Vocabulary
One of this word's derivatives can be found in the title of a Lady Gaga song.
What is plaudō, plaudere?
These posts marked each end of a chariot-racing track (give the Latin word)
What are mētae
mercatorem
What is mercatorēs?
This is how Faustus loses money.
What is making bets?
These are all full after the races (give the Latin word).
What are popinae?
This noun is what Faustus loves to do at the racetrack.
What is sponsiō, sponsionis, f?
What are starting gates?
amīcus
What is amīcī?
What is albus?
These shifty characters are working hard to earn some cash while the city is crowded. (Give the Latin word).
Who are furēs?
These men were the heroes of ancient times, even though they often came from lower classes.
What is auriga, -ae, m.?
Today it's checkered, but in ancient Rome, this was white. Give the Latin term.
What is mappa?
puellam
What is puellās?
When the second race starts, this many chariots enter the track (give the Latin word).
What is quattuor?
These two ladies, who are walking around after the races, are not amused by all the ruckus.
Who are Rufina and Quartilla?
This verb is what everyone does at Woodward at 2:55 PM.
What is discēdō, discēdere?
This emperor was praised by Pliny for adding more seats to the Circus Maximus.
Who was Trajan?
amat
What is amant?
This catastrophic event ruins the race for three different chariots (give the Latin word).
What is a naufragium?
The charioteers harass this worker, causing a disturbance in the pub.
Who is ancilla?
This Latin adjective describes such celebrities as Kurt Cobain, Brittany Murphy, and Chadwick Boseman.
What is mortuus, -a, -um?
Roman chariots raced around the track in this direction.
What is counterclockwise?
venit
What is veniunt?
These men are the apple of the girls' eyes at the races (give the Latin word).
What are aurigae?
This brave Breton pulls out her gladium to scare off the roudy charioteers.
Who is Catia?