CLE Level 1 Quiz 4
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56 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Perseus |  slew Medusa |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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