Famous People
The Alexandrian mathematician known for his work, Elements
Euclid
Where were gladiator fights held?
Calcium and amphitheater
rapio
seize, grab
Whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
Venus
Who founded Rome
Romulus and Remus
The most famous Alexandrian anatomist.
Herophilus
What was the policy of admission fees?
It was free and the person hosting pays
scindo
tear, tear up
The god of fire and blacksmith
Vulcan
At one banquet in Rome, the guests were served with how many ostrich brains?
100
The Renaissance scientist who “rediscovered” that the Earth circled the Sun.
Copernicus
How were gladiators trained?
They went to gladiator school and a gladiator trainer
spero
hope, expect
Was responsible for messages, traveling, commerce, and trickery.
Mercury
What was used to stop bleeding?
Cobwebs
The father of medical science.
Hippocrates
What reasons might there be allow a gladiator to live?
Popularity and many victories
idem
the same
Goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy.
Minerva
What was something Cesar hated about himself?
He hated going bald so he made it illegal for anyone to stand above him and look down. If you looked down at his bald patch you could be put to death!
The Greek who calculated the circumference of the Earth.
Eratosthenes
What latin phrase shows that gladiators were sometimes very popular?
suspirium puellarum
haudquaquam
not at all
The rustic god of the forest, plains and field
Faunus
How did some Romans earn their living?
By plucking other people’s armpits