Early Roman Heroes
Gods and Goddesses
Stage 13 vocabulary
Forms of "sum"
Miscellaneous
100

This hero led many girls to safety across the Tiber river to Rome. 

Who is Cloelia?

100
Roman goddess of love and beauty.
Who is Venus?
100

The Latin word for "to wound".

What is vulnerāre?

100

Second person singular imperfect form of "to be". 

What is erās. 

100

The room in the Thermae which contained pools of hot water. 

What is the caldārium?

200

This hero stopped Etruscan soldiers from crossing the Pons Sublicius. 

Who is Horatius Cocles?
200
He is the Roman King of the gods.
Who is Jupiter?
200

The Latin word for "tired". 

What is fessus?

200

Third person plural imperfect form of "to be"

What is erant?

200

The name awarded to a person for accomplishing something great. 

What is the cognomen?

300

This hero prefers the simple life of farming to leading Roman armies. 

Who is Cincinnatus?

300
She was the Roman goddess of the hearth.
Who is Vesta?
300

The Latin word for "himself". 

What is sē?

300

First person plural present tense of "to be"

What is sumus?

300
This volcano erupted in 79 AD.
What is Mt. Vesuvius?
400

This hero accidentally killed a scribe. 

Who is Mucius "Scaevola"?
400
Greek goddess of memory
Who is Mnemosone?
400

The Latin word for say. 

What is dīcere. 

400

Second person plural imperfect form of "to be"

What is erātis?

400
A sauce made from fermented fish that the Romans used as a condiment. 

What is garum?

500
This hero burned his right hand in a fire. 

Who is Mucius "Scaevola"?

500
He is the god of poetry, prophecy and music - the same name in Roman and Greek mythology.
Who is Apollo?
500

The Latin word for "sing"

What is cantāre?

500

The second person singular present form of "sum"

What is es?

500
Roman boys wear this when they become a man.
What is a toga?
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