Roman History
Romulus
Who was the legendary founder of Rome?
-are
Five
How many nouns declension families are there?
Two Consuls
How any Consuls were elected at a time during the Republican period?
culina
Hannibal
Who was the famous general during the 2nd Punic War who lead his army, including war elephants, across the Swiss Alps to attack Rome?
bo, bi, bi, bi, bi, bu
What is the tense marker for the future tense?
Direct Object
What is the Accusative Case?
Paterfamilias
Flavian Amphitheater
What is the modern day Colossium, where gladiatorial games and animal hunts occurred?
Seven
How many hills is the city of Rome built on?
How many kings ruled Rome during the Monarchy period?
-ire
What is the infinitive ending for the 4th conjugation verb family?
"Sword of iron"
What is an example of a "Genitive of Material"?
Curia
What is the ancient Roman Senate House?
The Pantheon
What is the ancient Roman temple where all the gods could be worshiped, built by Marcus Agrippa, later converted to a Christian church?
Manlius
Imperative Mood
What is the mood used for direct address/commands?
Ad, Trans, Post, Circum...
What are prepositions that take the Accusative Case?
Caligae
What is the name for Roman military boots that later became a nickname for a Roman Emperor?
Mare Nostrum
What is the modern day Mediterranean Sea?
Loacoon
Who was the legendary Trojan priest that advised Troy against bringing the wooden horse into the city, threw a spear into the horse for emphasis, angering Poseidon & Athena, who sent sea serpents to devour him and his sons as punishment, and thus convincing the Trojans that the horse was sacred?
Personal Endings
What are the endings attached to a verb stem to form a conjugated verb with person, number, tense?
Predicate Nominative
What function does the Nominative Case play in addition to the subject of a sentence?
"Alea iacta est"
What did Julius Caesar say upon crossing the Rubicon River? "The die is cast"
Cloaca Maxima
What is the ancient Roman sewer system started by Tarquinius Priscus during the Monarchy period and still in use today?