LANGUAGE
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LATIN TODAY
100
The meaning of "Habesne" in "Habesne cibum?"
What is "do you have"?
100
Teams of horse-drawn chariots competed in this venue in Rome
What is the Circus Maximus?
100
Their parents were Mars and Rhea Silvia, but a wolf nursed them in infancy
Who are Romulus and Remus?
100
MCMXLIII in Arabic numerals
What is 1943?
100
This is how often you are paid if you receive a per diem salary
What is daily?
200
Give the Latin translation for "lives" in the sentence "In the forest lives a beautiful nymph."
What is "habitat"?
200
What type of government did Lucius Brutus establish in 509 B.C.?
What is a republic?
200
The change of seasons was explained by the sorrow or joy of ________, whose daughter was snatched away to the underworld (give Roman name)
Who is Ceres?
200
Rome's northernmost province, first invaded by Julius Caesar in 55 B.C.
What is Britannia?
200
Your teacher might write this on the chalkboard next to something that you need to note carefully
What is "N.B." or "nota bene"?
300
The meaning of "audacter" in "Miles arma audacter rapuit"
What is "boldly"?
300
This Roman emperor was the first to accept Christianity
Who was Constantine?
300
Delphi, the shrine visited by those who wanted to learn the will of the gods, was sacred to this deity
Who is Apollo?
300
Brundisium, an important Roman seaport, was located in Italy next to this body of water
What is the Adriatic Sea?
300
Give the meaning of "ipso facto" in "The military commander was ipso facto the leader of the country"
What is "by the fact itself"?
400
Give the translation of "Carthaginem" in the sentence "Publius Cornelius Scipio cum copiis multis Carthaginem navigavit"
What is "to Carthage"?
400
This Pontifex Maximus was responsible for a badly needed revision of the calendar in 46 B.C.
Who was Julius Caesar?
400
This Olympian is the mother of Aeneas and a frequent visitor to Cythera and Cyprus (give Roman name)
Who is Venus?
400
The Mare Tyrrhenum, Mare Adriaticum, and Mare Aegeum are parts of this sea
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
If you are looking for a job, you might be asked to submit this, an account of your qualifications and experience
What is a curriculum vitae?
500
Give a translation of "docendum"
What is "to be taught"?
500
Augustus' successor, he spent the last ten years of his reign on the island of Capri
Who was Tiberius?
500
This enchantress slayed her two children, Mermeros and Pheres, to avenge her husband's betrayal. She is also featured in a play by Euripides.
Who is Medea?
500
Catullus spent a year on the staff of the governor of Bithynia, located in this area
What is Asia Minor?
500
This state has the Latin motto: "Audemus iura nostra defendere" (We dare to defend our rights)
What is Alabama?
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