2015 fjcl Flashcards
Cursus honorum
Course of honors- steps you take to get the highest job
Consul
Two men- executives- elected yearly
Praetor
Judges
Quaestor
Treasurers
Aedile
In charge of roads and public games
Censor
In charge of taking census and public morals
Dictator
Had absolute power in time of emergency
Magister equitum
Master of horse/calvary
Senator
Must be a praetor to enter- for life
Tribune
Only plebians can run- can veto the senate
Patricians
Highest class
Equites
Business class
Plebians
Lower class
Patrons
Patron
Cliens
Client
Salutatio
Visit of the client to patrons house
Sportula
Cold food basket given to client when he is receivedby patron in his atrium
Deductio
Patron leads client to forum
Paterfamilias
Head of family
Patria potestas
Power of paterfamilias over family
Metae
Turning posts
Spina
Backbone around which they raced
Number of laps
7 usually
Ludi circenses
Chariot races
Factiones
Racing companies
Colors of the factiones
Red, white, blue, and green
Original factiones
Red and white
Longest lasting factiones
Blue and green
Circus maximus
Is between the palentine and aventine hills
Biga
Quadriga
Auriga
2 horse
4 horse
Charioteer
Curriculum
Succesfully completed lap
Carceres
Starting gates
Myrmillones
Fought with Helmet and oblong shield, sword, fish crest on helmet
Retiarii
Lightly clad, armed with a net and trident
Samnites
Oblong shield, visored helmet, and sword
Thracians
Small round shield, curved scimitar
Bestiarii
Hunters-fought wild beasts
Essedarii
Ride chariot with 2 horses
Andabatae
Heavily armed, but can’t see out of visored helmet
Laquearii
Armed with lasso and a curved piece of wood
Secutores
“Pursuers” like samnite but without the neck protector
Hoplomachi
Full armed with a breast plate and visored helmet
Rudis
Wooden sword given to gladiatprs on their retirement
Laniata
Gladiator trainer
Editor munerum
Giver of games
Arena
Sand put down to absorb blood from gladiator match
Premere pollicen
To press thumb against forefinger- spare gladiator
Venationes
Hunts where bestiarii fought wild beasts
Vertere pollicem
Turning thumb upwards or towards chest- signify death stroke
Naumachiae
Mock naval battles- they flooded the arena
Apodyterium
Dressing room
Hypocausta
Furnace
Caldarium
Hot bath
Frigidarium
Cold berth
Unctorium
Scraping room
Strigil
Scraper
Palaestra
Exercise area
Ludus
Elementary school
Litteratpr
Elementary school teacher
Paedagogus
Slave who carries books to school
Grammaticus
Upper school teacher
Rhetor
Teacher of public speaking
Stylus and tabula
Pen and notebook
Century
Smallest unit of a legion
Maniple
Double a century
Cohort
6 times a century
Legion
Basic fighting unit of the roman army
Contubernium
6-8 men who share a tent
Dux
General
Imperator
Victorious general
Legatus
Legionary commander
Centurio
Leader of a century