Academic - Customs Flashcards
Based on Jose Molina Notes
What was the suspectio?
“lifting” - act of aknowledging a child
What was the primordia?
first eight days of pupus’ life
What was the naming ceremony and when was it?
dies lustricus / dies nominum/ nominalia - 9 days after a son’s birth, 8 days after a daughter’s birth
Give the dictionary entry for cunae/cunabula
cunae, -arum f. pl. / cunabula, -orum n. pl.- cradle
What was a lectica?
a litter for carrying a baby by 2 men (also a litter in general)
What was a bulla (aurea)?
two concave pieces of gold containing an amulet worn around the neck to protect a child from the fascinatio (evil eye) - brought over as a custom from the Etruscans - plebians used imitation of leather not gold - protected triumphant generals from envy
What was a crepundia?
a rattle - a toy that was composed of several toys tied together by string that rattled when shaken - monumenta of Terrence - identification to children
What were turbines?
spinning tops
What were trochi?
hoops
What were pilae?
balls
What were tali?
knucklebones for playing jacks
If a man had an educated slave, what could he do with it?
he could charge people to have the slave teach their children - he could allow the slave to keep peculium
Who were the elementary schools taught by?
the litterator
Who were the grammar schools taught by?
the grammaticus
Who were the schools of rhetoric taught by?
the rhetor
What were pergula?
shedlike attachment to public building where class was usually held
What were teachers usually?
teachers or freedman - fashionable good teachers had no fees but were paid an honorarium by the generosity of the patrons
When did the school day start and end?
started before sunrise and went until noon - used candels in the morning
What were nundinae?
market days - no school
What was a paedagogus?
accompanied children the school and tutored them
What was a tirocinium?
and apprenticeship, or “rookie-ship” (from tiro, rookie)
What was a tirocinium fori?
voluntary apprenticeship to study law
What was a tirocinium militiae?
apprenticeship to study administration and war
What were cohors?
voluntary staff of young men who accompanied generals