Mythology
Who is the goddess of wisdom?
Minerva/Athena
What is the Latin word for country home?
Villa
What is the Latin abbreviation for post scriptum meaning written afterwards?
P.S.
Where do we see the Latin motto "Semper fidelis"?
United States Marine Corps; it means "always faithful"
What is the name of the most famous arena in Rome that was used for chariot races?
Circus Maximus
Who is the queen of the gods and the wife of Jupiter?
Juno/Hera
What is the culina in the Roman house?
Kitchen
What is the Latin abbreviation that means "for example"?
e.g.
What Latin motto means to seize the day?
Carpe diem!
What is the name of the elaborate baths?
Thermae
Who is the god of war?
Mars/Ares
What is the peristylium in the Roman house?
Open courtyard usually with garden and columns; center of family living"
What is the Latin abbreviation that means "and so forth"?
etc.; et cetera
What is the Latin phrase that means "in good faith"?
Bona fide
What is the name of the greatest amphitheater in Rome which was used for combats between gladiators?
Colosseum
Who's symbol is a trident?
Neptune/Poseidon
What is the name of the dining room in the Roman house?
Triclinium
What does the Latin abbreviation "p.m." stand for?
Where can you find the Latin motto "E pluribus unum"?
On the Great Seal of the United States; it means "Out of many, one"
What is the name of the large field set aside for athletic exercises and military training?
Campus Martius
Who was the god of fire?
Vulcan/Hephaestus
What is the name of the study or office in a Roman house?
Tablinum
What is the meaning of the Latin abbreviation "A.D."?
anno Domini; in the year of Lord
What is the meaning of "divide et impera" which is the Roman policy of conquest best exemplified by Caesar?
Divide and rule
What was located at the center of the city of Rome and was the location of important religious, social, and political activities?