CLE Test 2
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108 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mosaic | tiled artwork |
| IVXLCDM | 7 Roman numerals |
| Jason | Sought Golden Fleece |
| Jove | Jupiter |
| jovial | happy from Jupiter |
| labyrinth | Daedalus' maze |
| M.D./Medicinae Doctor | doctor of medicine |
| Marathon | famous run from battle |
| mea culpa | my fault |
| Minotaur | half man and bull |
| Mt. Olympus | divine mountain |
| Mt. Vesuvius | ancient volcano |
| muses | inspiring spirits |
| Nike | goddess of victory |
| Odysseus/Ulysses | wandering hero |
| Orpheus | greatest musician |
| P.M./post meridiem | afternoon time |
| P.S./post scriptum | letter addition |
| Pandora | Epimetheus' curious wife |
| Pandora's box | brought evils when opened |
| Pantheon | domed Roman temple |
| papyrus | ancient paper |
| Paris | he kidnapped Helen |
| Parthenon | Athena's temple |
| paterfamilias | male family head |
| Pax Romana | Roman peacetime |
| Pegasus | winged horse |
| Penelope | Odysseus' wife |
| Persephone | Hades' wife |
| Perseus | slew Medusa |
| Medusa | change men to stone |
| Pompeii | buried by Vesuvius |
| Poseidon/Neptune | god of the sea |
| post mortem | after death |
| Prometheus | Titan forethinker |
| quid pro quo | this for that |
| Romulus and Remus | founding twins |
| semper fidelis | always faithful |
| semper paratus | always prepared |
| Spartacus | led slave revolt |
| Styx | river crossed by dead |
| sub poena | warrant to appear |
| summa cum laude | with highest praise |
| Tantalus | he could never reach |
| Tartarus | darkest pit of Hades |
| tempus fugit | time flies |
| terra firma | on solid ground |
| terra incognita | uncharted territory |
| Theseus | slew Minotaur |
| Tiber | Rome's river |
| toga | Roman citizen clothing |
| Trojan Horse | Greek trick for Troy |
| Uranus | lord of the sky |
| valedictorian | farewell speaker |
| veni,vidi,vici | Caesar's boast |
| veto | leader's rejection |
| vs./versus | against |
| Zeus/Jupiter | king of the gods |
| Troy | city captured by Greeks |
| Odyssey | story of Odysseus |
| mentor | advisor |
| mores | accepted customs |
| Mt. Parnassus | Greek mount |
| N.B./nota bene | note well |
| Palatine hill | Rome's hill for emperors |
| Pan | satyr forest god |
| per annum | by the year |
| per capita | for each individual |
| per diem | by the day |
| p.o./per os | take by mouth |
| persona non grata | unacceptable person |
| PH.D/Philosophiae Doctor | doctor of philosophy |
| Plebeian | Rome's common people |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| pontifex maximus | Rome's chief priest |
| Priam | King of Troy |
| pro tempore | for the time being |
| puerile | immature |
| Punic Wars | Rome's 3 wars with Carthage |
| rara avis | unique |
| rostra | forum speech platform |
| Saturnalia | December Roman feast |
| satyr | mythic goat-men |
| sedentary | inactive |
| sic semper tyrannis | thus always to tyrants |
| sic transit gloria mundi | so passes away the world's glory |
| Sicily | Italy's southwestern Island |
| sine qua non | a necessity |
| Sisyphus | condemned uphill rock-roller |
| Sparta | militaristic Greek people |
| SPQR | symbol of Rome |
| status quo | existing state of affairs |
| sub rosa | in a hushed voice |
| tribune | plebeian representatives |
| verbatim | word for word |
| via | by way of |
| vice versa | the other way around |
| nectar | drink of the gods |
| magnanimous | great-souled |
| magnum opus | masterpiece |
| Medea | Jason's sorceress wife |
| labor omnia vincit | work conquers all |
| iota | Greek letter "i" |
| Ithaca | Odysseus' home |
| in toto | entirely |
| lapsus linguae | a slip of the tongue |
| laurels | victor's wreath |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
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