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Latin Certamen
Latin Certamen Questions
Question | Answer |
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Who is the third king of Rome? | Tullus Hostilius |
What are the names of the Fates? | Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos |
Who killed Medusa? | Perseus |
What is Dionysus' Roman name? | Bacchus |
Who is the second king of Rome? | Numa Pompilius |
Who is the forth king of Rome? | Ancus Marcius |
Who is the fifth king of Rome? | Tarquinius Priscus |
Who is the sixth king of Rome? | Servius Tullius |
Who is the seventh king of Rome? | Tarquinius Superbus |
What is the year of four emperors? | 69 A.D. |
Name the gorgons | Stheno, Euryale, Medusa |
Which of the gorgons was mortal? | Medusa |
Who were the sisters of the gorgons? | The Graiae |
What did the Graiae share between them? | One eye and one tooth |
Who was the nymph that witnessed Persephone's kidnapping? | Cyane |
Name the three furies | Tisiphone, Allecto, Megaera |
What was the name of the cyclopes encountered by Odysseus? | Polyphemus |
How do you say Odysseus' name in Latin? | Ulysses |
What were the years of the First Punic War? | 274 - 241 B.C. |
Who wrote the Annales (an 18-book work on Roman history in dactylic hexameter) | (Quintus) Ennius |
What form of poetry was the Iliad written in? | Dactylic Hexameter |
What Latin adverb means "for a long time"? | DIU! |
What early king, according to legend, was fathered by burning ember? | Servius Tullius |
What Latin verb with what meaning is the root of toga? | Tego = to cover |