gart yats Flashcards

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Celebrated for boys on the ninth day after birth.

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Dies Lustricus

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During this period, babies were called Pupa.

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Primorida

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3
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Boy’s adornment

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Wore a Bulla to protect against the evil eye.

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4
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Established the town of Ostia.

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Ancus Marcius

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5
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Ordered the construction of the Pons Sublicius (first bridge).

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Ancus Marcius

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6
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Wife of Tarquinius Priscus, prophesied his rise to kingship.

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Tanaquil

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7
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Chosen as king over Tarquinius’ children.

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Servius Tullius

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8
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Won the 3v3 fight against Alba Longa, killed his sister for mourning the enemy.

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Horatius

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9
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Fight took place during the reign of Tullus Hostilius.

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Horatii vs Curiatii

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10
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Created the genre of Fabulae Praetextae.

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Gnaeus Navius

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11
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His poem Bellum Punicum covered the First Punic War.

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Gnaeus Navius

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12
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The father of Latin literature,

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Livius Andronicus

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13
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Translated Homer’s Odyssey as the Odussia

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Livius Andronicus

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14
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Written in Saturnian meter.

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Livius Andronicus

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15
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Wrote Andria, Adelphi, Eunuchus, and Heauton Timorumenos.

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Terence

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16
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author from Carthage.

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Terence

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17
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known for Menaechmi.

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Plautus

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18
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Carried aegis (shield)

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Athena

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19
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Born from Zeus’ head

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Athena

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20
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God of wine/theater

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Dionysus

21
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Born from Zeus’ thigh

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Dionysus

22
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Carries thyrsus (staff)

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Dionysus

23
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The Fates

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Clotho, Atropos, Lachesis

24
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The Horae

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Dike, Eirene, Eunomia

25
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The Cyclopes

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Arges, Brontes, Steropes

26
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Niobe

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Niobe: Turned into a weeping rock for boasting over Leto.

27
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Io

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Io: Transformed into a cow by Zeus, tormented by Hera

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Lycaon

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Lycaon: Fed his children to Zeus, transformed into a wolf.

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Callisto

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Callisto: Turned into a bear for her relationship with Zeus.

30
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Hecuba

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Hecuba: Queen of Troy, turned into a dog.

31
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Ante:

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Origin of words like advance, ancient, etc.

32
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Obey:

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Derived from the Latin root meaning to follow commands.

33
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Essay:

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Comes from Latin meaning a short piece of writing.

34
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Caput

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is the root for words like cabbage, precipice, and chapter but not captive.

35
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Cura

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is the root for words like proxy, assure, and scour but not glare.

36
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Coquo

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is the root for biscuit, apricot, and terra cotta but not miscreant.

37
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Connecticut:

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Qui transtulit sustinet – He who came across holds up.

38
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California:

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Eureka (the only Greek motto) - I have found it

39
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New York:

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Excelsior - Upwards
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40
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Maine:

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Dirigo - I lead

41
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Virginia:

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Sic semper tyrannis – Thus always to tyrants.

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West Virginia

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: Montani semper liberi – Mountaineers are always free

43
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Harvard:]

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Motto: Veritas.

44
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University of Georgia:

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Motto: Et docere et rerum exquirere causas – To teach and to inquire into the causes of things.

45
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Yale: Motto:

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Lux et Veritas – Light and Truth.

46
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First Declension:

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Includes words like puella, femina, ancilla.

47
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Second Declension:

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Example words might include amicus, servus, dominus.

48
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Third Declension:

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Example words might include rex, mater, canis.