Derivations
True or False: "pomegranate" and "grain" come from the same Latin word?
True: They come from "granum" which means "grain"
Translate: "liberi"
"Children"
True or False: The Colosseum was once flooded to recreate a naval battle?
True - by Emperor Titus
True or False: Ancient Rome once had kings.
True: It had seven
Mercury, Venus, Earth...
Mars
Our words "crouton", "custard" and "crustacean" all come from the Latin word "crusta" meaning...?
Crust, rind or shell
Translate: "interea"
"meanwhile"
Which 20th Century dictator was responsible for massive amounts of damage to the excavation site of Pompeii?
Mussolini - he conducted overly-aggressive excavation sessions to use the site as a propoganda tool.
Which Emperor was known, in Latin, as "Little Boots"
Caligula (caligae = soldiers' footwear)
Oxford Circus
Our word "collar" comes from the Latin word "collum" meaning what?
"collum" = neck
Translate: "emo, emere, emi, emptus"
"buy"
Which Ancient Roman Temple can you currently visit in Central London?
The Temple of Mithras
Who was Emperor during the Great Fire of Rome?
Nero (in AD 64)
Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves...
Catherine Howard
Our word "crisp" and "crepe" come from the same Latin word "crispus". What does "crispus" mean?
Crispus = curled
Translate: "celer"
"quick, fast"
What was the "lex Caesarea" and what does it have to do with the plot of Macbeth?
It was a law in Ancient Rome that mandated that children were born by C-Section if there were complications during birth
Who was Emperor after Augustus?
Tiberius (from AD14)
A
(January, February, March, April)
Our word "bachelor" and "baccalaureate" come from the Latin "bacca". What does "bacca" mean?
Bacca - berry
Laurea - Laurel
Graduates wore laurel crowns filled with berries in order to represent the fruit of their study.
Translate: "qualis"
"what sort of"
Democracy comes from the Ancient Greek "demos" and "kratos". What do "demos" and "kratos" mean?
"demos" means "people" and "kratos" means "power"
What year did Augustus become emperor?
27BC
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus...
Numbers
(Books of the Old Testament)