Myths/Stories
According to myth, Achilles was weak only in this part of his body.
What is his heel?
This Egyptian queen allied with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
This Latin phrase means “hello” or is used as a greeting.
What is "salve"
In Roman numerals, this letter means 5.
What is V
This Roman god is known as Zeus in Greek mythology.
Who is Jupiter?
This hero is the main character of the Aeneid.
Who is Aeneas?
This Roman general crossed the Rubicon and became dictator of Rome.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This phrase, meaning “I came, I saw, I conquered,” is attributed to Julius Caesar after a quick victory.
What is "Veni, Vidi, Vici,"
This Roman numeral represents the number 10.
What is X
This Greek goddess of love is known as Venus in Roman mythology.
Who is Aphrodite
According to Roman legend, these twin brothers were raised by a she wolf before founding a great city.
Who are Romulus & Remus?
This poet wrote the Aeneid, the epic telling the legendary origins of Rome.
Who is Vergil/Virgil?
This Latin phrase means “seize the day.”
What is "carpe diem"
How is the number 4 written in Roman numerals?
What is IV
“Hydro-” is a prefix from this language meaning water.
What is Greek
In Homer’s epic, this hero spends 10 years trying to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Who is Odysseus?
This Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps with elephants during the Second Punic War.
Who is Hannibal?
This Latin phrase means “out of many, one” and appears on U.S. currency.
What is "e pluribus unum?"
This Roman numeral is used for 100.
What is C
"Bio-” is a prefix from this language meaning life
What is Greek
This Roman author of the Metamorphoses told myths including Pygmalion, Daphne, and Narcissus.
Who is Ovid?
After defeating Mark Antony and Cleopatra, this man became Rome’s first emperor.
Who is Augustus/Octavian?
This Latin phrase meaning “Thus always to tyrants” is the state motto of Virginia.
What is "Sic semper tyrannis?"
How is the number 27 written in Roman numerals?
What is XXVII
“Terra-” is a prefix from this language meaning earth.
What is Latin