Latin Final Studying (2026)

Latin Honors 2

What does passive voice translate to?

be/being

who wrote the Aeneid?

Virgil

What led to the fall of Troy?

The Trojan horse

What city is Aeneas from?

Troy

Who is Anenea’s mother?

Venus

Who came up with the plan for the Trojan horse?

Odysseus

What city does Dido rule in North Africa?

Carthage

Why must Aeneas leave Dido? What is his destiny?

The gods needed Dido to found the city which will one day be Rome.

What God is sent down to make Aeneas leave?

Hermes

What does Dido do after Aneas abandons her?

Kills herself with his sword

What is the translation for relative pronouns?

who/whom/whose

What is the translation for an interrogative pronoun?

who, what

What are the three types of governments (in order)

Kingdom —> Republic —> Empire

Who was the last king d of Rome?

Lucuius Tarquin Seperbus

what year did the Roman republic start?

509 BC

what government role had two at one time (to make sure no one person had ultimate power) and has 1 year for each term

the consul

What are the names for the upper class and the lower class

Upper class=patricians

lower class= plebeians

Who did the Roman voting system favor?

the wealthy (patricians)

What would the plebeians do against the government

they would go on strike

What does SPQR mean?

The Senate and People of Rome- representing that the power not only came from the government, but the people.

Where was the 12 tables placed?

In the forum so everyone in the city could see them

what gender does 4th declension usually use

masculine

what gender does 5th declension usually use

feminine

what does domus and rus mean?

Domus means "house" and rus means "countryside"

what is different about domus and rus?

When being translated they both don’t use prepositions for places (ex: instead of I walk to home it is—> I walk home)

What title is the commanding officer

centeurion

What title is the second in command officer

opito

What title is the standard bearer?

signifer

how many contubernia make up a century?

10 contubernia (100 people)

how many centuries are in a cohort?

6 centeuries (600 people)

how many cohorts are in a legion?

10 cohorts ( 6,000 soldiers)

what animal is important to the aquilifer?

eagle

What is the name for the sword?

Gladius

What is the name for a spear

pilum

what is the name for a iron chain (protection)

lorica hamata

what is the name of sheilds that lock together?

testudo (meaning tortoise)

what is the name for a giant crossbow?

scorpion

what is the name for a catapult?

onager

what is the name for a crossbow?

ballista

what is the translation for present?

is/ regular (She is praising)

what is the translation for imperfect?

was -ing (She was praising)

what is the translation for future?

will (She will praise)

what is the translation for perfect?

-ed (She has praised)

what is the translation for pluperfect?

had -ed (She had praised)

what is the translation for Future Perfect?

will have -ed (She will have praised)

what year did Mt. Vesuvius erupt?

79 AD

Who did Pliny the Younger write the letter to?

Tacitus (the historian)

What relation did Pliny the Younger have to Pliny the Elder?

It was is Uncle

which demonstrative pronouns had a negative connotation?

Iste, ista, stud (that)

what does hic, heac, hoc translate to?

this/these

what does Ipse, ipsa, ipsud translate to?

-self (myself/ourself, yourself/yourselves, himself, herself, itself/themselves)

in the words: UNUS NAUTA what do the endings change to in the genitive singular and dative singular?

genitive= -ius dative= -i

What is the latin word and translation for the first U (in UNUS NAUTA)

Unus one

What is the latin word and translation for the first N (in UNUS NAUTA)

nullus- none

What is the latin word and translation for the second U (in UNUS NAUTA)

ullus- any

What is the latin word and translation for the S (in UNUS NAUTA)

Solus- alone

What is the latin word and translation for the second N (in UNUS NAUTA)

Neuter- neither

What is the latin word and translation for the first A (in UNUS NAUTA)

Alius— another

What is the latin word and translation for the therid U (in UNUS NAUTA)

Uter— either/which

What is the latin word and translation for the T (in UNUS NAUTA)

Totus— whole/entire

What is the latin word and translation for the second A (in UNUS NAUTA)

Alter— other

Who wrote Echo and Narcissus?

Ovid

Imperfect VS Perfect

Imperfect is on going

Perfect happened once

what does passive infinitive change?

changes -e —> -i