Who was the first king of Rome?

Romlulus.

Who is the god of gods and the sky?

Zeus or Juppiter.

Who is the god of the sea?

Posiedon or Neptune.

Who is the god of the dead?

Hades or Pluto.

Who is the godess of love?

Aphrodite or Venus.

What city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius?

Pompeii or Herculanium.

Where did gladiators fight?

The colosseum.

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Augustus.

Who was the first dictator of Rome?

Julius Ceaser

What is the translation of "Carpe Diem"?

Sieze the Day.

Who was the brother of Romulus?

Remus.

Who killed Hector?

Achillies.

What river did Julius caeser cross declaring war on rome?

The Rubicon.

Who did paris kidnap to start the trojan war?

Helen

After whose father was the aegean sea named after?

Theseus'.

Name the three furies.

Allecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone.

Name the three fates.

Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.

Whose prophecies were never believed?

Cassandra

Who were the original six Olympians?

Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, Hera (Jupiter, Pluto, Neptune, Vesta, Ceres, Juno)

What deity was born from Zeus' head?

Athena

Who was the goddess of victory?

Nike

Whose entrapment did Odysseus avoid when he put wax in the ears of his men?

Sirens

What is the case of direct address?

Vocative

What is the long mark over a vowel called?

Macron

Say in Latin "with great praise".

magna cum laude

Give the Latin noun and its English meaning from which "voyage" derives.

via-road

What road ran from Rome to Brundisium?

Via Appia

What good luck charm was worn to ward off the evil eye?

Bulla

What December festival provided a model for Christmas?

Saturnalia

What were the baths called?

Thermae

What part of the Roman meal was called the antecena?

Appetizer

What daughter of Minos helped Theseus kill the Minotaur?

Ariadne

To what deity was the Parthenon dedicated?

Athena

What deity was born from Zeus' head?

Athena

Say "time flies" in Latin.

tempus fugit

Who was the goddess of the rainbow?

Iris

Out of what material was a toga made?

Wool

What slave accompanied a boy to school?

Paedagogus

What was the function of a praetor?

Judge

What creature was half goat and half man?

Satyr

What creature was half horse and half man?

Centaur

What is the motto of the United States Marine Corps?

Semper Fidelis

What is the study of word origins?

Etymology

In what three ways must an adjective agree with the noun it modifies?

In case, number, and gender

Give the Latin for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

ientaculum, prandium, et cena

What did the Romans call the Mediterranean Sea?

Mare Nostrum

What were the bundle of rods wrapped around an ax called?

Fasces

What hero rode Pegasus and killed the Chimaera?

Bellerophon

Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth?

Vesta

What were the shades in the underworld called?

Manes

Distinguish between in silva and in silvam.

In the forest and into the forest

Pugno:pugnare::sum:

esse

What toga was worn by boys?

Toga praexta

What was the port city of ancient Rome?

Ostia

By what device did the Romans bring water into the city?

Aqueducts

What official was the chief magistrate of the Roman Republic?

Consul

What is another name for the Coliseum?

Flavian Amphitheatre

What was the first day of every month?

Kalends

Change "bonus" to an adverb.

bene

What tense is indicated by -ba?

Imperfect

What Latin phrase indicates a trade or exchange?

Quid pro quo

From what civilization to the north of Rome did the Romans borrow the toga, the arch, and gladiatorial games?

Etruscans

What was the reception room of a Roman house called?

Atrium

What was the courtyard of a Roman house called?

Peristylium

What were pictures made from tiny pieces of glass called?

Frescoes

Who led a slave revolt in 73 B. C.?

Spartacus

What city did Ascanius found?

Alba Longa

Against whom did the Romans fight the Punic Wars?

Carthage

Where in 216 B. C. did Hannibal defeat the Romans?

Cannae

Where in 202 B. C. did the Romans defeat Hannibal?

Zama

When was the legendary fall of Troy?

1184 B. C.

When was the first recorded Olympic Games?

776 B. C.

In what year was the Colosseum completed?

80 A. D.

What laws written in 451-450 B. C. were the foundation of law for Rome?

The Laws of the 12 Tables

What Roman historian recorded the stories of virtue and vice that were learned by Roman school children?

Livy

What Julio-Claudian emperor's name means "little boot"?

Caligula

By whom was the Via Appia built in 312 B. C.?

Appius Claudius Caecus

What Greek historian was known as the father of history?

Herodotus

Who was the first French national hero, defeated by Caeser at Alesia in 52 B. C.?

Vercingetorix

Who was famous for repeatedly declaring "Carthago delenda est"?

Cato the Elder

In what year did the eastern Roman Empire fall?

1453 A. D.

What final words did Shakespeare give Caesar?

Et tu, Brute?

What Carthaginian prisoner ensured his own death when he advised his fellow Romans not to accept peace terms from the Carthaginians?

Regulus

Against whom, in the reign of Tullus Hostilius, did the Horatii fight?

Curiatii

What was Augustus called before he was called before he was called Augustus?

Octavian/Octavius

In what part of Rome is the Pantheon?

Campus Martius

What common garment did both men and women wear?

Tunic