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Pregunta de Elección Múltiple
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas era...
protector dos escritores e amigo de Tácito
amigo do emperador Augusto e patrocinador das artes
amigo e asesor de Augusto
A palabra sibarita é sinónimo de....
hedonista
luxoso
pracenteiro
Sybaris era unha cidade da Magna Grecia coñecida pola súa....
riqueza
enorme poboación
delicadeza
O que ordenou construír unha torre luminosa na illa de Faros foi....
Alexandre Magno
Ptolomeo
Creso
A palabra candidato procede do adxectivo latino...
candidus "branco"
blancus "branco"
albus "branco"
A expresión oitava marabilla do mundo significa...
marabilla do mundo clásico
algo excepcional e incomparable
moi coñecido
Os habitantes de Laconia eran coñecidos por ser pouco dados a...
traballar
practicar deporte
falar
Cando dicimos que alguén é lacónico referímonos a que é ...
conciso
elocuente
espartano
O termo pretoriano remóntase ao latín...
praetorium, tenda de campaña dun xeneral romano
praetor, xeneral romano
tenda de campaña
A palabra cínico procede do termo grego κύων, κυνός que significa...
"can"
"desprezativo"
"descarado"
A síndrome de Dióxenes é un desorde da personalidade caracterizado polo...
abandono persoal e social
busca dunha vida natural
busca dunha vida saudable
Pregunta Verdadero-Falso
Choose the correct answer:
Who has pretended and disdainful behavior has many things in common with the Greek philosopher Diogenes.
Diogenes of Sinope was a Greek philosopher that belonged to cynical school and was known for living in a mud jar.
The expression squaring the circle alludes to an irresolute problem proposed by the ancient geometers consisting in constructing a square with the same area as a given circle.
The adjective spartan makes reference to an austere and disciplined attitude.
The term candidatus means in Latin "white-robed".
The Latin term Sybarita means inhabitant of Sybaris, an important city of Magna Graecia, located in the Gulf of Sicilia.
If someone says that he´s a Maecenas is saying that he likes all kind of arts.
The word travail means light work.
The term ostracism refers to integrate a person in a particular social group.
The word album has its origin in a blank blackboard for exposing the popular edicts.
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Read the following paragraphs and fill the gaps with the correct word:
Diogenes
refers to a behavior disorder characterized by extreme
and social neglect, as well as voluntary
at home, compulsive hoarding of
waste and lack of shame. The name derives from
of Sinope, a Greek
that belongs to
school and was known for living in a mud jar and looking for a natural life away from society . The school of
philosophy of ancient
which was known by its frugal way of
, “doglike”. The cynical
sought to identify themselves with a
, looking for the simplicity of canine life. The adjective
comes from the greek κύων, κυνός, “dog”.
Diogenes searches for an man.Painting attributed to J. H. W. Tischbein (c. 1780)
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The simbolism of Laurus nobilis
Bay laurel was used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of highest status. A wreath of bay laurels was given as the prize at the Pythian Games because the games were in honor of Apollo, and the laurel was one of his symbols.The symbolism carried over to Roman culture, which held the laurel as a symbol of victory. It is also the source of the words baccalaureate and poet laureate, as well as the expressions "assume the laurel" and "resting on one's laurels". Ovid tells the story in the Metamorphoses that laurel tree was first formed when the nymph Daphne was changed into a laurel tree because of Apollo's pursuit of her. Daphane is the Greek name for the tree. In the Bible, the laurel is often an emblem of prosperity and fame. In Christian tradition, it symbolizes the resurrection of Christ.
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurus_nobilis
Apollo and Daphne by Antonio del Pollaiolo, c. 1470–80
After reading the text, answer the following questions:
- What initially symbolized the laurel in ancient Greece?
- Why was used as a prize in the Pythian games a laurel wreath?
- What current expressions and words gives rise the word laurel?
- Find out the meanings that adopts the laurel in the classical tradition and the Christian tradition and makes a brief work on its different symbolism.