Veni, vidi, ... loci? | Nomen est omen | Fill in _____ phrase | Natura et cultura | Identification |
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What is Switzerland or the Helvetian Confederation?
The official name of this modern European state, famous for its neutrality, banks, and chocolate, pays homage to the tribe that began the Gallic Wars.
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Who is Lesbia?
Catullus' love interest.
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What is "puellae"?
tuā nunc operā meae ______
flendō turgidulī rubent ocellī |
What is a horse?
Members of the middle-ranked Roman social class were descended from families that were wealthy enough to afford this animal.
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What is a singular, masculine, nominative noun?
Caesar
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What is Britain?
This island was inhabited by Celtic tribes closely allied with the Gauls.
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Who is Orgetorix?
The leader of the Helvetii who was put to death for conspiracy.
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What is "tres partes"?
Gallia est omnia divisa in _______ _______.
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What is passer?
Catullus mourns the death of his girlfriend's pet:
"________ mortuus est meae puellae" |
What is a singular, neuter, nominative or accusative personal pronoun?
id
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What is the Rhine?
This river divided the Gauls from the Germans.
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Who is Orcus?
No, not the uruk hai in Lord of the Rings, but a Roman name for the god of the underworld.
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What is "Italorum"?
am tum cum ausus es ūnus _______
omne aevum tribus explicāre cartīs, doctīs Iuppiter et labōriōsīs. |
What is mistletoe?
The Gauls considered this plant sacred and the druids used it in rituals.
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What is a plural, first person, plural, future, indicative verb?
laudabimus
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What is Aquitania?
This region of ancient Gaul was nestled between the Pyrenees Mountains to the south and central (Celtic) Gaul to the north.
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Who is Mercury?
Although he was lower in the hierarchy of the Roman pantheon, this god was the chief god worshiped by the Gauls.
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What is "Graecis"?
Neque fas esse existimant ea litteris mandare, cum in reliquis fere rebus, publicis privatisque rationibus ______ litteris utantur.
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What is wicker?
This was the natural material used to construct the human effigies whose limbs contained sacrificial victims that the Gauls would set on fire.
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What is an singular, first person, imperfect, subjunctive verb?
ambularem
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What is Cisapline Gaul?
The Roman side of Gaul, this side of the alps.
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Who is Cornelius?
A renowned Roman historian who supported Catullus.
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What is "omnia"?
Orcī, quae ______ bella dēvorātis:
tam bellum mihi passerem abstulistis |
What is Lake Lemannus, Lac Léman, or Lake Geneva?
This the lake on which the Helvetii lived and where a major Swiss city is located.
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What is passive periphrastic?
Carthago delenda est.
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