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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