English derivatives
Equine
equus
He is the god of war, no wonder the red planet is named after him!
Who is Mars?
He's the first emperor of Rome.
Who is Augustus/Octavian?
This guy was declared Dictator and murdered in the senate house in 66BCE
Who is Julius Caesar?
Ridley Scott has directed two films named after this type of entertainer in the ancient world
What is a gladiator?
Miserable
What is miser, a/um?
This goddess is repeatedly cheated on by her husband Juppiter
Who is Juno?
This famous Trojan traveled across the Mediterranean to found Rome.
Who is Aeneas?
This famous emperor fiddled while Rome burned, but wanted to be an actor not a ruler.
Who is Nero?
Zero to Hero and The Gospel Truth are sung in this Disney movie
What is Hercules?
Cubicle
What is cubiculum
This Roman god is the patron of forging and blacksmiths, hes also associated with volcanos
Who is Vulcan?
This set of twins, raised by a she wolf, went on to build Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
_______ is the name of the city in Ohio named after an ideal Roman general
What is Cincinatti
This is the title of the Shakespeare play that takes place in ancient Rome.
Julius Caesar
Auxiliary
What is auxilium
This Roman goddess of love helped Aeneas escape Troy and found Rome.
Who is Venus?
Rome fought several wars with this country to the south, their general, Hannibal, even sent elephants across the alps!
What is Carthage?
This family of Roman emperors are the reason for the colosseum.
Who are the Flavians
Life of Brian (Monty Python) takes place in this Roman province, conquered in 63 BCE by Pompey the Great
What is Judea/Israel?
Frigid
What is frigidus
This goddess was born directly out of her fathers head.
Who is Minerva
Tarquinius Superbus was kicked out of Rome and began this period of Roman rule
What is the Republic?
This famous Roman author wrote the Georgics and the famous Aeneid, which he ordered to be burned but luckily was saved by Augustus following his death.
Who is Virgil?
This is the only country that has Latin as an official language
What is Vatican City?