Know your Roots
Fabulous Fables
Roman Rulers
Latin Sayings
Miscellaneous
100
This word, meaning "to change" comes from the latin adjective alter.
What is alter?
100
Roman name for Juno, She was known for her jealousy and her animosity toward the many mortal women with whom her husband fell in love (Zeus), Goddess of marriage.
Who is Juno?
100
The Roman who said of his time in Gaul, "Vini, Vidi, Vici" or "I came, I saw, I conquered"
Who is Julius Caesar?
100
This latin saying means "seize the day".
What is "carpe diem"?
100
The Middle School Latin Teacher
Who is Mr. Doughty?
200
This word, meaning "to turn upside down" comes from the latin words "in" and "verto"
What is "invert"?
200
Roman God of Wine and Revelery.
Who is Bacchus?
200
This Roman emperor, played by Joachim Pheonix in the movie Gladiator, had over 600 kills in the gladiatorial arena.
Who is Commodus?
200
The latin saying that means "before the war".
What is "ante bellum"?
200
These are people who fought to the death in the colosseum.
What are gladiators?
300
This word, meaning "to pay for and receive a newspaper or magazine regularly" comes from the latin words "sub" and "scribo".
What is "subscribe"?
300
The king who led the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan war
Who is Agamemnon?
300
This Roman emperor, the namesake of the city Constantinople, was the first to convert to Christianity.
Who is Constantine?
300
The latin saying that means "solid ground".
What is "terra firma"?
300
This actor played Achilles in the movie "Troy".
Who is Brad Pitt?
400
This word, derived from the latin verb "audio" means a group of people gathered to hear and see a play, movie, concert, or game.
What is an audience?
400
The place where souls went after death.
What is Hades?
400
This Roman emperor, whose name means "little boots" is said to have gone insane after the first two years of his reign.
Who is Caligula?
400
The latin saying that means "I came, I saw, I conquered"
What is "veni, vidi, vici"?
400
This Latin word means "country house"
What is a "villa"?
500
This word, meaning "a breaking or bursting open like frozen water pipes" is derived from the latin word "ruptus"
What is "rupture"?
500
His greek namen is Poseidon. He is the god of the sea and is often shown carrying a trident or three-pointed spear.
Who is Neptune?
500
This Roman was the first to be called "emperor" and took over in the aftermath of his uncle Caesar's assassination.
Who is Augustus/Octavian?
500
The Marine Corps motto, meaning "always faithful"
What is "Semper Fidelis"?
500
Zeus/Jupiter
Who is the king of the gods?