Virginia Level 3

Hortatory Subjunctive

A present tense of the subjunctive used to express encouragement or urging.

Pluperfect Subjunctive

Tense used in past contrary to fact constructions.

Stoicism

A philosophy teaching self-control, fortitude, and detachment from distracting emotions.

Extent of Time Accusative

An accusative case that expresses the duration of time.

Indirect Statement Accusative

An accusative that serves as the subject of an infinitive in an indirect statement.

Marius

The Roman general who served as consul seven times.

Julius Caesar

Nephew of Marius, who also became consul in Rome.

Dative Case Usage

Indicates possession in the sentence 'Mihi est consilium' (I have a plan).

Thalia

The muse of comedy in Greek mythology.

Terpsichore

The muse of dance in Greek mythology.

Analogy Completion

'Illius is to Illi as Huius is to Huic'.

Participle

A word that functions as both a verb and an adjective.

Infinitive

A grammatical term representing a word that functions as both a noun and a verb.

Spartacus

The Thracian slave who led the largest slave revolt in Roman history.

Crassus

The Roman general responsible for defeating Spartacus's army.

Plautus

The Roman author most well known for his comedies.

Martial

Known for his contributions to epigrams in Roman literature.

Superlative Degree

Indicates that something is very short.

Cleopatra

The ruler of Egypt who captured the attentions of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.

Caesarion

The son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.

Hesperides

The daughters of Atlas tasked with guarding the Golden Apples.

Cumaen Sibyl

The priestess who resided near the city of Naples.

Optimates and Populares

The two political groups in Rome.

Ferrum

The Latin name for iron, abbreviated as Fe in the periodic table.

Necare Avem Ridentem

The Latin title for 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

Cincinnatus

The Roman farmer who left his plow to defend his people.

George Washington

The American president known as the American Cincinnatus.

Gaius

The praenomen of Caesar.

Alea iacta est

What Caesar said when he crossed the Rubicon.

Genitive

The case that adjectives like peritus, cupidus, and plenus take.

Danaids

The group of daughters who killed their husbands on their wedding nights.

Homer

The author of the Iliad and the Odyssey who influenced Vergil.

Emma

One translation of Romae.

Melius

Translation of 'better' in Latin.

Maenads

The followers of the god Dionysus.

Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus

Members of the first triumvirate in Rome.

Octavian, Antony, Lepidus

Members of the second triumvirate in Rome.

Sponsalia

The ceremony announcing engagement in Roman culture.

Pronuba

The Roman equivalent of the Matron of Honor.

Opus

A noun meaning work or achievement in Latin.

Onus

A noun meaning burden or load in Latin.

Quam Primus

Means 'as ___ as possible' in Latin.

Dis Manibus

Means 'to the spirits of the dead' in Latin.

Five Good Emperors

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius.

Lucius Verus

Co-ruled with Marcus Aurelius.

Scribo, scribere

To write, in the Latin infinitive.

Pan

The satyr who challenged Apollo to a musical duel.

Titus

The Roman emperor during whose rule Mount Vesuvius erupted.

opus, opera

The Latin noun from which the word 'opera' is derived.

Polydectes

The king who wanted to take Danae as his bride.

Dictys

The fisherman who rescued Danae and Perseus.

I-stems

Nouns for which the genitive plural ends in -ium.

Sagittarii

Archers in the Roman army.

Calculus

A Latin noun meaning pebble.

Agrippa

The architect who constructed the Pantheon.

Hadrian

The emperor who added the dome to the Pantheon.

Capti sunt

Translate 'seized' in Latin.

Tempestatis

The genitive form of 'tempestas', meaning weather.

Tango

From which the English words integral and tangible are derived.

Linus

The music tutor killed by Heracles.

Alcestis

The wife of Admetus whom Heracles wrestled Death to bring back.

Cornelia

The Roman woman who called her sons her jewels.

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

The two boys of Cornelia.

Erit sanguis

The Latin title for 'There Will Be Blood'.

Nova silva

The Latin title for 'A Strange Wilderness'.