Quid scitis?
What do Augustus and Nero have in common?
• August and Nero were Roman Emperors
What is the meaning of “veni, vidi, vici”? Who said it?
• “I came, I saw, I conquered.” – Julius Caesar
What does P.S. mean in Latin?
• Post scriptum
Who won the Trojan War?
• The Greeks
What number does C represent (think Roman numerals!)?
• 100• C = centum• We have the words cent & century
What does agenda mean in Latin?
• To be done
• Singular of agenda is agendum
What animal is an equus?
• Horse
• Equestrian
• Equites – Roman horsemen
In 79 A.D. what volcano erupted, destroying the city Pompeii?
• Mount Vesuvius
What number does M represent (Roman numerals!)?
• 1000• M = mille• We call 1000 a millenium
What part of the body is the oculus?
• Eye• Pantheon oculus
Who said “Et tu, Brute”?
• Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (March 15, 44 B.C.• From Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar
Who is Cupid’s mother?
• Venus
• Cupid’s image today
What animal is a canis?
• Dog
What does i.e. mean in Latin?
• “id est” – “that is” • “in other words”• Used to specify instances or to make
something clear
What are five Romance languages?
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