Ancient Rome
A retiarius was a gladiator who wore very little armor & fought with a trident & this to entangle his opponent
Its said he wandered around Athens during the day with a lamp looking for an honest man
Who is diogenes
This Roman emperor was afflicted with a limp and slight deafness
Who is Claudius
In varietate concordia is the motto of what world governing body?
What is the European Union
Ageōmétrētos mēdeìs eisítō was the motto written above what famous institution?
What is Plato's Academy.
By 23 A.D. the prefect Sejanus became the sole commander of these elite protectors of the emperor
In what year was Socrates convicted by a jury of 500 men on a vote of 280 to 220.
What is 399 BC
This prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general is known for playing a major role in the Peloponnesian War.
Who is Alcibiades
A mari usque ad mare is the country motto for what close American ally.
What is Canada
Gnôthi seautón is inscribed over what famous Greek site?
What is the temple of Apollo at Delphi
Roman roads were built with concrete made from pozzolana ash from these.
What is volcanoes
What is the name of the mountain where the oracle site Delphi is located?
What is Mt. Parnassus
The author of Ab Urbe Condita
Who is Livy
SPQR
What is Senātus Populusque Rōmānus
Górdios desmós or the "Gordian knot" is a phrase associated with what famous Greek?
Who is Alexander the Great.
The first book of this Roman poet's Ars Amatoria or Art of Love instructs its readers how to find a lover
What is Ovid
What is 146 BC
Who is the oldest son of Vespasian?
Who is Titus.
What is suum cuique
Person who is said to have shouted Heúrēka! while taking a bath.
Who is Archimedes.
This Younger orator & letter writer whose Elder was killed by Vesuvius was governor of Bithynia
Who is Pliny
In the 4th century BC it was thought if this creature from this location licked your eyes it might cure blindness
What is a snake and Asklepios
In what year did the Battle of Thermopylae take place?
What is 480 BC
Plus ultra is the motto of this European country; it was taken from the personal motto of King Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
What is Spain.
What animal was Plato describing with the phrase Zôion dípoun ápteron?
What is a human.