NLE Questions Flashcards
Which sea is farthest to the EAST from Rome?
Black Sea
What action of Julius Caesar is often referred to when making an irrevocable decision?
crossing the rubicon
Caesar crossed the Rhine River in 55 BC to fight what foe?
Germans
Which hero was set adrift on the sea as an infant, grew up to slay a hideous monster, saved a princess chained to a rock, and then turned his enemy to stone?
Perseus
Who was known for leading a nearly-successful rebellion of slaves in Italy in 73-71 BC?
Spartacus
Delphi, the shrine visited by those who wanted to learn the will of the gods, was sacred to
Apollo
Brundisium, an important Roman seaport, was located on the southeastern “heel” of Italy on the _____.
Adriatic
Circe, the Sirens, and the Cyclops are characters in the wanderings of ..
Ulyesses
What was Paris’ reward for giving Venus the golden apple
dependents who relied on patrons for support in exchange for their personal services were known as ..
clientes
Quirinal, Viminal, Palatine, and Aventine are the names of
hills in Rome
Who was Odysseus’ wife who waited twenty years for his return from the Trojan War?
Penelope
Sailing eastward from Athens across the Aegean Sea, which country do you reach?
Turkey
“Spectāvistī, mī fīlī, lūdōs?” rogāvit māter. Fīlius respondit, “Lūdōs _____.”
Spectavi
The murmillō, rētiārius, and secūtor are different types of
Gladiators
Constantinople fell to the Turks in A.D. 1453. How would this number be represented in Roman numerals?
MCDLIII
The best gladiator was stronger than the soldier.
(translate than the soldier in latin)
millite
Tum Gāius Iūlium in thermās intrātūrum videt.
(translate intraturum)
about to enter
Puer, ā sorōre vīsus, fugiēbat.
translate visus
having been seen
Cervus in silvam cursūrus magnum clāmōrem subitō audīvit.
(translate cursurus)
about to run
Discipulī hōs librōs lēctūrī sunt.
(translate lecturi sunt)
are going to read
Mīlitēs viam mūnientēs dīligenter labōrābant.
(translate diligenter)
diligently
The English word jovial, the expression “By Jove,” and the original name for Thursday (Diēs Iovis), all refer to what Roman deity?
Jupiter
Illī quōs deī amant laetī sunt.
(quos)
whom
Rome’s first province was Sicily, won in the First Punic War against
Carthage
Apodytērium et peristȳlium et tepidārium erant
In thermis
What might a judge say to a defendant who says, “But, sir, I didn’t know!”
Ignorantia legis neminem excusat.
The first emperor of Rome who brought about a lengthy period of peace known as the Pax Romana was
Augustus
Nāvis longa trāns mare celerrimē ferēbātur.
(translate celerrime)
very quickly
Ob Marcī neglegentiam, amīcī vehementius clāmant.
(translate vehementius)
rather violently
Demeter roman name
Ceres
Where is Carthage located?
Most Romans in the city of Rome did not live in vīllīs, but
in insulis
With what popular entertainment are albāti, spīna, quadrīga, and circus associated?
chariot racing
From which Italian port city did Caesar depart when he sailed to meet Pompey in Greece?
Brundisium
