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Round 1
1. This god also carried the name Liber, which stemmed from his original Italian counterpart. Coming into the
pantheon rather late and from the exotic east, The Roman poet Ovid tells of many who rejected his divinity, such
as Pentheus, who paid for the offence with his life. Who was this god, born of Jupiter’s thigh, the master of
revelry and wine? Bacchus (accept Dionysus before the word Jupiter)
B1. Who were the crazed followers of Dionysus? Maenads
B2. What main activity marks the Athenian festival Dionysia, of which Dionysus was a patron god? Plays
(Drama)
2. Translate into Latin the following: “The slaves are angry today.” Hodie, servi sunt irati
B1. Now say in Latin: “Yesterday the mothers were angry” Heri matres erant iratae.
B2. Now say in Latin: “All have been angry.” Omnes fuerunt irati.
3. The oldest permanent one in the empire was perhaps at Pompeii, located at the northeast corner of the city. It
featured a large external staircase and often held people from rival Nuceria. In Rome itself however, all of these
structured remained temporary and of wood until the emperor Vespasian decided to fill the backyard of the
Golden House. What were these structures, designed to hold the munera, or gladiatorial fights? Amphitheaters
B1. Gladiators took their name from what weapon, known in Latin as the gladius? sword
B2. What type of gladiatorial show would be the venatio? Animal Hunt
4. Usually repeated in moment of triumph, what three word phrase, issued by Caesar after the battle of Zela,
translates “I came, I saw, I conquered?” Veni, Vidi, Vidi
B1. What phrase can be seen at the entry way to the House of the tragic poet in Pompeii that warns visitors of a
lurking dog? Cave Canem
B2. If counting people literally by the head, what statistic do we issue? Per capita
5. They both held imperium both domestically and militarily, something they took from the previous days of
kings. Who were these annually elected chief officials of the Res Publica, the head of the Roman State? Consuls
B1. Which Roman social class dominated the office of consul in the early republic, leading to a strike by the
Plebs? Patricians
B2. Name either of Rome’s first two consuls. Brutus and Collatinus
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6. His wife died trying to keep up with him. His son’s hair caught on fire. In a rage, he almost killed Helen when
he came upon her in a burning Troy, and best friend was named Achates. Who was this greatest of all Roman
heroes who escaped Troy to bring his gods into Italy and establish a Roman race, the main subject of the Vergil’s
epic masterpiece. Aeneas
B1. To what northern Africa city, later the Roman adversary in the Punic wars, was Aeneas driven as Juno tried to
keep him away from Italy? Carthage
B2. Whom did Aeneas desert in Carthage, thus leading to her suicide? Dido
7. Give the Latin form for the word “dog” in the following sentence. “The boy sees the dog in the road.” Canem
B1. Make the direct object canem plural. canes
B2. Now make canes the nominative. canes
8. Listen to the following story carefully as I read it twice. Tum, responde Latine: Olim, in foro, vir ambulabat,
nomine Caecilius. Caecilius erat homo obesus, et semper cenare volebat. Subito, Caecilius amicum Marcum et
inquit, “Quo ambulas, Marce? Ambulasne ad bonam cenam? Marcus repondet, “Ambulo ad cenam. Veni
mecum, et tu et ego boman cenam habebimus.
Quo Marcus ambulabat? Ad cenam (bonam)
B1. Qualis homo erat Caecilius? Obesus
B2. Quid Caecilius sepmer volebat? Cenare
9. Using the adjective magnus, modify the Latin noun matres. MAGNAE or MAGNAS
B1. Using the adjective magnus, modify the Latin noun manum. MAGNAM
B2. Using the adjective magnus, give all the forms which could modify modify the Latin noun res. MAGNA,
MAGNAE, and MAGNAS
10. Half-brother to Androgeos, his mother was Pasiphae, but it was from his step-father that he would take his
name. His killer would be a young Athenian hero, whom his own sister would assist. What was this monster on
the island of Crete, half bull, half man, who resided in the Labyrinth? Minotaur
B1. What hero killed the Minotaur? Theseus
B2. What half sister to the Minotaur assisted in its death? Ariadne
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11. Servius Tullius, Tullus Hostilius, Numa Pompilius, Tarquinius Priscus, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Superbus
and Romulus himself. Seven in all, who are these men, who served Rome from 753BC to 509 BC? Kings of
Rome
B1. What group of advisors to the king later dominated the Res Publica and met in the Curia? Senate
B2. From what influential region, north of Rome did the last three kings come? Etruria
12. From this Latin word, the god of entrances takes his name. The slave who guards this now lends his name to
someone who takes care of whole buildings and cleans. What is this Latin word which means door? Ianua
B1. What is the Latin word for window? Fenestra
B3. Words for this item include sella, curulus, and cathedra. What is this item in which I genuflect to create a
sinus? Chair
13. Peoples from this area invaded Rome in 390 BC, and remained a threat into the days of Marius. Divided into
two main parts, Cisalpine and Transcisalpine, what was this region conquered by Caesar in the 50s BC., now
modern day France? Gallia/Gaul
B1. What did the Romans call Spain? Hispania
B2. What modern day country now lies on Asia Minor? Turkey
14. Audite attente et perfice actionem. Surge et ambula circum tuos amicos. Student rises and walks around his
teammates
B1. Sugite omnes et dicite mihi tua nomina. Students all tell their names.
B2. Sedete, dicite nihil et nihil facite. Students do nothing (If they talk beyond telling each other the command,
no points)
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15. He was the son of Laomedon and originally had the name Podarces. He had several wives though his main
squeeze was Hecuba. In all he begat 100 children. Killed by Neoptolemus at the fall of Troy, who was this king,
the father to Paris? Priam
B1. Who was Priam’s eldest son, the greatest of all Trojan heroes? Hector
B2. In what work by Homer does Hector die in a duel? Iliad
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Round 2
1. Her sisters were Stheno and Euryale, who were immortal, unlike her. She was the offspring to Phorcys and
Ceto or according to other myths the Echidna and Typhon. Her other set of three sisters, the Graiae helped in her
ultimate demise. Who was this most famous Gorgon, who could turn one into stone by her hideous stare?
Medusa
B1. What hero, son to Danae, slew Medusa with the help of the gods? Perseus
B2. To whom did Perseus present the head of Medusa, to be placed on her Aegis? Athena/Minerva
2. Translate the following into English. “Canes per forum in vias currunt.” The dogs run through the Forum
into the streets”
B1. Translate: “In viis servi clamores hominum audiunt” The slaves hear the shouts of men in the streets”
B2. Translate: “Domini servis multas res semper dant” The masters always give many things to the slaves.
3. It originally served a military purpose in the second Samnite War as a way to deliver troops to Campania.
Terminating in Capua in 312 BC, what was this road leading south of Rome built by App. Claudius Caecus? Via
Appia/Appian Way
B1. To what port city on the heel of Italy did the Appian Way eventually terminate? Brundisium
B2. On what sea, east of Italy does Brundisium lie? Adriatic.
4. This two word term is often employed to indicate that something is legit. In the ablative case, it literally
translates as in/with good faith. What is this term to indicate something is on the up and up? Bona fide
B1. Seen on many a grandfather clock, what term loosely means that “time flies?” tempus fugit
B2. Fans of CSI will recognize this term as the time “after death” when an autopsy is conducted. Post Mortem
5. He was a patrician listed as consul in 460 BC on the fasti, but his legend comes from actions in 458 BC when
he rescued the consul L. Minucius Esquilinus Augurinus on Mt. Algidus from the Aequi. Who was this man who
left his plow to become dictator for a period of only 16 days? L. Quinctius Cincinnatus
B1. What symbol of authority, depicted as an axe surrounded by rods, did Cincinnatus give up upon retuning to
his plow? Fasces
B2. What 12 for the consul, 6 for the Praetor, who were them men who carried the fasces in front of the imperium
holder? Lictors
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6. For an Augustan temple, this god gained the title Ultor, or Avenger, and he was second in Italian importance
after Jupiter. Most of his mythology was borrowed from his Greek counterpart except for the comic tale of his
marriage to Anna Perenna. Who was this god who carried on a torrid love affair with Venus, only to be captured
with her in Vulcan’s net? Mars
B1. What other Italian god was two headed and bearded, the god of doorways? Janus
B2. Often the third of a triad with Jupiter and Mars, what Italian god was the assumed persona of Romulus after
his death? Quirinus
7. Give the Latin form for “She was running” currebat
B1. Now make the action completed, “she has run” cucurrit
B2. Now make the action completed in the future, “she will have run” cucurrerit
8. Listen to the passage carefully as I read it twice, then responde Latine. Olim Iuppiter et Mercurius ad Asiam
iter faciebant. In Asia incolis apparent ut homines non dei. Totum diem cibum et vinum incolis quaerebant, sed
nemo haec eis dedit. Tandem ad parvam villam venerunt, ubi habitabant vir et femina. Vir et femina errant
pauperes et veteres. Tamen deos exceperunt et dei eis multa dona dederunt.
Quae dua dei quaerebant? vinum et cibum
B1. Quomodo dei incolis apparent? Ut homines
B2. Quales homines erant vir et femina? Pauper(es) et veteris(es)
9. Distinguish in meaning between the words mox and vox.
mox – soon; vox – voice
B1. Distinguish in meaning between the words posui and potui. posui – I placed; potui – I was/have been able
B2. Distinguish in meaning between the words redeo and rideo. redeo – I return; rideo – I laugh/smile
10. He was the son of Iapetus and along with Epimetheus, brother to Prometheus. In the Odyssey, he is identified
as the father to Calypso, along with many constellations such as the Pleides and others. Who was this Titan,
whom, according to Ovid, Perseus turned into a rock with Medusa’s head, and thus holds up the sky in Northern
Africa? Atlas
B1. What maternal grandson to Atlas flies by his grandfather in book four of the Aeneid to deliver the message to
Aeneas to leave Carthage? Mercury
B2. What daughters of Atlas possess a garden with golden apples which Hercules had to acquire? Hesperides
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11. It was behind the tablinum, and as a later addition to the Roman house came from Greek models. The House
of the Faun in Pompeii actually has two of these areas, both rather large and according to the style surrounded by
a colonnade and walkway. What were these open aired gardens which dominated the rear of the Roman house?
Peristylium
B1. and B2. Give the names and distinguish each the hole in the Atium roof and the collecting pool below.
Compluvium – pool; Impluvium – hole on roof
12. By, with, because of, in, on, from are just some of the English prepositions used to render the English
meaning of words in this case. What is the Latin case often known as the adverbial because of its descriptive
impact on the action? Ablative
B1. What case, seen in forms such as urbis, exercitus and rei, often are translated with “of”? Genitive
B2. What case seen in the forms cani and urbibus are translated with “to” or “for”? Dative
13. Dates for its end have been suggested as being Sep. 2, 31 BC or Jan. 6, 27 BC. Lasting some 450 years, its
structure is best explained by the historian Polybius, who divides it into three sections, Senate, Magistrates, and
Assemblies. What was this government to the Romans, literally the “Public thing?” Res Publica
B1. In what year was the Res Publica traditionally established? 509 BC
B2. Give the exact date and year for the founding of Rome itself. April 21, 753 BC
14. What English word does not derive from the same Latin root as the others: omnipotent, omniscience,
ominous, omnivorous, omnipresent? Ominous
B1. What Latin word with what meaning is the root of ominous? omen – omen
B2. From what two Latin words with what meanings do we derive peninsula? Paene – almost, insula – island
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15. She was stolen by Pirithous and Theseus in her youth, but the Dioscuri resured her while in the care of Aethra.
Her father Tyndareus, had trouble because of the prophecy concerning her future pulchitude. In Troy, she was
almost slain by Aeneas because of her responsibility ion the war. Who was woman first of Sparta and then of
Troy whom Paris took with him, setting in motion the Trojan War? Helen
B1. What man did Helen marry to become queen of Sparta? Menelaus
B2. In what form had Zeus impregnated her mother Leda? Swan
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Round 3
1. Aphrodite gave her beauty, Athena gave her clothes. The Graces gave a necklace made by Hephaestus. Apollo
gave musical talent. Poseidon gave her a pearl. Demeter taught her to tend a garden. However, it was Zeus or
Hermes who gave her the most significant gift, that of her dowry, a large jar, and the curiosity to open it. Who
was this first woman, fashioned from clay by Hephaestus, to unleash evil upon the word? Pandora
B1. To what Titan had Pandora been given, with whom she would produce Deucalion? Prometheus
B2. What daughter did Pandora produce with Epimetheus, Prometheus’ brother? Pyrrha
2. Please give the Latin for the following: “Many poets have often recited well.” Multi poetae saepe bene
recitaverunt.
B1. Please give the Latin for the following: “Quintus praises the poet reciting well.” Quintus poetam bene
recitantem laudat.
B2. Please give the Latin for the following: Which poet recites best? Qui poeta optime recitat?
3. Here were located cities such as Emerita Augusta, Italica, Corduba, Gades and Saguntum. Here we also see the
Tagus and Ebro rives on the peninsula, which lies west of the Pyrannees. Famous as the start point for Hannibal’s
invasion of Italy, what region was later made two provinces, and then three, including Baetica and Lusitania,
which we now call Spain? Hispania (prompt on Iberian Peninsula)
B1. What famous mountain range did Hannibal cross last to enter into the Cisalpine Gaul in what we call
Northern Italy? Alps
B2. What river drains this region and creates a namesake valley, the longest in Italy? Po
4. As a common phrase seen in May and June, it is actually an example of the ablative of manner with the
preposition expressed. Usually considered to be second in accomplishment to “summa,” what is this expression of
how one may graduate with great praise? Magna cum laude
B1. What Latin phrase are we using when we indicate the time before noon? Ante meridiem (do not accept
A.M.)
B2. What phrase and meaning do we indicate when giving the date A.D.? Anno Domini –in the year of the
Lord
5. Reportedly, she was of Sabine origin, and in Ennius, he claimed to have received instruction from Egeria, a
water goddess outside of Rome, and in another tradition, he was the student of Pythagoras. Later historians such
as Livy discarded these traditions and instead focused on his institution of religion as a stabilizing force. Who was
this second king of Rome, who created the framework of priesthoods, cults and rituals for Rome? Numa
Pompilius
B1. What third king of Rome was responsible for the destruction of Alba Longa? Tullus Hostillius
B2. What set of Alban triplets did the Romans Horatii fight in the Alban War? Curiatii
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6. They live at the edge of the world, next to the river Thermadon in the city Themiscyra in remotie Pontic Asia
Minor. In epic, their role is to be defeated by men, for in literature we hear that Bellerephon kills them in Lycia,
and most famously, Achilles and Heracles kills the queens Penthesilea and Hippolyte respectively. Who were
these women warriors? Amazons
B1. What other group of mythological women had the names Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos? Fates/Moroi
B2. What other group of women includes the likes of Calliope, Clio and Euterpe, as well as six others? Muses
7. In Latin, command someone to “Bring the boy to me!” Fer mihi puerum
B1. Now command: “Tell the boy the story!” Dic puero fabulam
B2. Now command: “Make the bread quickly!” Fac panem celeriter
8. Listen to the passage carefully as I read it twice, then responde Latine. Olim erant duo fratres, nomine Cleobis
et Biton. Mater puerorum ad templum Iunonis ibat. In raeda cum filiis manebat bobus. Mater filiis, “Boves
pervenient et raedam ad templum trahent. Tum ad tempus perveniemus. Boves autem numquam venerunt. Filii
ipsi igitur raedam traxerunt. Cum advenerunt, mater maximas laudes filiis dedit.
Dum mater manebant, qui numquam pervenient? Boves
B1. Cuius ad templum mater cum filiis ibant? Iunonis
B2. Quas mater filiis dedit? Maximas laudes
9. What would be the case and use of the word “boy” in the following sentence if rendered into Latin? The girl
gave the boy a new toga. DATIVE INDIRECT OBJECT
B1. What would be the case and use of the word “wine” in the following sentence if rendered into Latin? The man
ordered more wine from the merchant.
GENITIVE PARTITIVE
B2. What would be the case and use of the word “boy” in the following sentence if rendered into Latin? The slave
walked with the boy into the forum.
ABLATIVE ACCOMPANIMENT
10. He tried to rape Athena, and the result was Ericthonius. Lemnos was especially holy to him, for as Homer
describes, that is where he landed when Zeus threw him down from Olympus. The Cyclopes are his assistants
under Mt. Aetna. In some accounts, Hera alone is his parent, a bad deal for her in that he is only deformed god.
Who is this god of fire, blacksmiths, and artisans? Hephaestus
B1 & B2. For what two heroes in the Trojan war did Hephaestus make armour, the sons of Thetis and Eos
respectively? Achilles and Memnon
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11. Her father was known as the fluteplayer, and she was actually the seventh in the Ptolemy dynasty to have her
name. Plutarch reports that it was her conversation and not legendary good looks that helped in her success,
especially with Caesar and then Antony. Who was this last Ptolemy ruer of Egypt, who supposedly killed herself
with an asp? Cleopatra
B1. At what battle was Cleopatra defeated with marc Antony in 31 BC? Actium
B2. Who was the victor at Actium? Octavian (accept Agrippa)
12. Distinguish between the verbs dico, duco and doceo. Speak, lead, teach
B1. Distinguish between tum, dum, and sum. Then, while, I am
B2. Distinguish between timeo, and terreo. I frighten, I fear
13. Famous ones in Rome included those of Nero, Trajan, Caracalla and Diocletian. Inspired by the Greek
models, first Balnea or private ones became in vogue, but the invention of the hypocaust allowed for hot and cold
rooms and thus birth of the Thermae. What were these communal centers for cleansing, but just as importantly
social activity in Rome? Baths
B1. What instrument was used to scrape the oil from the bather? Strigil
B2. What were the exercise grounds that was often included in the bath complex? Palaestra or Gymnasium
14. In the following sentence, give the Latin form of the word “slave.” “Quintus, a slave of Caecilius, always
works hard.” Servus
B1. In the following sentence, give the Latin form of slave. “Hey slave, bring the water to me!” Serve
B2. In the following sentence, give the Latin form of slave. “The girl told the slave the entire matter.” Servo
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15. He was the son of Anticlea and Laertes, and using his main character trait tricks Ajax out of the armour of
Achilles. To not go to the Trojan war, he feigned madness, but was found out by Palamedes. His lowest point was
his destitution on the island of Scheria, where he was found by Nausicaa, daughter of Alcinous, king of the
Phaeacians. They soon assisted him back to his home Ithaca though, where he reunited after 20 years with his
wife Penelope. Who was this Greek hero, the most cunning of the Greek and focus of a Homeric Epic? Odysseus
B1. What was Odysseus’ Latin name? Ulysses/Ulixes
B2. What two sea dangers did Odysseus encounter in the straits between Sicily and Italy, one a multi-headed
monster and the other a whirlpool? Scylla and Charybdis
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Round 4
1. Masters of this object include Thamyris and Musaeus, the former of whom was punished for a challenge the
Muses. The most famous master of this item also received punishment, but from Thracian Maenads, after the
unsuccessful rescue of his wife. An Egyptian version was known as a kithara, and even a genre of poetry is
named for it. What was this item, made by Hermes from a tortoise shell and later given to Apollo? LYRE
B1. What master of the lyre used it to get past Ceberus in the underworld and to charm Pluto and Proserpina?
ORPHEUS
B2. What other musician challenged Apollo and the lyre, as he played his namesake pipes? PAN
2. Translate the following sentence into English: Puer mihi signum dedit.
THE BOY GAVE THE SIGNAL TO ME
B1. Translate the following sentence into English: Matri pueri flores dederant.
THE BOYS HAD GIVEN FLOWERS TO (THEIR) MOTHER
B2. Translate the following sentence into English: Servis signa dominus dant.
THE MASTER GIVES THE SIGNALS TO THE SLAVES.
3. They were sometimes called laticlavius, and they lent their name to a type of tragedy which was drawn from
Roman history instead of myth. Worn occasionally by various priests, but always by consuls and praetors, what
was this toga, also worn by children, characterized by its purple border. PRAETEXTA
B1. What childhood item would a general in triumph wear again around his neck? BULLA
B2. On what basic undergarment would those of the senatorial class have two vertical stripes at the shoulders?
TUNICA
4. Often used when one wishes to indicate another way of saying something, what abbreviation literally means
“that is” of “it is?” I.E.
B1. Often found at the end of a list, what abbreviation means and others? ET AL.
B2. What abbreviation also at a list’s end can only indicate neuter things? ETC.
5. The first was started by trouble between the Messinians and the Mamertini. The second began after a violation
of a treaty concerning the Ebro river. The third had to do with aggressive members of the Senate who agreed with
Cato the Elder that Carthago Delenda Est. What were these wars fought in the 200s and 100s BC between Rome
and Carthage? PUNIC
B1. What general was the only victor over Hannibal at Zama in 202 BC? P. Cornelius SCIPIO
B2. What became the first Roman province at the end of the 1st Punic War? SICILY
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6. His wife was Salacia, perhaps from her role in leaping springs, but later Salacia merged with Amphitrite, just as
he does with his Greek counterpart. His children include several monstrous entities, such as the horse Arion,
Chryasor and Pegasus with Medusa, and even the Cyclops Polyphemus. Who was this Roman god of water and
the sea? NEPTUNE
B1. Who was Neptune’s son by his wife Amphitrite? TRITON
B2. To what city did Neptune give a spring, only to lose the contest in which another deity gave an olive tree?
ATHENS
7. Which of the following verbs indicates action which happened the earliest: est, erat, fuerat, fuerit, erit, fuit?
FUERAT
B1. Which of the following verbs indicates action which happened the latest: est, erat, fuerat, fuerit, erit, fuit?
ERIT
B2. Which of the following verbs indicates action which is completed: est, erat, fuerat, fuerit, erit, fuit? FUIT,
FUERAT, FUERIT
8. Listen closely to the following passage which I will read twice. I will ask a question in Latin, Responde Latine.
Quintus frater Marci est. Epistulas saepe inter se mittunt. Olim, dum Quintus in itinere in Gallia erat, Marcus
Quinto per servum fidelem epistulam longam de omnibus rebus Romae misit. Ubi Quintus hanc accepit, laetus
erat, nam domum desideravit. Post multos annos, Quintus ad fratrem Marcum rediit. Omnes gaudebant.
Ubi Quintus in itinere erat? IN GALLIA
B1. Per quem Marcus epistulam misit? SERVUM fidelem
B2. Quem Marcus desideravit? DOMUM
9. Distinguish in meaning between the words umquam, numquam, and quamquam. UMQUAM – EVER,
NUMQUAM – NEVER, QUAMQUAM - ALTHOUGH
B1. Distinguish in meaning between the words gero and gemo.
GERO – I WEAR, WAGE; GEMO – I GROAN
B2. Distinguish in meaning between the words si and se.
SI – IF, SE – HIMSELF, HERSELF, ITSELF, THEMSELVES
10. She caused the death of Otus and Ephialtes after the demanded her as a bride, killed the wife of Amphion for
her boast of beauty, killed Tityus for his attempted rape of Leto, and perhaps most famously turned Actaeon into a
stag so that his dogs could rip him to pieces. Who was this goddess, who demanded that Iphagenia be sacrified at
Aulis, and who punished Callisto for losing her virginity to Zeus, the elder twin sister of Apollo? ARTEMIS
B1. Artemis is often associated with the moon, but what earlier Greek goddess was in charge of the moon, the
counterpart to Luna? SELENE
B2. On what island were Artemis and Apollo born to Leto, wife of Amphion? DELOS
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11. On this day, it was Decimus Brutus who had urged that a meeting of the Senate not be disappointed, and
Spurrina the prophet ominously declared that the day was not over. Cimber took the lead in the theater of
Pompey, pretending to ask Caesar a question. Casca then brandished a dagger and the melee began. What was
this day that saw the death of Julius Caesar? IDES OF MARCH (MARCH 15, 44 BC)
B1. What year serves as the traditional date for the fall of the Western Roman empire? 476 AD
B2. Name either of the two years that many historians consider to be the start of the empire, marking either the
battle of Actium or the conference of the name Augustus? 31 or 27 BC
12. Since in real Latin, punctuation does not help, it can be recognized by the word num, certain pronouns, the
word nonne, by a certain enclitic –ne, and countless other words. What is this kind of sentence which might be
introduced by words such as Quis, Cur, Ubi, Quando, Quomodo, and countless others? INTEROGATIVE
/QUESTION
B1. What mood of the verb lets the reader know that it is stating a fact? INDICATIVE
B2. What verb mood gives a command? IMPERATIVE
13. Sulla restored it in 81 BC, abut it had to be rebuilt again in 52 BC after the “funeral” of Clodius. Caesar had
another constructed as a part of his forum in 44 BC, and Domitian restored this version in AD 94. The one in the
forum now is that of Diocletian from 283 AD. It was originally constructed by Tullus Hostilius and had no
permanent seating; what is this Roman Senate house? CURIA (prompt on Senate House)
B1. What type of building, many of which are in the forum, was originally a market but became known as “court
houses”? BASILICA
B2. What structure so named for a king of Helicarnassus, was a large funerary building, of which Augustus and
Hadrian had one in the city Rome? MAUSOLEUM
14. Which of the following derivatives has a different root than the others: soliloquy, solitude, sullen, solvent,
solipsism. SOLVENT
B1. Which of the following derivatives has a different root than the others: capitulate, capacity, precept,
emancipate. CAPITULATE
B2. Which of the following derivatives has a different root than the others: equivocable, equinox, equine,
equitable. EQUINE
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15. This man refused to listen to Polydamas, and thus lost his life the next day. During his final battle, he thought
his brother Deiphobus had come to his aid, but alas, it was only Athena, helping his enemy. In the Aeneid, he
comes to warn Aeneas that the city is under attack. The husband to Andromache and father to Astyanax, what
Trojan warrior was the only hope for Troy until his death at the hands of Achilles. HECTOR
B1. What did Achilles do to Hector’s body for several days because of his anger over Paroclus’ death? DRUG
THE BODY AROUND PATROCLUS’ PYRE
B2. What god helped Priam sneak into the Greek camp to ask Achilles for his son’s body? HERMES