| A | B |
|---|
| Narcissus | The "Ego" who scorned Echo |
| Daphne | turned into a laurel tree |
| Orpheus | muscian who loved Eurydice |
| Cupid | god of Love |
| Mars | god of war |
| Echo | Last Word |
| Prometheus | stole fire for man |
| Apollo | god of sun and prophecy, loved Daphne |
| alter ego | another self |
| subpoena | under penalty |
| facta non verba | deeds not words |
| lapsus linguae | slip of the tongue |
| cave canem | beware of dog |
| ars artis gratia | art for art's sake |
| ars longa vita brevis | art is long life is short |
| aut viam inveniam aut faciam | either I will find a way or I will make one |
| Paris | Trojan prince who decided beauty contest and recieved Helen as a prize |
| Helen | woman given to Paris because he chose Venus as most beautiful |
| Trojan War | lasted ten years |
| Achilles | most famous GREEK warrior |
| Hector | most famous TROJAN warrior |
| Homer | author of Illiad and Odyssey |
| Vergil | author of Aeneid |
| Venus | mother of Aeneas |
| Proserpina | daughter of Ceres |
| Campus Martius | military training camp in Rome |
| Baucis and Philemon | this couple was turned into trees |
| pontifex maximus | the chief priest in Rome |
| Arma virumque cano | opening line of Vergil's Aeneid |
| Ego | Latin word for "I" |
| dux femina facti | woman is leader of the deed |
| alea iacta est | the die is cast |
| homo sapiens | wise man |
| dum spiro, spero | While I breathe, I hope |
| veni, vidi, vici | I came, I saw, I conquered |
| summa cum laude | with the highest praise |
| magna cum laude | with great praise |
| tempus fugit | time flies |
| panem et circenses | bread and circuses |
| aegis | shield of Minerva, protection |
| first consul | Brutus |
| Paris | Trojan, chose Venus, got Helen, killed Achilles |
| Agamemnon | commander in chief of Greek army |
| Rubicon | river Caesar crossed |
| apple of discord | thrown at wedding of Peleus and Thetis |
| face that launched 1000 ships | Helen |
| Rome was not built in a day | founded in 753 bc |
| Beware Greeks bearing gifts | Trojan horses are dangerous |
| Priam | king of Troy |
| pro tempore | for the time being |
| Muses | nine goddesses of the arts |
| N.B. | note carefully |
| ad infinitum | forever, to infinity |
| ad nauseam | to the point of disgust |
| e.g. | for example |
| Niobe | 14 kids, was turned to stone |
| Apollo and Diana | killed the kids of Niobe |
| Capitol | "head" building |
| Forum | marketplace in Rome |
| Octavian | heir of J. Caesar, became first emperor |
| Nero | "fiddled while Rome burned" |
| Medusa | scary hair lady who turned people to stone |
| i.e. | that is |
| 476 AD | fall of Western Roman Empire |
| 753 BC | Rome founded |
