Latin Grammar
us, i, o, um, o
What are the second declension masculine singular endings?
mors, mortis
What is death?
In the Aeneid, this character is portrayed as the guardian of fate.
Who is Jupiter?
a period of great peace and stability in ancient Rome that lasted about two hundred years
What is the Pax Romana?
the Roman counterpart of Hermes
Who is Mercury?
In the third declension, nouns ending in _, _, _ are feminine.
What is s, o, x?
pans, panis
What is bread?
This text was clearly influenced by the fact that its author had just been exiled from Rome.
What is Ovid's Metamorphoses?
The term ____ refers to the upper-class, while the term _____ refers to peasants in ancient Rome.
What are patricians, plebians?
The gods of these two cultures had a profound influence on the Roman pantheon.
What are the Greeks and Etruscans?
declined forms of the interrogative pronoun
What are quis x2, quid; cujus x3; cui x3; quem x2, quid; quo x3 || qui, quae x2; quorum, quarum, quorum; quibus x3; quos, quas, quae; quibus x3?
sceleratus, a, um
What is criminal?
In Ovid's Metamorphoses, the world was described as __ "before the sea and lands began to be, before the sky had mantled everything..."
What is chaos?
Hannibal led the Carthaginian army during this war.
What is the Second Punic War?
the title of the chief priest of Rome
What is Pontifex Maximu
conjugation of moneo in the perfect active subjunctive
What is monuerim, moneris, monerit, monerimus, moneritis, monerint?
pridie
What is on the day before?
This lost text inspired St. Augustine to study philosophy.
This figure led the Visigoths during the Sack of Rome in 410 A.D.
Who is King Alaric?
This group tended to the sacred hearth.
Who are the Vestal Virgins?
types of ablatives that do not use a preposition
What are means, manner with adjective, origin, comparison, time when, and time within which ablatives?
Quirites, Quiritium
What are Roman citizens in the strictly civil capacity?
What is the Church?
Emperor Nero famously blamed this tragedy on Christians.
What is the Great Fire of Rome?
This document made Catholicism the official religion of the Roman Empire.
What is the Theodosian Code?