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1
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aequor

A

sea

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2
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obtain

A

nanciscor

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What is the meaning of the Latin word from which we derive tumor?

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swell

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A febrifuge is a medication that

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reduces fever

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Which emperor was taken prisoner by the Persian ruler Shapur and ended his life in captivity?

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Valerian

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How many praetors did the Romans elect annually?

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Eight

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Feminalia were

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to keep the legs warm

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The English word posse, referring to a group of armed men who help the sheriff track down criminals, is a shortened for of which Latin phrase?

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posse comitatus

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The Latin abbreviation fl. is used to designate?

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a period when an artist did his best work

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10
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The motto of the state of Wyoming is a quotation from?

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Cicero

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viz.

A

namely

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The name Priam means ransomed one. Who saved him?

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Hesione

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Which king was allowed to live if he could find someone to die in his place?

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Admetus

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After which battle in 279 BC did Pyrrhus declare “One more such victory and we shall be undone.”?

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Asculum

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The wives of Tiberius were?

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Vispania, Julia

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The guardian spirit of a baby girl?

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Juno

17
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The main battle formation of the Roman army was called?

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acies triplex

18
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When did the Romans perform rituals to appease the lemures, restless spirits of the dead?

A

May

19
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tandam

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at last

20
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Which phrase refers to the evidence of crime?

A

corpus delicti

21
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A vade mecum is?

A

constant companion

22
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Which of the children of Oedipus died last?

A

Ismene

23
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After seeing Teiresias, whose body did Odysseus bury?

A

Elpenor

24
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Which man was the first king of Athens?

A

Cecrops

25
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Which Julio-Claudian emperor married his niece?

A

Claudius

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