Latin Palindromes
"We are"
What is "sumus?"
Theseus was a great hero from this city
What is Athens?
"Oculus meus"
What is "my eye?"
The twin sons of Mars and Rhea Silvia
Who are Romulus and Remus?
The first and last kings of Rome
Who are Romulus and Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud)
"Wholly" or "entirely"
What is "in toto?"
"Bad" in the feminine accusative singular
What is "malam?"
It was Rome's greatest seaport, sixteen miles down the river.
What is Ostia?
"Pater tristis"
What is "sad dad"
He was the husband of devoted Penelope
Who is Odysseus? (Ulysses)
This sixteen day dictator saved Rome from the Aequians in 458 B.C.
Who is Cincinnatus?
"One out of many"
What is "E Pluribus Unum?"
"he holds"
What is "tenet?"
The strait of Messina separates these two bodies of land
What are Italy and Sicily?
"atrium parvum"
What is "small hall?"
He decapitated Medusa and saved Andromeda
Who is Perseus?
This demented Julio-Claudian emperor made his horse a senator and declared war on Neptune by ordering his troops to attack the tide.
Who is Caligula?
"From the book collection of"
What is "ex libris?"
"I beg"
Apollo's greatest temple in Greece was here
What is Delphi?
"Mens caeca"
What is "blind mind?"
According to legend, this tribe furnished the Romans with their first wives
Who are the Sabines?
What Julius Caesar said when he crossed the Rubicon
What is "Alia iacta est!"?
"To the point of disgust"
What is "ad nauseam?"
What is "rogor?"
Pompey met his death in this harbor in 48 B.C.
What is Alexandria?
"Cena minima"
What is "least feast?"
He was the Roman equivalent to the Greek god Pan
Who is Faustus?
The first and last Julio-Claudian emperors
Who are Augustus and Nero?
"A necessity"
What is "sine qua non?"
These were the first and last labors of Hercules
What are the Nemean Lion and Cerberus?