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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three 1.11-22
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7. A major road was built between Capua and Rome in 312 B. C. It was later expanded to Brundisium. It was constructed during the censorship of Appius Claudius. It was partially lined with what type of structure, one of the most famous of which belongs to Caecilia Metella? Tombs.
Bonus: Why were people buried along the Appian Way rather than near their homes in the city? It was illegal to bury people in Rome.
8. Medusa was once a beautiful woman, but she turned so ugly that anyone who looked at her became stone. Perseus was able to kill her while she was asleep, however, but he couldn't kill her sisters. Why not? They were immortal.
Bonus: How many sisters did Medusa have, and what were their names? Two: Stheno and Euryale
9. How many years was Julius Caesar Pontifex Maximus? 20 (from 63-44 B. C.)
Bonus: Augustus allowed his former triumvir Lepidus to remain pontifex maximus until his death in 12 B. C. Augustus then assumed the office and held it until the end of his reign. How long was Augustus pontifex maximus? 26 yrs. (12 B. C.-A.D. 14).
10. Once you've figured it out, translate the prepositional phrase "in the following sentence". In sequenti (-e) sententia.
Bonus: Translate this sentence into Latin. Redde Latine hanc sententiam (transfer, verte, etc. in linguam Latinam).
11. Give the translation of and the type of clause used in "Iaceant canes dormientes ." Let sleeping dogs lie, hortatory/jussive.
Bonus: The hortatory/jussive subjunctive is different from other subjunctives in that it is used in independent clauses. Give another independent use. Optative, potential, deliberative.
12. Since we were speaking of sleeping dogs, you all probably started to think of the time that Cerberus was lulled to sleep by what Greek minstrel? Orpheus.