CLASSICAL LITERARY TERMS

EX OFFICIO

• A member of a body (council,committee, etc)
• Latin for "from the office"
• Also a brand of outdoor clothing and bugspray

EXCELSIOR

• "Higher or loftier"
• "Ever upward"
• The official motto of the state of new york
• Also the name of an online college

OMNISCIENT

• All knowing
• Mostly used in religion; God is all knowing
• An omniscient narrator is third person and knows what's happening

ORION

• One of the most recognizable constellations
• Orion was a hunter in greek mythology
• He threatened to kill all the animals so god Gaia killed him with a scorpion

TARQUINIUS SUPERBUS

• The seventh and last king of Rome
• Ruled from 535-509BC
• Tarquin the proud
• He was a tyrant who killed most of his senate

TRIBUNE

• The title of elected officials in Rome
• Tribune of the plebs protected the common people
• Military tribunes commanded portions of the Roman army