Latin
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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round One 1.15
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Bonus: Apollo's friend was then transformed into a flower. What was his name? Hyacinthus.
9. What is the meaning of the Latin idiom pedem referre ? To retreat.
Bonus: What is the meaning of the Latin idiom opem ferre ? To bring aid.
10. In 197 B. C., at the Battle of Cynoscephalae [kie no skef a lee], the Romans defeated the Macedonian phalanx and forever put an end to Macedon's dreams of controlling Greece. What Macedonian king was defeated in this battle? Philip (V).
Bonus: The following year, the Romans surprised everyone by declaring their intention to evacuate Greece and restore freedom to the individual Greek cities and states. This famous Proclamation of the Freedom of the Greeks was delivered at the Isthmian games of 196 B. C. at what strategically located city? Corinth.
11. Achilles was famous for sulking in his tent while the Greeks were being defeated by the Trojans. An embassy from his fellow Greeks tried to persuade him to return to the fray, but failed. What usually very persuasive speaker failed to budge him? Odysseus (Ulysses).
Bonus: Who spoke last in the embassy, and most effectively, ignoring Achilles and telling Odysseus, "we are wasting our time on a man who wishes to injure his own friends"? Ajax.
12. Present participles in Latin sometimes took on a life of their own and became full blown nouns. What present participle, from the Latin verb "to creep," became a noun meaning "snake"? Serpens.
Bonus: From what verb did serpens derive? Serpo (-ere, serpsi).
13. Where am I? I'm looking south towards the port city of Piraeus, to me rear is the Parthenon, I'm standing on the Acropolis. Athens.