gart yats Flashcards

(48 cards)

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Celebrated for boys on the ninth day after birth.

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Dies Lustricus

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During this period, babies were called Pupa.

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Primorida

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3
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Boy’s adornment

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Wore a Bulla to protect against the evil eye.

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4
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Established the town of Ostia.

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Ancus Marcius

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Ordered the construction of the Pons Sublicius (first bridge).

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Ancus Marcius

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Wife of Tarquinius Priscus, prophesied his rise to kingship.

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Tanaquil

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Chosen as king over Tarquinius’ children.

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Servius Tullius

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Won the 3v3 fight against Alba Longa, killed his sister for mourning the enemy.

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Horatius

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Fight took place during the reign of Tullus Hostilius.

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Horatii vs Curiatii

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10
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Created the genre of Fabulae Praetextae.

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Gnaeus Navius

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11
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His poem Bellum Punicum covered the First Punic War.

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Gnaeus Navius

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12
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The father of Latin literature,

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Livius Andronicus

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13
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Translated Homer’s Odyssey as the Odussia

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Livius Andronicus

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14
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Written in Saturnian meter.

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Livius Andronicus

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Wrote Andria, Adelphi, Eunuchus, and Heauton Timorumenos.

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Terence

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16
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author from Carthage.

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Terence

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17
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known for Menaechmi.

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Plautus

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18
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Carried aegis (shield)

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Athena

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19
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Born from Zeus’ head

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Athena

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God of wine/theater

21
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Born from Zeus’ thigh

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Carries thyrsus (staff)

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The Fates

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Clotho, Atropos, Lachesis

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The Horae

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Dike, Eirene, Eunomia

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The Cyclopes
Arges, Brontes, Steropes
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Niobe
Niobe: Turned into a weeping rock for boasting over Leto.
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Io
Io: Transformed into a cow by Zeus, tormented by Hera
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Lycaon
Lycaon: Fed his children to Zeus, transformed into a wolf.
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Callisto
Callisto: Turned into a bear for her relationship with Zeus.
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Hecuba
Hecuba: Queen of Troy, turned into a dog.
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Ante:
Origin of words like advance, ancient, etc.
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Obey:
Derived from the Latin root meaning to follow commands.
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Essay:
Comes from Latin meaning a short piece of writing.
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Caput
is the root for words like cabbage, precipice, and chapter but not captive.
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Cura
is the root for words like proxy, assure, and scour but not glare.
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Coquo
is the root for biscuit, apricot, and terra cotta but not miscreant.
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Connecticut:
Qui transtulit sustinet – He who came across holds up.
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California:
Eureka (the only Greek motto) - I have found it
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New York:
Excelsior - Upwards .
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Maine:
Dirigo - I lead
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Virginia:
Sic semper tyrannis – Thus always to tyrants.
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West Virginia
: Montani semper liberi – Mountaineers are always free
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Harvard:]
Motto: Veritas.
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University of Georgia:
Motto: Et docere et rerum exquirere causas – To teach and to inquire into the causes of things.
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Yale: Motto:
Lux et Veritas – Light and Truth.
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First Declension:
Includes words like puella, femina, ancilla.
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Second Declension:
Example words might include amicus, servus, dominus.
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Third Declension:
Example words might include rex, mater, canis.