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Zeus
Who was zeus and what did he do,
How did zeus divide the earth bet...,
Who was zeus married to
7
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Titans
Who were the titans,
Who was cronus and what did he do,
What did uranus prophesies and wh...
6
cards
Poseidon
Who was poseidon and who was he i...,
What does poseidon feature promin...,
What was poseidon typically repre...
3
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Hades
Who was hades,
Chthonic meaning,
How much is he mentioned in greek...
6
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Hera
Who was hera and what was she res...,
How is hera represented as a person,
How is hera represented physically
6
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Athena
Who was athena,
What is the story of athenas birth,
Who was athena often represented ...
5
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Demeter
Who was demeter,
Why was demeter so important to t...,
How is demeter often represented
4
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Hestia
Who was hestia,
Why was hestia vital in the survi...,
What did her fire come to be
5
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Hephaistos
Who was hephaistos,
Who is he the son of,
What are the two stories that exp...
4
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Aphrodite
Who was aphrodite,
What made her different from many...,
Who according to the homeric hymn...
6
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Artemis
Who was artemis,
What was artemis often associated...,
How is she represented
4
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Apollo
Who was apollo,
What was apollo often associated ...,
How was he represented
5
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Hermes
Who was hermes,
What could hermes do that only on...,
How is hermes represented
4
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Ares
Who was ares,
How was ares described in the hom...,
How was ares described in the iliad
5
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Dionysus
Who was dionysus,
Why did zeus have to hide dionysu...,
Why was dionysus not seen as an o...
8
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Rome
What was italy like before rome w...,
When was rome believed to have be...,
When rome was founded who was bel...
7
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Jupiter
Who was jupiter,
Who is jupiter the supposed equiv...,
What does the name jupiter come f...
7
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Neptune
Who was neptune,
What strange thing were both nept...,
Why did neptune become a very imp...
4
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Pluto
Who was pluto,
Why was he not often represented ...,
Where does pluto make a brief app...
4
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June
Who was juno,
Who is juno equated with,
Personality wise how were hera an...
5
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Ceres
Who was ceres,
Why was ceres so important to rom...,
How was her importance reflected
4
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Vesta
Who was vesta,
Why was the hearth fire in the ce...,
What did vesta have as a state go...
6
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Vulcan
Who was vulcan,
Why was vulcan so important to th...,
What was his festival called
5
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Venus
Who was venus,
Why was she so important to the r...,
How is venus represented
3
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Minerva
Who was minerva,
Who did the romans associate war ...,
How was minerva represented when ...
4
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Diana
Who was diana,
What could diana also be referred...,
What did diana have on aventine hill
5
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Apollo
Who was apollo,
What is different about apollo co...,
Who was apollo popular amongst an...
5
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Mercury
Who was mercury,
Who was mercury responsible for t...,
Why was mercury a popular househo...
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Mars
Who was mars,
What was mars also associated wit...,
Why was mars important to the romans
6
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Bacchus
Who was bacchus,
Which greek god did the romans eq...,
Around what year was bacchus intr...
9
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Twelve Labours of Heracles
Who ordered heracles to complete ...,
Why did heracles have to complete...,
Why was heracles forced to do twe...
4
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Nemean Lion
Who raised the nemean lion and why,
Why is he sometimes depicted youn...,
What did heracles find out after ...
7
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Lernaean Hydra
Who was the hydra nourished by an...,
Why was the hydra very dangerous,
What was the main problem that he...
10
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Golden Hind
Why was the hind special,
What is a hind,
Who was it sacred to
7
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Erymanthian Boar
How was the boar similar to the hind,
How did heracles wear out the boar,
What did heracles do once the boa...
4
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Augean Stables
How long did heracles have to cle...,
Why did eurystheus deem the task ...,
How did heracles complete the task
5
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Stymphalian Birds
What had the birds been doing,
Where did heracles have to go,
Who did heracles receive help from
5
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Cretan Bull
Why was king minos happy for him ...,
How did heracles get the bull
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Mares of Diomedes
Who was diomedes,
What were his horses like and why,
What happened after heracles took...
6
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The Belt of Hippolyte
Who was hippolyte,
Who were the amazons,
Who was hippolyte given the belt by
7
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Cattle of Geryon
Where did this task take heracles,
Why were the cattle of geryon wel...,
What did heracles have to do first
7
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Apples of the Hesperides
What was in the garden of the hes...,
Who were the apples guarded by,
Why did this task take heracles s...
9
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Cerberus
What was heracles final task,
How did heracles gain the favour ...,
What challenge did persephone and...
4
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Pelops and Hippodamia
Who was hippodamia,
What did the oracle that oinamaos...,
How did he try to prevent his dau...
5
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Heracles and the Temple of Zeus
What is the story of pelops repre...,
What are the labours of heracles ...
2
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Greece - The Sanctuary
What was the sanctuary,
What was the sanctuary usually se...,
Did a sanctuary have to be specif...
7
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The Function of a Greek Temple
What was a temple,
What was it to the gods,
Why would the majority of the pop...
5
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Greece - The Temple Building
What shape did the temple buildin...,
What was the temple usually orien...,
Why was it raised above ground level
7
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Greece - Temple Decoration
What were the two areas that were...,
What could these sculptures be re...,
Pediment
5
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Greek Priests
What is uncommon about the priest...,
Who were the gods usually attende...,
What was different about the temp...
12
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Greek sacrifice
How would the greeks honour the gods,
What kind of animal was usually c...,
What was the most expensive part ...
5
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Greek Sacrifice - The Preparation
What would all participants ensur...,
What would participants wear,
What would the maiden carry
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Greek Sacrifice - The Kill
What would the chief sacrificer d...,
If the sacrificial animal was lar...,
What would happen if it was a sma...
5
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Greek Sacrifice - The Sharing
What happened after the animal wa...,
Who was the most important recipi...,
How was the gods portion prepared
6
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Parthenon - Pericles and the Parthenon
When did the persians sack athens,
What important buildings did the ...,
Who did the athenians makes allie...
8
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The Parthenon - Location
What was the parthenon part of,
What did the complex have,
What would visitors see when ente...
8
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Greek Parthenon - Plan
How big was the parthenon,
What were some similarities it ha...,
What was a unique feature about t...
5
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Greek - Athena and the Parthenon
What did the acropolis focus on,
What was outside the temple,
Why did the parthenon not have it...
5
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Greece - The Cult Statue of Athena
How tall was it,
Who was it designed by,
When was it added to the parthenon
3
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Temple of Zeus Olympia - Location
What was the temple zeus situated...,
When did the building of zeus tem...,
When were the games believed to h...
3
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Temple of Zeus Olympia - Altar
What do we know about the altar,
What took place on the third day ...,
How long was the altar present fo...
3
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Temple of Zeus Olympia - Plan
How big was the temple of zeus
1
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Temple of Zeus Olympia - Zeus and Temple
What was on the eastern pediment,
What was in the centre and why,
What was on either side
6
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Temple Zeus - Cult statue
How tall was the statue of zeus,
Who was the statue designed by,
What else did phidias design
6
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Rome - Function of Roman Temple
What is a temple,
What was a temple to a god,
What was different for roman prie...
3
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Rome - The Altar
What was the most important part ...,
Could an altar exist without a te...,
What took place at the altar
4
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Rome - The Temple Building
What was the roman temple design ...,
What axis was the temple usually ...,
What was a roman temple placed on...
5
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Rome - Priests
What was an excellent example of ...,
What was the priests role,
What did priests have to do in th...
9
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Rome - The Pontifices
Who were the pontifices,
What was the number most of the time,
Who was the college headed by
7
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Rome - The Augurs
What was an augurs main job,
Was the taking of auspices common,
Who were romulus and remus and wh...
5
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Rome - The Vestal Virgins
Who were the vestal virgins,
Who were they priestesses of,
How was the prestige of being a v...
4
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Rome - Vestal Virgins - Selection
What did it mean to be selected t...,
Who selected a new priestess when...,
What did the girl need to be like...
5
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Rome - Vestal Virgins - Duties, Rewards, Punishments
What was one of the vestals most ...,
Where was the flame believed to h...,
What did people believe would hap...
9
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Rome - Haruspex
Of what origin were the haruspex,
What did a haruspex specialise in,
What would a haruspex do to begin...
6
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Rome - Sacrifices
Were roman sacrifices similar to ...,
What was the most common type of ...,
What three parts was the sacrific...
3
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Rome - Sacrifices - Preparation
Who would lead the ceremony in st...,
Who would lead the ceremony in a ...,
What would all participants ensur...
6
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Rome - Sacrifices - Kill
What would the priest sprinkle on...,
What would the popa do to the animal,
What would the cultrarius do the ...
4
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Rome - Sacrifice - Sharing
What happened once the animal was...,
Who had to receive their share first,
What would the priest utter in hi...
9
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Rome - Temple of Portunus
Why had the temple been given two...,
What has it more recently been co...,
When was it constructed
3
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Rome - Temple of Portunus - Location
Where was the temple located,
What and where was the forum boarium,
What did the temple stand next to
3
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Rome - Temple of Portunus - Altar
Does the altar for the temple sti...,
How was the altar similar to gree...,
How was their worship similar to ...
3
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Rome - Temple of Portunus - Plan
Who did the romans gather inspira...,
Where is the etruscan influence s...,
Where is the greek influence shown
4
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Rome - The Pantheon
Who was the original pantheon com...,
Who was the original pantheon bui...,
What happened to the original pan...
5
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Rome - The Pantheon - Location
Where is the pantheon located,
What took place in this large ope...
2
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Rome - The Pantheon - Plan
How does the temple follow the us...,
What is the unique feature about ...
2
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Rome - The Pantheon - Decoration
What did hadrian desire to do,
What did he do when he rebuilt th...,
What was the original inscription
4
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Rome - The Pantheon - Cult Statue
What has happened to much of the ...,
What do we know the circular plan...
2
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Myth and Belief
How were stories of how cities we...,
Who were myths recorded by,
Was every retelling of each myth ...
5
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Greece - Naming of Athens
What was the story sculpted into ...,
Although it has not survived who ...,
What did the legendary king cecro...
11
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Greece - Theseus and Athens
What did the king theseus do,
What did theseus have to do befor...,
What are some of those labours re...
3
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Birth
Where had aegeus been and why,
Where did aegeus go on his way ho...,
What did pittheus realise and wha...
11
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Sinis
Who was sinis,
How did theseus defeat sinis in t...,
How did theseus defeat sinis in t...
5
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Crommyonian Sow
What does one version of the myth...,
What happened in both versions of...,
What does thesow of crommyon do o...
4
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Sciron
Who was sciron,
What would he ask people to do an...,
What consumed the victims
5
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Cercyon
How would king cercyon demonstrat...,
What would the winner get if they...,
What is happening to cercyon on t...
4
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Procustes
What would this foe do,
What would he do if they were too...,
What would he do if they were too...
5
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Theseus in Athens
When theseus arrived in athens wh...,
How did theseus not arouse suspicion,
What did medea know and do
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Theseus and the Minotaur
As a consequence of his sons andr...,
What coincided with this sacrifice,
How did theseus display his coura...
14
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Greece - Theseus and Athens - Theseus as King of Athens
What did theseus do as king of at...,
What did he realise about the reg...,
How did theseus win these towns over
7
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Rome - The Life of Livy
When and where was livy born,
What did he involve himself in in...,
When is it believed he started on...
6
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Aeneas’ Birth
What had venus boasted to the gods,
How was venus punished for this b...,
After travelling to troy who did ...
5
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Aeneas and Troy
What kind of person did aeneas be...,
What did aeneas do when the greek...,
What did he survive
3
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The fall of Troy
What did the greeks do in a final...,
What did odysseus devise,
Where was the wooden horse wheele...
8
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The wanderings of Aeneas
What did aeneas do after he was u...,
What happened in the confusion,
What did he realise had happened ...
9
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Aeneas to Romulus
What happened after aeneas died,
Why did ascanius found a new city...,
What did this city spawn
3
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The founding of Rome
Who was the grandfather king numi...,
What did romulus and remus do whe...,
Why did the twins decided to find...
3
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Festivals in the Greek and Roman World
What did greeks and romans not ha...,
How would they gain their rest days,
What would they do in these holidays
5
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Greece - The Great Panathenaia
Who could take part in the panath...,
Why was athena s birthday marked ...,
What happened from 566 bc
4
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Greece - Great Panathenaia - Rhapsodic and musical contests
What were the first events to tak...,
What were the verses that were re...,
What would rhapsodes have to have
4
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Greece - The Great Panathenaia- The sporting events
How many days out of eight did th...,
Who wasn t allowed to compete in ...,
What would winners of the sportin...
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Wrestling
Who was believed to have introduc...,
What would competitors attempt to...,
How many falls until the contest ...
5
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Boxing
Would what competitors not wear,
What would they wear instead of g...,
How was boxing really dangerous
3
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Pankration
What did the term pankration mean,
What was the pankration a mixture of,
What were the competitors only tw...
3
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Pentathlon
What did the ancient pentathlon c...,
What would happen if an athlete w...
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Equestrian Events
When did the equestrian events ta...,
The greatest equestrian event too...,
What was the great equestrian event
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Great Panathenaia - Events - Tribal Contests
Who was this competition only ope...,
What was the first of these events,
What was the second of these events
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Great Panathenaia - Events - All-night celebration, procession and sacrifice
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The Insula
What is a domus,
What is an insula
2
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