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100
King Midas’ golden touch was given to him by this god.
Who was Dionysus/Bacchus?
100
These are the three orders of classical architecture.
What are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian?
100
Two of these Roman magistrates were elected every year.
Who were the consuls?
100
This Latin verb is where we get the words “science” and “scientist” from.
What is scire?
200
Homer’s Iliad begins with the anger of this hero, the greatest Greek warrior.
Who is Achilles?
200
This is where you would find Roman tombs such as the one pictured here.
What are the roads outside of town?
200
This Roman magistrate was given absolute control of Rome to solve a specific, pressing problem, for a period of up to six months.
Who was a dictator?
200
"Canine" and "feline" are derived from the Latin words meaning "cat" and "dog." "Bovine" is derived from this Latin word.
What is bos, bovis "cow"?
300
This arrogant Greek woman boasted that she was a greater mother than Latona, the mother of Apollo and Artemis, because she had fourteen children and Latona only two.
Who was Niobe?
300
If you were watching a venatio in the arena, you would be viewing this spectacle.
What is a wild beast hunt?
300
The toga candida, a distinctive white toga worn by men running for office, gives us this English word.
What is a candidate?
300
What is the fourth principal part of the verb fero, ferre?
What is latum?
400
This couple repopulated the Earth after a great flood, one rock at a time.
Who are Deucalion and Pyrrha?
400
This is the title by which Augustus and other early emperors preferred to be called.
What was princeps?
400
The Roman senate met in this building.
What is the Curia?
400
The Latin sentence putamus eum cucurrisse ab suo patre can be translated as
What is "we think he has run away from his (own) father"?
500
A staff entwined with one snake was carried by this deity.
Who is Asclepius?
500
This building in Rome is famous for its dome.
What is the Pantheon?
500
This group of political allies included Octavian, Marcus Antonius, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.
What was the second triumvirate?
500
You learn about a LOT of words for weapons while studying Latin! Which from the following list is NOT a weapon? ‘tela’, ‘arcus’, ‘gladius’, ‘sagitta’, ‘munus’?
What is munus?