Saturnalia Facts
Roman celebrations of Saturnalia honor this god.
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Who is Saturn?
Bonus answer: who is Kronos?
This bird is the symbol of Juno, the Roman queen of the Gods.
What is a peacock?
These twin brothers, allegedly raised by a she-wolf, quarreled over the first kingship of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
This Latin phrased means "seize the day."
What is "carpe diem?"
These are the five main Latin noun cases.
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What are: Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, and Ablative?
Bonus answer: What are the Vocative and Locative case?
This Latin phrase was used by the Ancient Romans to wish each other a Happy Saturnalia.
What is "Io Saturnalia"?
This mostly-invulnerable Trojan War hero was considered the greatest warrior to have ever lived.
Who is Achilles?
On the Ides of March, this Roman statesman and general was stabbed to death in Pompey's Theater by a group of his close friends and colleagues.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Cave Canem! This Latin phrase advises you to beware of this animal.
What is a dog?
This case is used for the indirect object.
What is the Dative Case?
This cosmic event takes place at the end of Saturnalia and marks the impending return of the sunlight and springtime.
What is the Winter Solstice?
This Greek goddess of youth personifies both springtime and death.
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Who is Persephone?
Bonus answer: Who is Proserpina?
This Celtic queen commanded an uprising against the Romans in Britain.
Who was Boudicca?
A "post mortem" exam is performed after a person has experience this.
What is death?
The kind of subjunctive clause in this sentence:
miles iuvenem iterum rogavit quis esset.
What is an indirect question?
In Ancient Rome, Saturnalia was typically celebrated during this tenth month of the year.
What is December?
This god of the smith is said to have a limp and keeps a forge inside a volcano.
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Who is Hephaestus / Vulcan?
The Celtic goddess that gave healing powers to the spring at Aquae Sulis.
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Who is Sulis?
Bonus answer: Who is Minerva?
The meaning of this phrase, which Julius Caesar famously shared with the senate after one of his victories in Gaul: "Veni, vidi, vici."
What is "I came, I saw, I conquered"?
These are the three past tenses in Latin.
What are: Perfect, Imperfect, and Pluperfect?
This floppy, colorful hat was a symbol of freed slaves and was worn as part of Saturnalia celebrations.
What is a pileus?
This two-faced deity was the god of doorways, crossroads, and new beginnings.
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Who is Janus?
Bonus answer: What is January?
The Roman Emperor at the time of our stories.
Who was Domitian?
Carthago Delenda Est! This Latin phrase was uttered by Cato the Elder at the end of each of his speeches to remind the Senate. It is translated with this English phrase:
What is "Carthage must be destroyed?"
mihi effugiendum est!
BONUS: The name of this structure when it accompanies the dative of agent and the verb to be.
What is the gerundive?
BONUS: What is the passive periphrastic.