Mythology
This king of the Gods ruled the sky and was known as Zeus in Greek. He wielded the Lightning Bolt as his main weapon
Who is Jupiter?
This is the hot bath or room, typically found in ancient Roman bathhouses, where people took hot plunges.
What is a Caldarium?
This Latin case is used to indicate that someone is giving or transmitting something to someone else.
What is the dative case?
These two twins of Mars were legendarily nursed by a she-wolf and founded the city of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
He is a slave of Caecilius who serves as a cook.
Who is Grumio?
This ugly god was thrown out of Olympus as a baby for being too ugly. He was the god of craftsmanship and volcanoes.
Who is Hephaestus/Vulcan?
This was a place where athletes trained for wrestling, boxing, and other combat sports.
What is the Palaestra?
This is the dative word in this sentence “Caecilius mihi cibum dat”.
What is mihi?
This Egyptian Queen, renowned for her beauty but not ethnically Egyptian, was the latest in a long line of Macedonian rulers of Egypt. She had extramarital relations with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. She later tried to burn her treasure, which failed, and tried to kill herself, which succeeded.
Who is Cleopatra?
This roman wintertime festival involved gifts, gambling, and the wearing of a pileus for slaves. People are often greeted in this time with the phrase "Io _____!"
What is Saturnalia?
This goddess was abducted by Hades to become his queen. She is the daughter of Demeter.
Who is Persephone? (or proserpina)
Indoor Roman heating system used to warm the bathhouses via the circulation of warm air in underground channels.
What is a Hypocaust?
“agricola in horto servum pulsat.” This word is the accusative in this sentence.
What is servum?
This general is often mistaken for a Roman Emperor, though he is not one. He was declared dictator for life. He was assassinated on the Ides of March by those who opposed him.
Who is Gaius Julius Caesar?
He is the skillful craftsman and architect known for constructing the Labyrinth in Crete to house the Minotaur.
Who is Daedalus?
This ancient race of deities brought forth and were eventually dethroned by the gods.
Who are the Titans?
This curved scoop with a handle was used by slaves to scrape the dirt and oil off their masters' bodies in the Thermae.
What is a Strigil?
The translation of the dative in this sentence: “Quintus gladium filio dat.”
What is "to the son"?
This building was built by the Flavian Emperors, specifically Vespasian and Titus. This amphitheatre could fit 50,000 people or more. Spectacles presented here included naval battles, gladiators, and reenactments of historical battles. The Roman Emperor Commodus fought in here. Gladiators in this building often fought animals such as lions.
What was the Colosseum?
There are this many soldiers in a century (hint: it’s not 100)
What is 80 men?
These children of Uranus and Gaia had very descriptive names, featuring twice the number of hands as heads. They were instrumental in the defeat of the Titans and later served as the guardians of Tartarus.
What are the Hecatoncheires (hundred handed ones)?
The order of use for the rooms in the Roman baths listed (not in order): caldarium, frigidarium, Tepidarium
What are the Tepidarium, caldarium, frigidarium?
The form of the word "canis" in the sentence: the farmer gave a bone to the dogs. (hint, its a dative indirect object!)
What is canibus?
This man was the first of the Roman Emperors, though he never called himself that, calling himself princeps instead. He was part of the Second Triumvirate and took a new name by Senate decree. He is related to Julius Caesar by blood and, more directly, by law.
Who was Augustus? (Octavian)
This popular Netflix show would be called ludi calamarii in Latin.