Roman Mythology
Who is the Greek goddess of love?
Aphrodite
What is the name of the first Emperor of Rome?
Augustus
Where were grand tournaments and gladiator fights prominently held in Rome?
The Colosseum
Sic semper tyrannis means what?
Thus always to tyrants
When was Rome founded?
753 BC
Demeter is the goddess of ___ and her daughter is Hades’s wife ___
harvest/plants, Persephone
Name two Roman poets.
Horace and Ovid
What was the formal wear that Roman senators wore?
Togas
Roman names had three parts; in Latin they are the:
praenomen, nomen, and cognomen
What did the Romans do during Saturnalia?
Exchanged gifts, reversal of roles, drinking, gambling, eating, socializing, etc.
Which hero defeated Medusa, and saved Princess Andromeda?
Perseus
Name two Roman authors.
Cicero and Lucretius
Who were the members of the First Triumvirate of Rome?
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
Veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered
What does Et Cetera mean?
"and the other things"
Who was the son of Ouranos who killed him and became the ruler of the Titans?
Kronos
Which Roman poet was exiled by Augustus for his books on sexual content and seductive romance?
Ovid
Who were the members of the Second Triumvirate of Rome?
Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus
Cogito, ergo sum
I think, therefore I am
Who founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Who created the lightning bolts of Zeus as well as other godly artifacts?
The Cyclopes
Which language did the Romans base their alphabet on?
Phoenician
What festival did Romans celebrate which we now celebrate at the time of Christmas?
Saturnalia
Quid pro quo
Something for something
When is Saturnalia celebrated
December 17-23