VOCABULARY
Quintus erat frater Luciae. The Latin meaning of frater.
What is "brother"?
The English meanings of semper paratus and semper fidelis.
Rufilla Salvio librum ostendit.
The case of Rufilla.
What is the nominative case?
"in urbe Londinio manēre volēbam."
Ubi Rufilla manēre volēbat?
Quid est Londinium?
Olive oil, wine, and garum (fish sauce) could be held in this kind of container.
What is an amphora?
Pennsylvania, "Penn's forest," is named after its founder William Penn. The Latin word for woods or forest.
Quid est silva?
The English meaning of ubi mel, ibi apes.
What is "Where there is honey, there are bees"?
Rufilla Salvio librum ostendit.
The case of Salvio.
What is the dative case?
"vir crudelis es."
What is Rufilla calling her husband here?
What is "cruel"?
The Romans were interested in Britain's aurum, argentum, et plumbum.
What are gold, silver, and lead?
Annihilate and nihilism derive from the Latin word meaning nothing.
Quid est nihil?
A sticker in a book that says ex libris means
What is "From the library" or "From the books (of)"?
The meaning of Nolite pugnare, discipuli!
Salvius est "maritus crudelissimus."
The type of adjective crudelissimus.
What is a superlative adjective?
Athena's Roman name.
Hint: Professor McGonagall
Quis est Minerva?
Vitamin and vitality derive from the Latin noun vita which means
Quid est "life"?
According to the proverb in libris libertas, you can find this in books.
What is "freedom"?
Rufilla Salvio librum ostendebat.
The tense of ostendebat.
What is the imperfect tense?
Aristo tragoedias scribere volebat. What Aristo wanted to do.
What is "write tragedies"?
Mosaics and gardens were introduced to Britain by them.
Quī erant Romani?
Quid est "slowly"?
The student's M.O. was to study the night before an exam. The Latin and/or English for M.O.
What is modus operandi or method of operating?
Rufilla Salvio librum dederat.
The tense of dederat.
What is the pluperfect tense?
Amici Galateae semper cantant et iocos faciunt. What the friends of Galatea were always doing.
What is "singing" and "making jokes"?
The lighthouse, the library, and glassmaking were a few reasons that tourists visited this ancient city.
Quid est Alexandria?