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