Golden Age of Literature
This man was the emperor during the majority of the Golden Age of Roman Literature.
Who was Caesar Augustus?
This movie is based off of a tragic love story by Ovid and features Leonardo DiCaprio.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This famous Roman dictator was in love with Cleopatra before Mark Antony.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This Latin word for scriptum is a near twin to the English translation. Spell it!
What is S-C-R-I-P-T-U-M
Instead of sugar, Romans sweetened their baked goods with this sticky golden treat that comes from bees.
What is honey?
The Golden Age of Roman Literature is thought to have occurred during these years.
What is 70 BC to AD 18?
Although it's not directly inspired by Roman history, this animated movie features a shocking betrayal of a brother to the king.
What is the Lion King?
This pair of tragic lovers in Ovid’s Metamorphoses talked through a crack in a wall.
Who are Pyramus and Thisbe?
In Latin, the first letter of the word for curtain is pronounced like a "w", even though it is a different letter. What is this letter and the word it starts?
What is the "v" in velum?
Romans baked bread in big clay ovens. Today, you might bake cookies in one of these kitchen appliances.
What is an oven?
This famous Roman epic was written during this time period.
What is the Aeneid?
This Roman play by Plautus is the inspiration for the Parent Trap!
What is the Brothers Menaechmi?
This musician traveled to the Underworld to bring back his wife Eurydice.
Who is Orpheus?
Theatrical mask in Latin also means “ghost” or “spirit”, which is fitting because it is a stage of insect in English. Spell it!
What is L-A-R-V-A?
Romans made cheese from this animal’s milk, just like we do today.
What is a cow?
This man wrote a famous Roman epic at the request of Emperor Augustus, and was extremely popular during this time.
Who was Vergil?
This movie series (adapted from a popular book trilogy that recently has had another prequel released) is loosely based off the myth of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth. It has a character named Seneca after a Roman philosopher.
What is the Hunger Games?
This ice queen learns that true love is the love she has for her little sister.
Who is Elsa?
This masculine word for poet is spelled like a feminine word. How do you spell it?
What is P-O-E-T-A?
Romans sometimes baked flatbreads topped with cheese, herbs, and oil — kind of like this Italian food you might eat for dinner.
What is pizza?
This man was a poet and was exiled from Rome for writing the Ars Amatoria, which gave instructions on how to rizz up girls.
Who was Ovid?
If it was in Latin, this animated movie would be titled "Pulchra et Monstrum".
What is Beauty and the Beast?
This ogre and princess fall in love despite being very different.
Who are Shrek and Fiona?
The phrase “Break a leg!” in Latin only has two words. Spell both of the words.
What is F-R-A-N-G-E C-R-U-S?
Romans didn’t have sprinkles, but they did decorate bread with these tiny seeds that also top modern hamburger buns.
What are sesame seeds?