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MYTHOLOGY
100
Give the accusative form of res, rei.
rem
100
Give an English derivative of "ostendere".
ostentatious, ostensible, ostentation
100
WHAT MODERN COUNTRY NOW ENCOMPASSES WHAT, IN CAESAR'S TIME, WAS KNOWN AS GAUL?
France
100
Who said famously said, "cogito ergo sum"?
René Descartes
100
WHO IS THE GODDESS OF THE HUNT/MOON?
Artemis/Diana
200
Give the comparative forms of summus, -a, -um.
superior, superius
200
What word is Latin word "subpoena" derived from?
poena, poenae - punishment
200
Name one person who was part of the First Triumvirate.
JULIUS CAESAR, POMPEY THE GREAT, AND MARCUS LICINIUS CRASSUS
200
What does "Radix malorum est cupiditas" mean?
Greed is the root of evil
200
WHO WAS THE DAUGHTER OF DEMETER, WHO WAS KIDNAPPED BY HADES?
Persephone
300
What is genitive plural of hostis, hostis?
hostium
300
Give a derivative of "pax, pacis".
pacific, pacifist, pacisfism, pacifistic
300
What was Horace's full birth name?
Quintus Horatius Flaccus
300
What does "Semper Fidelis" mean?
always faithful
300
Name two of Hercules's labors.
LION, HYDRA, HIND, BOAR, STABLES, BIRDS, BULL, HORSES, BELT, CATTLE, APPLES, CERBERUS
400
What does "perdere" mean?
to destroy, ruin, waste, squander
400
What does it mean when someone is inexorable?
He/she is impossible to persuade by prayers or entreaties (oro, orare, oravi, oratum)
400
When was Rome founded?
APRIL 21, 753 BC
400
What does "caveat emptor" mean?
let the buyer beware
400
What is the Roman name of the goddess of the hearth/home?
Vesta
500
What does "petere" mean?
to seek, pursue, make for
500
What does it mean when a plant is nival?
It can grow in snow.
500
When were the Gallic Wars? (start and end date)
58 BC - 51 BC
500
What does "Dum spiro, spero" mean?
While I breathe, I hope
500
The Apple of Discord, “For the Fairest”, was thrown into the middle of whose wedding party?
Peleus and Thetis