Key Terms (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Quizzes
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What does 'Acropolis' literally mean?
What does 'Acropolis' literally mean?
Highest point of the city
When was the Colosseum built?
When was the Colosseum built?
AD 72-80
What are Caryatids?
What are Caryatids?
Sculpted female figures as columns
When did the Hellenistic period begin?
When did the Hellenistic period begin?
323 BC
What were the dates of the Roman Republic?
What were the dates of the Roman Republic?
509-27 BC
When was Athens most powerful as a city-state?
When was Athens most powerful as a city-state?
5th and 4th centuries BC
Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, drama, and what else?
Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, drama, and what else?
Religious ecstasy
Where was the most famous oracle located?
Where was the most famous oracle located?
Delphi
What is catharsis in Greek tragedy?
What is catharsis in Greek tragedy?
Emotional purification or release
What does anagnorisis mean?
What does anagnorisis mean?
Discovery of crucial truths
What is peripeteia?
What is peripeteia?
Sudden changes in fortune
Which epithet is used for Achilles?
Which epithet is used for Achilles?
Swift-footed Achilles
Where in the Iliad is the famous example of ecphrasis?
Where in the Iliad is the famous example of ecphrasis?
Description of Achilles' shield in Book 18
What was the imperial cult?
What was the imperial cult?
Worship of Roman emperors as divine
When was the Battle of Gaugamela?
When was the Battle of Gaugamela?
331 BC