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Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals 1.12-30
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Bonus 2: What happened when Hippomenes and Atalanta failed to show proper respect to a temple when they were on a hunt? They were turned into lions.
8. In the late 4th century A.D., the emperor Theodosius put a stop to what games, which had begun in 776 B. C.? The Olympic Games.
Bonus 1: The original contest in the Olympics was the stadion . What was the stadion ? A sprint of 200 meters.
Bonus 2: What was the original prize awarded in the Olympic games? An olive wreath.
9. Theodosius stopped the Olympic games in A.D. 393, but what earlier emperor, often said to be the first Christian emperor, had put an end to gladiatorial combats because they were too bloodthirsty? Constantine.
Bonus 1: What famous battle in A.D. 312 established Constantine's supremacy? The Battle of Mulvian Bridge.
Bonus 2: What sign with what Latin words did Constantine claim to have seen prior to this battle? A cross, in hoc signo vinces.
10. What is the meaning of the verb form vis ? You wish, want, are willing
Bonus 1: What is the meaning of the noun vis ? Force, amount, might, violence, etc.
Bonus 2: Give the nominative plural of vis and its meaning. Vires, strength, resources, troops.
11. October 13th, 54 B. C. marked the death of what stuttering emperor whose greatest achievement had been the conquest of Britain ten years earlier? Claudius.
Bonus 1: Some say that Claudius' wife poisoned him in order to make room for her son to come to the throne. Who was this son? Nero.
Bonus 2: Claudius died before his own son reached manhood, and thus his adopted son Nero became emperor. Who was this natural son, named after his father's territorial conquests, who died shortly after Nero began to rule? Britannicus.