Across
- 5. - By chance (5)
- 6. - A man whose death taught Pliny about life (5, 7)
- 8. - Conventional title of Suetonius' most famous work of biography (3, 6, 7)
- 13. - In short supply in Martial's house (4,5)
- 14. - Commander or emissary - 'chosen man' in old Latin (7)
- 16. - peior, maius and plures are all _________ adjectives (11)
- 19. Logical fallacy - 'after this, therefore because of this' (Latin) (4,3,4,6,3)
- 22. - Epic poem telling the story of Rome's foundation (6)
- 24. - Infinitive of 'loquor' (5)
- 27. 'Hardly enough', as once written on Oxford exam papers (3,5)
- 28. - Subjunctive use introduced by e.g. tam, tantus, adeo, it (6,5)
- 33. - Two-letter particle that introduces fear clauses (2)
- 34. - Conventionally mournful poetic metre, also used for love poetry and occasionally satire (7, 8)
- 35. - Caesar's three-word declaration upon crossing the Rubicon (4,5,3)
- 37. - Two-letter particle that introduces indirect commands.
- 38. - Future participle of 'specto' (nom. masc. s.) (11)
- 40. Also, even (5)
- 41. - Literary device where words or ideas are repeated in reverse order - e.g. ABBA (8)
- 42. - These quadrupeds provide two worrying omens. (6)
- 43. - I usually X, am accustomed to X (5)
- 44. - A verbal adjective, often expressing that something 'must be done' (9)
- 45. - An augur's ceremonial, crooked staff (6)
- 46. - Sacred hill in Rome, home of the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (10)
- 47. - A ________ verb can never have a passive meaning (8)
Down
- 1. - It began (6)
- 2. - Words on a curse tablet were usually written like this (9)
- 3. - A verb like audeo, audere, ausus sum, which looks passive only in certain tenses, is...(4, 8)
- 4. Surely, I expect you to say yes? (4)
- 7. - Sixth-century Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, famous for her love of women. Horace adopted a poetic form that she invented.(6)
- 9. - the 'mother of dark Memnon' in Ovid (6)
- 10. - Greek (and Roman) goddess of witchcraft and the night (6)
- 11. Moneo, parco, faveo and credo all take the... (6)
- 12. - Wife of Julius Caesar, who suffered from nightmares (9)
- 15. - Caesar's rival, who built a curia (Senate-House) in Rome (6,3,5)
- 17. - A 'king bird' in Ancient Rome (4)
- 18. - Latin word for a leaden 'curse tablet' (7)
- 20. - A priest who interpreted omens from sacrificial remains(8)
- 21. - An ablative absolute needs a noun in the ablative and a _________ in the ablative (10).
- 23. - Slave-girl beloved by Niceros in Petronius' story (7)
- 25. Indirect statements are formed with an ______________ and a ______________ (10, 10)
- 26. - Major Roman naval base on the Bay of Naples (7)
- 29. - Dipsas' normal place of work (7)
- 30. - Birds whose flight led to fratricide (8)
- 31. - Beware a wolf running from this Italian town (8)
- 32. - Emperor who patronised both Horace and Virgil (8)
- 36. - Highly irregular PPP of 'fero' (5)
- 39. - Tyrannical Roman emperor known for his speed-reading skills (4)