The Empire Strikes back
Miscellaneous
Tales from Ovid
quis est?
Latin in the real world
100
Augustus is most famous for being the...
first emperor of Rome
100
What is the only way to get true Corinthean ware?
Buy it from a guy named Corinthus!
100
Echo falls in love with Narcissus, but he doesn't love her back. who does he fall in love with instead?
Himself / his reflection
100
Diana
100
pro bono
for (the) good
200
What was Augustus' given name?
Octavian
200
The Trojan war was caused by...
an apple
200
How does Midas get rid of his 'magic' touch?
He washes his hands in a river
200
Pyramus and Thisbe
200
e pluribus unum
one out of many
300
What is the name of the building that the Res Gestae was posted in front of?
Mausoleum
300
In grammar, perfect means...
completed / finished
300
Though their love was forbidden, Pyramus and Thisbe were able to talk to one another. How?
Through a crack in their wall
300
Narcissus
300
What year was this building built?
400
What does Augustus mean?
venerable, sacred (something to do with being godlike)
400
What is a barbarian?
Someone who does not speak Greek
400
What 'modern' story was based on Ovid's tale of Pyramis and Thisbe?
Romeo and Juliette
400
Aeneas, Anchises, Iulus
400
sic semper tyrannis
Thus always to Tyrants
500
Name the three governments of Rome () in order
Kings, Republic, Empire
500
Latin did not die, but it evolved into 5 different languages, the Romance languages, which are... (100 points each)
Spanish, French, Italian, Portughese, Romanian (Romanish)
500
What is a Narcissus? (be specific)
A daffodil
500
Hercules / Herakles
500
What does 'cos tertium' mean on the Panteon?
In his third year as consul - it's a date!