Latin
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Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals 1.14-27
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6. Being completely alliterative, say in Latin "Kings ruled at Rome". Reges Romae rexerunt/regebant. Bonus: 1 Now the same for "The boys fought beautiful pigs". Pueri pulchros porcos pugnabant (pugnaverunt). Bonus 2: Now the same for "Why does Crassus kill the swift stag". Cur Crassus celerem cervum caedit? 7. What is the central event of Book VI of the Aeneid? Aeneas' journey to the Underworld. Bonus 1: What is the central event of Book V? Games in honor of Anchises. Bonus 2: What is the central event of Book IV? The romance of Aeneas and Dido /death of Dido. 8. It was certainly tragic, but had the virtue of being quick and often painless. By what means did two great enemies of Rome, Hannibal and Cleopatra, end their lives? Poison . Bonus 1: Hannibal was handy with snakes, too. By what means did he defeat the Roman fleet off Asia Minor in 190 B. C.? Jars full of vipers were catapulted onto the Roman ships. Bonus 2: Some of Rome's greatest enemies were not killed in battle, but captured and taken to Rome for execution. Who was the leader of the Gallic revolt of 52-51 who suffered this fate? Vercingetorix . 9. Women never fared well after the fall of a city. To whom was Cassandra given as a concubine? Agamemnon . Bonus 1: To whom was Hecuba given as a slave? Odysseus . Bonus 2: To whom was Andromache given? Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus) 10. Here's a word to the wise: Qui a multis timetur, multos timet. What does that mean? He who is feared by many, fears many. Bonus 1: How �bout this little nugget of wisdom: Quae sunt maximae divitiae? non desiderare divitias. What is the greatest wealth? Not to desire wealth.