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2015 fjcl Flashcards

1
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Cursus honorum

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Course of honors- steps you take to get the highest job

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Consul

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Two men- executives- elected yearly

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Praetor

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Judges

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Quaestor

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Treasurers

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Aedile

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In charge of roads and public games

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Censor

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In charge of taking census and public morals

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Dictator

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Had absolute power in time of emergency

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Magister equitum

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Master of horse/calvary

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Senator

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Must be a praetor to enter- for life

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10
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Tribune

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Only plebians can run- can veto the senate

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Patricians

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Highest class

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Equites

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Business class

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Plebians

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Lower class

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14
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Patrons

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Patron

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15
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Cliens

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Client

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16
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Salutatio

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Visit of the client to patrons house

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17
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Sportula

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Cold food basket given to client when he is receivedby patron in his atrium

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18
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Deductio

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Patron leads client to forum

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19
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Paterfamilias

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Head of family

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20
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Patria potestas

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Power of paterfamilias over family

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21
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Metae

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Turning posts

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22
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Spina

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Backbone around which they raced

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23
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Number of laps

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7 usually

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24
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Ludi circenses

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Chariot races

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25
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Factiones

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Racing companies

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26
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Colors of the factiones

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Red, white, blue, and green

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27
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Original factiones

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Red and white

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28
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Longest lasting factiones

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Blue and green

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29
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Circus maximus

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Is between the palentine and aventine hills

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30
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Biga
Quadriga
Auriga

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2 horse
4 horse
Charioteer

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31
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Curriculum

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Succesfully completed lap

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32
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Carceres

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Starting gates

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33
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Myrmillones

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Fought with Helmet and oblong shield, sword, fish crest on helmet

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34
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Retiarii

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Lightly clad, armed with a net and trident

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35
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Samnites

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Oblong shield, visored helmet, and sword

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36
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Thracians

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Small round shield, curved scimitar

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37
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Bestiarii

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Hunters-fought wild beasts

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38
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Essedarii

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Ride chariot with 2 horses

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39
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Andabatae

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Heavily armed, but can’t see out of visored helmet

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40
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Laquearii

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Armed with lasso and a curved piece of wood

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41
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Secutores

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“Pursuers” like samnite but without the neck protector

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42
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Hoplomachi

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Full armed with a breast plate and visored helmet

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43
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Rudis

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Wooden sword given to gladiatprs on their retirement

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44
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Laniata

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Gladiator trainer

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45
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Editor munerum

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Giver of games

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46
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Arena

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Sand put down to absorb blood from gladiator match

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47
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Premere pollicen

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To press thumb against forefinger- spare gladiator

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48
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Venationes

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Hunts where bestiarii fought wild beasts

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49
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Vertere pollicem

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Turning thumb upwards or towards chest- signify death stroke

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50
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Naumachiae

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Mock naval battles- they flooded the arena

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51
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Apodyterium

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Dressing room

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52
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Hypocausta

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Furnace

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53
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Caldarium

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Hot bath

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54
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Frigidarium

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Cold berth

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55
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Unctorium

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Scraping room

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56
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Strigil

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Scraper

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57
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Palaestra

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Exercise area

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58
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Ludus

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Elementary school

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59
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Litteratpr

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Elementary school teacher

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60
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Paedagogus

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Slave who carries books to school

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61
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Grammaticus

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Upper school teacher

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62
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Rhetor

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Teacher of public speaking

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63
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Stylus and tabula

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Pen and notebook

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64
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Century

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Smallest unit of a legion

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65
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Maniple

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Double a century

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66
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Cohort

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6 times a century

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67
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Legion

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Basic fighting unit of the roman army

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68
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Contubernium

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6-8 men who share a tent

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69
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Dux

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General

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70
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Imperator

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Victorious general

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71
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Legatus

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Legionary commander

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72
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Centurio

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Leader of a century

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73
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Optio

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2nd in command to a centurio

74
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Toga picta

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Worn by victorious generals

75
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Tesserae

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Signum

77
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Signifier

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Holder of standard

78
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Aquila

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Silver or bronze eagle standard

79
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Aquilifer

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Holder of the eagle

80
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Cornicen

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Horn blower

81
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Vexillum

82
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Pedites

83
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Equites

84
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Scorpio

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Dart thrower

85
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Ballista

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Dart pr stone throwing siege engine, larger than a Scorpio

86
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Onager

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Siege engine, threw boulders

87
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Catapulta

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Siege engine which hurled javelins

88
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Gladius

89
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Scutum

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Galae

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Cassis

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Pilum

93
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Hasta

94
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Lorica

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Leather breastplate

95
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Cingulum

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Military belt

96
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Caligae

97
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Sarcina

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Soldiers cloak

98
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Pugio

99
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Tunica recta

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White wedding dress

100
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Flammeum

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“Saffron” colored veil

101
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Sponsalia

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Engagement

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Dos

103
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Ubi tu gaius ego gaia

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What bride says to husband at ceremony

104
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Pronuba

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Matron of honor

105
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Bad luck to marry on

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The kalends, nones, ides of any month, all of may half of June.

106
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Usus

A

Common marriage law

107
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Coemptio

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Fictitious sale of the bride

108
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Confarreatio

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Upper class of marriage

109
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Deductio

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Procession of wedding party to forum

110
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Pontifex maximus

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Chief priest, elected for life

111
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Vestal virgins

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Start at age 6, learn job for 10 years work at vestal for 10 years, teach for 10 years

112
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Auspex

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Priest who checks sky for omens

113
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Augur

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Same as auspex

114
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Haruspex

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Checks guts for omens

115
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Salii

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Priests of mars

116
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Lares

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Household of gold

117
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Lararium

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Shrine for lares

118
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Penates

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Gods of cupboards

119
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Praenomen

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First name

120
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Nomen

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Family name

121
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Cognomen

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Name for branch of family

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Agnomen

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Earned name

123
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Subligaculum

124
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Tunica

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Worn by all

125
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Toga praetexta

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Wprn by boys under 16 and magistrates

126
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Toga virilis

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All white; worn by men over 16

127
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Toga pura

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Same as toga viriilis

128
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Toga libera

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Same as toga virilis

129
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Toga candida

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Worn by men running for office

130
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Toga pulla

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Worn by men in mourning

131
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Stola

132
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Palla

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Fibula

134
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Bulla

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Child’s good luck charm

135
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Calceus

136
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Solea

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Sandal for indoors

137
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Petasus

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Broad-brimmed hat

138
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Pileus

A

Cap of freedom

139
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Atrium

A

Entry hallway

140
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Compluvium

A

Hole in roof of atrium

141
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Impluvium

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Basin that catches water

142
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Alae

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Wings of atrium

143
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Imagines

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Bust of ancestors

144
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Tablinum

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Master’s office

145
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Triclinium

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Dining room

146
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Culina

147
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Cubibulum

148
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Peristylium

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Outdoor garden with columns

149
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Hortus

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Regular garden

150
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Ientaculum

151
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Prandium

152
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Thermopolium

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Place to buy hot, fast food

153
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Cena

154
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Garum, liquamen

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Fish sauce

155
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Secunda mensa

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Gustatio

157
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Mulsum

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Wine mixed with honey

158
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Mulsa

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Fermented honey with water

159
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Mustum

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Grape juice

160
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Acetum

161
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Comissatio

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Drinking party

162
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Rex bibendi

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Master of the drinkingb

163
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Seating

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Romans reclined on their left side; there were 3 couches, each seating 3 people

164
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Via appia

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Appian way- from Rome to Capua early on, then extendee to brundsium

165
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Via sacra

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Road which ran through the forum

166
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Mare nostum

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“Our sea”-Mediterranean

167
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Patria potestas

A

Power of the father over the familia

168
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Pater familias

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Head of family

169
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Basilica

170
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Curia

A

Senate house

171
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Cloaca maximum

A

Great sewer

172
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Insulae

A

Apartment buildings

173
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Vigiles

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Firemen/police

174
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Cisium

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Lightweight, 2 wheeled vehicle

175
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Raeda

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4 wheeled carriage, comfortable and large

176
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Lectica

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Litter (carried by 4 slaves)

177
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Praefica

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Professional mourners

178
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Neniae

179
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Conclamatio

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Oldest son shakes father 3 times and calls his name

180
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Sarcophagus

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Stone coffin

181
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Columbarium

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Underground chamber for urns holding ashes of a cremated person

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