Marius
The Tribunate
Mottoes and Phrases
One Letter at a Time
Derivatives
Sulla
200

DAILY DOUBLE!

Marius' troops were called Marius' these.

200

X marks the spot. Originally two, the number of Tribunes elected every year grew to this number. 

What are ten?

200

DE FINIBUS BONORUM ET MALORUMS was written by this orator, philosopher, and politician.

Who is Cicero?

200

This is the New York Times Stock exchange symbol for Ford Motor Company.

What is F?

200

This English word meaning "hatred" comes from the Latin word meaning "hatred." No spelling change here!

What is odium?

200

Sulla declared "In young THIS PERSON, I see many a Marius."

Who is Julius Caesar?

400

After defeating the Cimbri, Marius was named the third this.

What is founder of Rome?

400

The Gracchi brothers attempted to make reforms in the distribution of this.

What is land?

400

DAILY DOUBLE!

This is the author of the famous phrase ARMA VIRUMQUE CANO.

400

This letter is the Roman numeral for 500.

What is D?

400

This English word, from the Latin "unable to be called back" means, well, unable to be called back.

What is irrevocable?

400
Sulla sacked this famous Greek city before marching on Rome.

What is Athens?

600

V for Victory! This is the number of years in a row Marius was elected consul. 

What is five?

600

These laws, passed by the plebs, did not apply to the patricians.

What were plebiscites?

600

Finish this phrase from Juvenal: The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the conquered cause pleased THIS MAN.

Who is Cato?

600

In Einstein's most famous equation, this letter represents the highest possible speed in our universe.

What is c?

600

This English word, meaning safe, comes from a Latin word meaning "without a care."

What is secure?

600

Sulla's tombstone was said to read, "No greater THIS, no worse THIS."

What are Friend and Enemy?

800

Marius claimed he was destined to be consul because he found this.

What is an eagle's nest (with seven eagle eggs)?

800

This event of 494 BCE was ended when the office of tribune of the plebs was created.

What was the secession of the plebs?

800

This author of Metamorphoses wrote CAUSA LATET, VIS EST NOTISSIMA.

Who is Ovid?

800

This is the symbol for the element potassium.

What is K?

800

This English word means "unaware" and comes from the Latin for "forget".

What is oblivious?

800

The Latin word for notice board gave us this term, which means the publishing of lists of enemies of the state.

What is proscription?

1000

The lex Maria was literally narrow in scope, because it limited the width of these.

What are hallways?

1000

Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, in a speech to to the plebs, compared the patricians to this bodily organ, which did no work but supported the limbs that did.

What is the stomach?

1000

Some Latin used with poetry / to cover up for bad writing.

What is METRI CAUSA?

1000

6.67x10-11 is represented by this letter.

What is G?

1000

This English word means to tell the future, and is from a Latin word meaning "god."

What is divination?

1000
Sulla was given command to wage war against this poisonous enemy.
Who is King Mithridates VI?