Latin Flashcards
What does cenat mean?
Dines
What does conspicit mean?
Catches sight of
What does cum mean?
With
What does facit mean?
Makes / does
What does heri mean?
Yesterday
What does ingens mean?
Huge
Intellegit =
Understands
Lacrimal =
Weeps / cries
Mortuus =
Dead
Narrat =
Tells, relates
Necat =
Kills
Nihil =
Nothing
Omnis =
All
Parat =
Prepared
Prope =
Near
Rogat =
Asks
Tacite =
Quietly
Tamen =
However
Terret =
Frightens
Valde =
Very much
Fill in the blank(s):
Bam, Bas, Bat, Bamus, Batis, Bant are all endings for ________ words.
Imperfect
Fill in the blank(s):
i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt are all endings of _______ words
Perfect
Which Greek philosopher believed there was no life after death in the Roman times?
Epicurus
What did the Ancient Romans do to their dead?
They cremated them and then placed their ashes inside urns in tombs.
Why were loved ones buried outside of the towns by the roads?
So they could feel part of the living.
What superlative do you add to an adjective?
issi (for e.g - iratus = angry so iratissimus = very angry)
What was a venatio?
A wild animal hunt in the amphitheatre.
True or false: most gladiator fight did not end in death.
True
If a gladiator held out their index finger, what were they doing?
Surrendering
What was the riot of AD 59?
It was a riot between the Pompeians and the Nucerians because of taunts at the gladiator games that were held in Pompeii.
What were three typical offerings to the dead?
Wine, eggs and flour.
Name the four types of typical roman gladiators.
Thraex, Retarius, Myrmillo and Samnites.
What was a gladiator school called?
A ludus gladiatorius
Fill in the blanks:
The Samnites were the ____ heavily armed of the four main types of gladiators.
A Thraex’s body was _________ _______ __ ______.
The Retarii were the _____ heavily armoured type of gladiator.
A myrmillo was heavily armored, with a massive helmet with tiny eye slits and he was often paired with ___ _______
- Most
- Completely covered in armour
- Least
- The Retarii