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Famous Romans
Rome and other Romans
Grammar
Rhetorical Devices
Mrs. Allen (sayings)
100
Orator who got his tounge cut off and placed on the rostrum
Who is Cicero
100
The title given to the religous leader of rome (Caesar held this position)
What is Pontifex Maximus
100
FPP plus the verb to be
What is necessity or passive periphrastic
100
Shortened form of a word or phrase
What is syncope
100
Student-"Does spelling matter?"
What is "If shirt were missing the "r" would you wear it?"
200
These brothers were plebian tribunes that suffered brutal deaths
Who are the Gracchi Brothers (Tiberius and Gaius)
200
The order and tpyes of government that ran the Rome
What is 1.Kings (Monarchy) 2.Republic 3.Empire Dictatorship
200
shE wEArs A gIAnt dIAmond is used for this mood and tense
What is present subjunctive
200
Dark and Light, Night and Day, Black and White, Good and Evil
What is antithesis
200
Obscurities, oddities, wacky, irregular forms
What is "Wierd, queer, bizarre, and off the murus"
300
He witnesed and wrote an account of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Who is Pliny
300
The most famous place for chariot races (is next to the Palatine Hill)
What is the Circus Maximus
300
Appear passive, but aren't (false passive)
What is DE-ponent
300
Bonk, Smash, Crackle, Iste
What is onomatopoeia
300
You do this before every test and quiz
What is "E visu, not e mente"
400
Took the title of "princeps" and offered to give all his power back to the senate
Who is Augustus or Octavian
400
Dressed as a woman and then had VI with Caesar's wife (Some believe Caesar told him to do so)
Who is Claudius Pulcher
400
Maximus is called Maxime
What is Vocative
400
One of Mrs. Allen's favorites the best example comes up when Dido and Aeneas are IN the cave
What is Callida Junctura
400
The funniest story from Mrs. Allen's childhood (She can't stop laughing when she tells it)
What is "Coconut Grave" or "Coconut Grove"
500
Famously said "Carthago delenda est"
Who is Cato
500
The last thing that was built in the forum
What is the Column of Phocas
500
The IV declension nueters with meaning (there are 3)
What is cornu=horn, genu=knee, gelu=cold
500
Different phrases joined by a single word or phrase
What is zuegma
500
The number 1 person you should never bring up during one of Mrs. Allen's classes
Who is Chris Christie