Quid scitis ?

Quid scitis?

What do Augustus and Nero have in common?

• August and Nero were Roman Emperors

What is the meaning of “veni, vidi, vici”? Who said it?

• “I came, I saw, I conquered.” – Julius Caesar

What does P.S. mean in Latin?

• Post scriptum

Who won the Trojan War?

• The Greeks

What number does C represent (think Roman numerals!)?

• 100• C = centum• We have the words cent & century

What does agenda mean in Latin?

• To be done

• Singular of agenda is agendum

What animal is an equus?

• Horse

• Equestrian

• Equites – Roman horsemen

In 79 A.D. what volcano erupted, destroying the city Pompeii?

• Mount Vesuvius

What number does M represent (Roman numerals!)?

• 1000• M = mille• We call 1000 a millenium

What part of the body is the oculus?

• Eye• Pantheon oculus

Who said “Et tu, Brute”?

• Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (March 15, 44 B.C.• From Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar

Who is Cupid’s mother?

• Venus

• Cupid’s image today

What animal is a canis?

• Dog

What does i.e. mean in Latin?

• “id est” – “that is” • “in other words”• Used to specify instances or to make

something clear

What are five Romance languages?