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109 Cards in this Set
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A.D.
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Anno Domini - in the year of our lord
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A.M.
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Ante Meridiam- before middle day
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P.M.
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Post Meridiem - after middle day
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Abacus
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means of counting used by Egyptians, Greeks, and Latin people
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Achilles
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greatest Trojan hero - poison arrow in heal because mother held him by heal into the River Styx, the heal had not been imortal for him
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Achille's Heal
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weakness
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Acropolis
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citadel of Greece - high city
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Ad nauseam
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to the point of disguist
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Ad Hoc
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for this purpose
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Ad Hominem
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to the man- something that is directed at one person
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ad infinitum
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to infinity - something that is endless
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Adonis
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extremely handsome man, torn apart - extremely handsome man - modern
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Adriatic Sea
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goes all the way around Greece, for King Aegia
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Aeneas
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trojan hero who escaped from Troy and found new homeland for refugee Trojans, became Italy, forefounders of Latin race
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Aenied
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latin epic, written by Vergil, which tells adventures of Aeneas, based on Oddyssey
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Aesop
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greek slave who wrote fables
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Agamemnon
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leader of all Greek Kings who led expedition to Troy and was murdered by his wife and new lover
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Alexander the Great
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from Macedonia, brilliant general, conquered Persian empire and spread Greek culture throughout Persian Empire
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Alexandria
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cities named after Aelxander the Great most famous by Nile River Delta
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All Gaul is Divided into Three Parts
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famous 1st line of Julius Caesar, wrote a book about his conquest in Gaul, 1st line of book
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All Roads Lead to Rome
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1. Romans had all roads connect to Rome
2. Rome is the center of the universe at that time |
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alma mater
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kindly mother, used to describe any place from which you graduate
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Androcles and Lion
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story that Androcles comes upon lion, who he helps, lion refuses to eat slave later on
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Andromeda
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wife of Perseus who is sacrificed to a sea monster
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ante bellum
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before the civil war
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Atalanta
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swift runner, she challenged any man who wanted to marry her in a foot race
if he won she married him if she won she killed him she was tricked |
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Apple of Discord
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apple that Ares threw at wedding of Peleus and Thetis which caused the Trojan war
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alpha and omega
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the first and last letters of the greek alphabet
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Alps
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the mountain range in Europe that runs through many European countries
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alter ego
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someone that has 2 or more personalities
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alumunus
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used to describe anyone who has graduated from something
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ambrosia and nectar
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the food and drink of the gods
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amphitheater
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an arena where contests and spectacles are held, one was located in Rome
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Bellerophon
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slayer of chimera
rider of Pegasus |
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Appian Way
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lead from Rome to Brundisium; was said to be the largest road
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argonaut
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general term for sailer on ship Argo
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Basillica
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Ancient Roman law court/ present day church
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Aqueduct
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structure that is a leader of water
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atrium
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entry hall in a house
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Beware of the Ides of March
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warning given to Julius Caesar about the disaster that would strike him
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Mark Antony
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one of the generals of Julius Caesar, when Julius died struggle was found for position, he lost and committed suicide with Cleopatra; part of the Second Triumvirate
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Aphrodite/Venus
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goddess of love; born from sea foam; son was Eros
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Apollo
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god of light, music, reason, prophecy, and healing; symbol is bow and arrow or lyre;
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Arachne
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greek girl, famous for her weavings; taught and gave no credit to her teacher Athena; later turned into a spider because she lost a weaving battle with Athena;
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arachnophobia
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comes from arachnes and phobis; literally a fear of spiders and other arachnids
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Argus
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1.dog of Odysseus, made a huge pile and died when he saw Odysseus
2.builder of Argo 3.100-eyed watchful servant who tortured Io |
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Ariadne
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daughter of King Minos, on Island of Crete; helped Theseus get out of Labrinth
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Artemis
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twin sister of apollo; associated with hunting and newborn animals; symbol was moon and bow and arrow
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astrology
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the study of positions of stars and foretelling them to see the future
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Athnea/Minerva
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goddess of wisdom; symbol is owl; born fully dressed from head of Zeus
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Athens
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capital city of Ancient Greece; where all literature, democracy, and art and architecture came out of
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Atlas
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Titan who held up te sky seperate from the Earth; punished by Zeus
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Bacchus/Dionysus
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god of wine; depicted as marry/drunken/chasing women
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bona fide
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in good faith- something that is genuine
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bread and circuses
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term used by upper ruling classes to describe method to keep poor people in line and happy
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Brutus
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1.helped expel last king Tarquinius Superbus, became 1st of 2 consuls
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Brutus
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conspirator to help kill Julius Caesar, one of the best friends of Caesar
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C.A./circa
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about or approximately
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Caesar/czar
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dictator or one man rule
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carpe diem
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seize the day - written by Horace
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Carthage
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city in North Africa; where Hanibel is from; where Dido lived in Aeneid; sight of the 1st and 2nd Carthaginian Wars
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Centaur
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half man, half horse; drunken woman stealers; 1 good one who's name is chiron, tudor of Achilles
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Cerberus
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3 headed dog of the underworld
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Ceres/Demeter
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goddess of grain and harvest; cereal comes from it
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Chaos
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existed before nothign; beginning of all things
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Chaos
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existed before nothign; beginning of all things
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Charon/ Chiron
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ferryman of the underworld; had to put coin under tongue to pay Charon; Chiron is the good centaur who is the tudor of achilles;
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Chimera/chimerical
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the lion, goat, snake, fire breathing creature slayed by Bellerophon; chimerical means whimsical;
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Circe
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a witch, aunt of Midea; turned Odysseus's men into animals but had to turn them back
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Cicero
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name means chick pea; most famous orator and writer of all Latin; killed by Mark Antony;
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Circus Maximus
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race track of Rome; held 250,000; chariot races happened here, 7 laps made up a race; used eggs and counters shaped like dolphins to count turns; put sand on floor to give horse's bad footing;
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Cleopatra
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Egyptian queen; lover of Julius Caesar; when Julius Caesar died lover of Mark Antony, committed suicide together
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cog nomen
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branch of family name
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cohort
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division of Roman army; 300-600 men
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Colosseum
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originally named Flavian Ampitheater; held 55,000 people and could be evacuated in 5 minutes; gladiator fights held there; finished in 80 A.d.;
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Constantine the Great
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emperor who legalized Christianity; converted on his death bed; capitol of Roman Empire moved to east
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Consul
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highest political office held during republic - always 2
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Cornucopia
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a horn of plenty
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cosmonaut
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Russian sailor of the universe
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Cronus
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Titan who is the father of zeus; he overthrew Uranus and was overthrown by Zeus
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Crossing the Rubicon
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couldn't enter Rome with an army or delcared war on; Julius Caesar did and declared alea icta est die; no going back after cross
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cum laude
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with praise; used on diplomas
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Cupid/Eros
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son of Venus/Aphrodite; depicted with bow and arrow that shot love or hate
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Cyclops
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eyed creature, children of Gaea and Uranus or son of Poseidon who was Polyphemus; Cyclops means circle eyed
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Daedalus
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father of Icharus; neeeded to escape from Minotaur; invented wings
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Danae
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lover of Zeus; inpregnated by Zeus with golden rain
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Daphne
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nymph persued by Apollo; turned into Laurel Tree
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Datum/Data
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latin word to english in singular and plural; information
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Delphic Oracle
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prophecy for Apollo told by a sibyl
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Delphic Oracle
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prophecy for Apollo told by a sibyl
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derivative
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word derived from earlier language
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Diana/Artemis
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goddess of hunt; symbol is a moon on head or bow and arrow; wide women
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E Pluribus Unum
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one out of many; on American money
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e.g.
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exempli gratias - for the sake of example
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ego
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I, self-centered
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Elysian Fields
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equivalent of heaven in underworld
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Et tu Brute
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even you Brutes, phrase of Julius Caesar
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et cetera, etc.
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and the rest
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Etruscans
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people who live to the north of rome, lived in Etruria; Romans derived many of customs such as arc and gladiators
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etymology
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study of word origins
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Europa
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girl who was abducted by Zeus in form of white bull
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ex libris
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from the books; from the library of; used as book plate;
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Face That Launched A Thousand Ships
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by Helen, ships to get Helen there were a 1000
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factotum
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jack of all trades; person in charge of many aspects of something
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ex libris
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from the books; from the library of; used as book plate;
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FACE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIps
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helen was come to rescue by 1000 ships
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factotum
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jack of all trades; person in charge of many aspects of something;
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fall of Rome
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476 A.D.- west invaded by Goths; 1453 A.D. - east; led used in aqueducts causing people to go crazy; too much terrotorial expansion; crazy and bad emperors; slave labor
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fates
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3 woman known as spinners
1.thread of life 2.pulls it out for length of life 3.cuts it for death |