
two
What was the winning gift that Athena gave?
An olive tree
If someone says “mea culpa,” what do they mean?
It is their fault
Name one of the Romance languages descended from Latin
FRENCH, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, SPANISH, OR ROMANIAN
What Latin noun with what meaning is at the root of the word “horticulture”?
Hortus, garden
Whom did Octavian defeat at the Battle of Actium?
Marc Antony and Cleopatra
What is the Greek equivalent to Mercury?
Hermes
What classic movie series would have the title “Bella Astrōrum”?
Star Wars
In ancient Rome, married women could wear what special garment?
Stola
Say in Latin two numbers that add up to twenty
*Can be many things*
In what month was Julius Caesar assassinated?
March
What child of Rhea did she replace with a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, to prevent her husband Cronus from eating the child?
Zeus
Say in Latin, “the angry horse.”
Equus iratus
What very versatile substance did the Romans use as soap, to light their lamps, to cook, and to eat?
Olive oil