NLE- Prep Flashcards
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Zeus
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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King of the Gods, god of the sky and weather.
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Hera
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Juno
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Juno
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Goddess of Marriage
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Poseidon
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Neptune
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Neptune
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God of the sea, Earthquakes and Horses.
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Demeter
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Ceres
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Ceres
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Goddess of Agriculture and Grain.
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Hestia
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Vesta
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Vesta
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Goddess of the hearth and home.
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Aphrodite
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Venus
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Venus
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Goddess of love and beauty.
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Hephaestus
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Vulcan
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Vulcan
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God of metalworking and fire
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Ares
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Mars
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Mars
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God of war and battlelust.
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Hermes
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Mercury
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Mercury
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God of messengers, trade and thieves.
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Apollo
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Apollo
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Apollo
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God of music, prophecy, healing.
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Athena
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Minerva
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Minerva
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Goddess of wisdom, war and craft.
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Artemis
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Diana
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Diana
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Goddess of hunting, animals and children.
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Dionysus
Bacchus
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Bacchus
God of wine and festivity.
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Heracles
Hercules
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Hercules
Apotheosised hero, physical defender of mount Olympus.
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Atrium
Formal entrance hall
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Piscina
Decorative pool in garden
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Ala
“Wings” opening from atrium.
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Cubiculum
Small room; bedroom.
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Culina
Kitchen
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Exedra
Room for formal entertainment
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Peristylium
Colonnaded garden
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Taberna
Shop
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Tablinum
Office; study
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Triclinium
Dining room
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Vestibulum
Entrance hall
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Janua
Front door
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Hodie
Today
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Absum, -esse, Afui, afuturus,
To be absent
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Adsum
Present (I am here)
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Gratias tibi ago
Thank you (I give thanks to you)
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Scribe, quaeso, tuum, nomen in tabula
Please write your name up on the board
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Silentium, quaeso
Quiet, please
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Surgite, omnes
Stand up, everyone
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Ubi habitas?
Where do you live?
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Pro bono
For the (public) good (done without compensation
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Magna cum laude
With great praise
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Summa cum laude
With highest praise
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Ad (vitam) aeternam
Forever
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Mea culpa
My fault
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In absentia
In absence
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Per capita
Per person, equally per individual
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In toto
In all, entirely
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Ad hoc
Formed for a specific purpose
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Antebellum
Before the Civil War
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Viva voce
By word of mouth
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Lapsus linguae
Slip of the tongue
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Sine die
With no day fixed
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Mare nostrum
Our sea
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Semper paratus
Always prepared
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Semper fidelis
Always faithful (motto of the U. S. Marine Corps)
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E pluribus unum
Once from many(motto of the U. S.)
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Sic semper tyrannus
Thus always to tyrants(motto of Virginia)
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SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
The senate and the people of Rome (motto of the Roman state)
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Carpe diem
Seize the day
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Tempus fugit
Time flies
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Festina lente
Make haste slowly
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Labor omnis vincit
Work conquers all
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a.m. (ante meridiem)
In the morning
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p.m. (post meridiem)
In the afternoon or evening
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A.D. (anno domini)
In the year of our Lord
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Etc. (et cetera)
And the rest, and so on
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i.e. (id est)
That is (to say)
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e.g. (exempli gratia)
For example
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NB or N.B. (Note bene)
Note carefully
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P.S. (post scriptum)
Addition to a letter after the signature
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Pro tem (pro tempore)
Temporarily, for the time being
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et al. (et alii)
And others
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Rx (from recipe)
Prescription
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Cur?
Why?
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Dum
While, as long as
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Igitur
Then, therefore
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Rideo
To laugh
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Quaere
To look for
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Nisi
Unless, if not
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Quot
How many
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Curia
Court, senate house
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Temple of Jupiter/ Iupiter
Rome
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Circus Maximus
Race track for horses/ chariots
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Colleseum
Is in Rome
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Forum
Forum, market place
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Ludus or schola
School
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Via appia
Road from brandisiaum to Rome
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Via sacra
Sacred ride to temples and Capitol Hill
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Ita(vero)
Yes
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Minime
No
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A,ab
By, for, from
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Ē, ex
Out of, out, according to
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Num?
Surely not, really
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Unus
One
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Duo
Two
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Tres
Three
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Quattuor
Four
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Quinque
Five
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Sex
Six
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Septem
Seven
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Octo
Eight
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Novem
Nine
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Decem
Ten
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Undecim
Eleven
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Duodecim
Twelve
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Tredecim
Thirteen
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Quattuordecim
Fourteen
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Quindecim
Fifteen
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Sedecim
Sixteen
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Septendecim
Seventeen
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Centum
One hundred
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Mille
One thousand
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Quid
What?
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Quis
Who?
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Ubi(refers when in rest)
Where?
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Quo(implies motion or direction)
Where?
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Ego
I
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Nos
We
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Tu(singular)
You
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Vos(plural)
You
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Vale
Goodbye(singular)
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Valete
Goodbye(plural)
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I
1
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V
5
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X
10
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L
50
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C
100
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D
500
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M
1000
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Jentaculum
First meal of the day
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Prandium
Lunch or late breakfast
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Cena
Main meal of the day
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Vesperna
Late dinner
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Vestibulum
Entryway before the front door
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Janua
Front door
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Fauces
Corridor leading from janua to atrium
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Tabernae
Shops, operated by the patron or rented out
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Atrium
A large open-air interior courtyard. Family room
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Cubiculum
Small bedrooms or sitting rooms
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Ala
Side apartments, storage
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Posticum
Rear entrance
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Tablinum
Office, where family records and treasure chest were kept
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Triclinium
Dining room
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Peristylium
Colonnaded interior garden
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Culina
Kitchen
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Exedra
Room with seats for formal entertainment
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Piscina
Decorative pool at the center of the peristylium
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Impluvium
Shallow pool in atrium
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Curia
Court
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Campus martius
Marching field
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Thermae
Baths
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Insulae
The island
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Tabernae
Shops
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Aedificia
Buildings
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Templa
Temples
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Cloaca maxima
Great sewer
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Carcer
Prison
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Theatrum
Theater
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Courthouse
Forum
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Apennine
The apennines
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Caelian
Celestial
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Regina viarum
Via appia
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Liberi
Children
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Sedete
Sit down
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Purpose of convocation
Call people together
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When teacher says sedete
Remain seated
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When a teacher says tace
Be quiet
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Habet
Has
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Olim
Once
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Mox
Soon
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Semper
Always
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Timide
Fearfully
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Heri
Yesterday
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Narrabo
I will tell
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Cupitisne
Do you want
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Caput
The head
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Oculi
Eyes
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Manus
Hands
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Pedes
Feet
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Who attempted to drive his fathers son chariot across the sky but was unable to control the horses
Phaethon
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Pantheon
Roman templum
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Coquus
The cook
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Cena
Dinner
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Quid agis?
How are you?
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Bellum gerunt
Wage war
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Qua de causa
For which reason/ therefore
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What are the names of the three fates?
Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos
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Pasiphae
Daughter of Helios and Queen of Crete
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What is pietas?
Roman virtue
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Which two people competed in a weaving competition?
Arachne and Minerva.
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Cerberus
Three headed dog that guards the underworld.
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Medusa
Gorgon whose hair was turned into snakes by Minerva.
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What country was a giant horse statue used to deceive?
Troy
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Psyche
In love with Cupid.
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Who built the labrynth?
Daedalus.
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Numquam
Never
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Nec
Abbreviation for neque which means nor
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Necesse
Necessary
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Necquaquam
In no way, by no means.
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Quibus
To whom
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Duodecim
Twelve
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Undeviginti
Nineteen
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Sicut
As
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Mecum
With me
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Hanc
This
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Athleta, ae
Athlete, wrestler. Derived from athlete.
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Cura, ae
Care. Der- cure.
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Fossa, ae
Ditch
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Magistra, ae
Teacher(female)
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Ora, ae
Shore, coast
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Unda, ae
Wave. Der- inundate
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Animus, I
Mind
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Autumnus, I
Autumn
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Inimicus, I
(Personal) enemy. Der- inimical.
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Liber, bri
Book
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Tribunus, I
Tribune
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Iter facere
To take, make a journey.
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Memoria tenere
To remember, hold in memory.
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Prima Luce
At dawn (first light)
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Nobiscum
With us
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Vobiscum
With you (pl.)
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Ala, ae
Wing
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Bestia, ae
Wild beast. Der- bestial
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Casa, ae
House
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Diligentia, ae
Care, hard work. Der- diligence.
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Si
If
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Ubi
When, where
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Ecce
Behold! Look!
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Quomodo
How?
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Caput, capitis
Head
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Digitus, I
Finger
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Manus, us
Hand
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Oculus, I
Eye
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Pes, pedis
Foot
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Canis, is
Dog
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Equus, I
Horse
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Feles, is
Cat
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Leo, -onis
Lion
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Lupa, ae
She-wolf
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Lupus, I
Wolf
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Taurus, I
Bull
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Vacca, ae
Cow
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Fenestra, ae
Window
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Mensa, ae
Table
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Panis, panis
Bread
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Sella, ae
Chair
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Carmen, inis
Song, poem
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Mus, muris
Mouse
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Quam
Than
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Quando
When?
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Secum
With himself
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Prope
Near to, next to
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Postquam
After, when
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Quamquam
Although
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Eheu
Alas!
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Eugepae
Well done! Hooray!
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Undecim
11
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Trdecim
13
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Quattuordecim
14
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Quindecim
15
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Sedecim
16
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Septendecim
17
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Duodeviginti
18
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Viginti
20
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Triginti
30
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Quadraginta
40
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Quinquaginta
50
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Sexaginta
60
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Septuaginta
70
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Octoginta
80
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Nonaginta
90
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Noli
No not (sing.)
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Nolite
Do not (pl.)
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Valete omnes
Goodbye everybody
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Quid est?
What is it?
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Quid novi?
What’s new?
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Eat secunda hora
It’s two o’clock
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Ambula ad januam
Go to the door
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Quaenam est tempestas Hodie?
What is the weather today?
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Pluit
It’s raining.
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Cave canem
Beware of the dog.
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Terra incognita
Unknown land
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Persona non grata
Unwelcome person.
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Ad nauseam
To a disgusting degree
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Caveat emptor
Let the buyer beware
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Ad infinitum
To infinity, endlessly
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Quid pro quo
Equal exchange
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Horticulture is the cultivation of what?
Plants
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An arboreal monkey lives where?
In trees.
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Ab ovo usque ad mala
From the egg to the apple (from beginning to end)
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Cum grano salis
With a grain of salt
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Ignosce mihi
Pardon me
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Te amo
I like you
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Veni mecum
Come with me!
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Aperite, discipuli, vestros libros
Students, open your books!
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Noli dicere cum vicinis
Don’t talk with (your) neighbors!
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Sol lucet
The sun is shining
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Requiescat in pace
Rest in peace
309
Terra firma
Solid ground
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Exeunt omnes
Everyone leave
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Et seq. (Et sequens)
And one or more of the following
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Cf. (Confer)
Compare
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Audentes deus ipse iuvat
The god himself helps the daring.
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Where is Jerusalem and the Holy Land?
At the far eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
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When was Rome founded?
753 B.C.
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When was the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
476 A.D.
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What is the backbone of Italy?
The Apennine Mountain Range
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Where is Rome located?
On the Tiber River.
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What is Rome’s port city?
Ostia
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What is the port city on the eastern coast of Italy?
Brundisium
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What is Rome called?
The city of seven hills.
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What was the most important hill in Rome?
The Capitoline Hill where the temple of Jupiter was located.
323
What was Pompeii?
The resort city south of Rome in the plain of Campania.
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When was Pompeii destroyed and by what?
79 A.D. by the eruption of the volcano on Mt. Vesuvius.
325
Where is Sicily?
Sicily is the island directly south of Italy.
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Romulus and Remus
There were twin sons of Mars and Rhea Silvia. They were set afloat in a basket on the Tiber River, but were rescue and suckled by a She-Wolf, and later went on to found Rome in 753 B.C.
327
Who killed their brother and went on to become the first seven kings of Rome.
Romulus
328
Who was the seventh and last king of Rome and when was he overthrown?
Tarquinius Superbus. 510 B.C.
329
What were the wars with Carthage called?
The Punic Wars.
330
Who was the most famous general of the Roman Republic?
Julius Caesar
331
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
44 B.C.
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Who is Octavian?
Also known as Augustus he became the first emperor of Rome in the period called the Roman Empire.
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Eros
Cupid
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Cupid
God of desire, affection, and erotic love.
335
Janus
God of gates and doors, beginnings and ends
336
Persephone
Proserpina
337
Proserpina
Goddess of springtime, vegetation, queen of the underworld.
338
Three graces
Goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity.
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Nine muses
Goddesses of inspire literature and the arts
340
Calliope
Epic poetry
341
Clio
History
342
Erato
Love poetry
343
Euterpe
Lyric poetry
344
Melpomene
Tragedy
345
Polyhymnia
Sacred poetry
346
Terpsichore
Choral dance, song
347
Thalia
Comedy
348
Urania
Astronomy
349
Pegasus
White winged horse; carried Bellerophon; sired by Poseidon.
350
She-Wolf
Nurtured Romulus and Remus.
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Who is Daedalus’s son?
Icarus
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Prometheus
Stole fire from Zeus and gave it to man.
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Who kills the Minotaur?
Theseus
354
Daphne
Pursued by Apollo, Daphne asks the gods for help and is turned into the laurel tree.
355
Midas
Everything he touched turned to gold, including his own daughter.
356
Atalanta
Girl who was fastest runner in Greece.
357
Arachne
A mortal who boasted that her weaving excelled that of Athena’s, who changed her into a spider.
358
What is the story of the naming of Athens?
Both Athena and Poseidon went to be patrons of the new city of Athens and to be the one to give this city. It’s name they compete for the honor by offering one gift each Poseidon produces a salt water spring, symbolizing naval power, by striking the ground with his trident, Athena creates the olive tree, symbolizing, peace, and prosperity. Athena’s gift is accepted and the city is named Athens after her.
359
Who kills Medusa and saves Andromeda from the sea-monster?
Perseus
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Who kills the Chimera?
Bellerophon on Pegasus
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Who drives his father’s sun chariot but loses control and nearly burns up the earth?
Phaethon
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Chiron
Chiron, first among the centaurs, is a great healer, astrologer, and oracle. He is the teacher of many culture heroes.
363
Who travels to the underworld in hopes of saving Eurydice.
Orpheus
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Trojan War
A fleet of Greek ships sales to Troy to retrieve Helen, wife of the Greek king Menelaus.
365
Aeneas
Trojan survivor of the Trojan War, sails to Italy and founds Rome.
366
Baucis and Philemon
An old married couple who are the only ones to welcome the disguised gods Zeus and Hermes.
367
Pyramus and Thisbee
Lovers in Babylon whose blood changes the mulberry from white to red.
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Cronus
Saturn
369
The Aegean Sea was named for the father of who?
Theseus
370
Atlas
A Titan whose punishment was to hold up the sky on his shoulders.
371
Cronus
Titan. Swallowed his newborn offspring to prevent any of them from deposing him.
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What is the constellation Gemini name after?
Castor and Pollux; twin brothers of Helen of Troy.
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Who is Leander?
Swam across the Hellespont to be with his beloved Hero.
374
Pan
Invented the syrinx, a musical instrument of hollow reed pipes.
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Narcissus
A Greek youth who loved only himself.
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Aesculapius
Son of Apollo and the father of medicine
377
Where are the Lethe and Acheron found in?
The underworld.
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What city was the home of Queen Dido?
Carthage
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Who blinded the Cyclops?
Odysseus
380
What Latin adjective describing a color gave its name to the room in a Roman house that originally contained a fire whose smoke darkened the walls and ceiling?
Ater, atra, atrum
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Felicem diem natalem
Wishing you a happy birthday.
