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Latin I & II: Final Exam -- Top 50 Cultural Items
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| patria postestās | the power of a father |
| stola, -ae (f) | sleeveless, ankle-length dress |
| calceī, -ōrum | shoes |
| caldārium | hot room |
| frigidārium | cold room |
| tepidārium | warm room |
| apodyterium | changing room |
| unguentum et strigilis | body oil and scraper |
| palaestra, -ae (f) | exercise yard |
| castra, -ōrum | military camp |
| "military vocabulary" | see chapter 12 pictures |
| Mercury (Hermes) | Messenger god; brought souls to Charon (the ferryman) |
| Orpheus and Eurydice | Know this Greek myth! |
| Charon | the ferryman of the river Styx in the underworld |
| Cerberus | the three-headed dog guarding the underworld |
| Proserpina | Pluto's wife, Ceres's daughter |
| Aeneas | Know this story from the fall of Troy to landing in Italy |
| Mt. Vesuvius | Erupted 79 AD |
| Pompeii | City destroyed by Vesuvius |
| Herculaneum | Second city destroyed by Vesuvius |
| 753 BC | Founding of Monarchy begins in Rome (Romulus first king) |
| 509 BC | Romans expel Tarquin the Proud (last king of Rome) and start a republic |
| 27 BC | Augustus starts the Empire |
| Janus | the two-faced god of doorways and new beginnings |
| Roman Numerals | I, V, X, L, C, D, M |
| Towns of Italy | See chapter 6, page 40: Roma, Ostium, Brundisium, Capua |
| kalendae, -ārum (f pl) | first day of a month |
| septentriōnēs | north |
| meridiēs | south |
| oriēns solis | east |
| occidēns solis | west |
| in vīnō veritās | in wine there is truth |
| carpe diem | seize the day |
| Neptune (Poseidon) | god of the sea and waterways |
| Juppiter (Zeus) | king of gods, thunderbolt |
| Juno (Hera) | queen of gods, marriage |
| Apollo | god of the sun, medicine |
| Diana (Artemis) | goddess of the hunt, maidens, moon |
| Ceres (Demeter) | goddess of grain, harvest |
| toga virīlis | toga of manhood, pure white |
| toga praetexta | toga with a purple stripe for children and senators |
| tabula, -ae (f) | writing tablet |
| stilus, -ī (m) | stilus, pencil |
| cēra, -ae (f) | wax (for writing) |
| regula, -ae (f) | ruler |
| Horatius Cocles at the Bridge | Horatius defends the city from Etruscan interests (509 BC) |
| Mucius Scaevola | Mucius thrusts hand into fire after failing to kill Lars Porsenna |
| Rooms of Roman House | see Chapter 5, page 33 |
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