AMSCO Lesson 75-76 Flashcards
The Latin word familia more accurately translates to
houshold
Families that come from a common ancestor often make a clan called a
gens
Roman citizens usually had 3 names the ______
praenomen, nomen, and cognomen
The honarary cognomen aka
agnomen
Pompey got the agnomen Magnus for his
military exploits
Scipio received the agnomen Africanus for
defeating Carthage and its general named Hannibal
Gaius Octavius, the first Roman emperor, was given the name _____ by the Senate
Augustus
Boys were sent to private elementary at age ___ and were taught by a ______
7; litterator
An educated slave called a _____ served as a tutor for boys
paedagogus
The boy would next be sent to grammar school taught by a ______ in _____ and ______ literature
grammaticus; Latin; Greek
Then a boy would attend college and was trained in ____ and ____; finally studies philosophy, law and oratory abroad in ___________
oratory and politics; Greece, Asia Minor, or Rhodes
Roman girls ______ school an received all training at _____
rarely; home
Girls learned to ___________
sew, spin, and weave
Writing of permanent value was done with _______
pen and ink on parchment
Letters were written on
papyrus
Romans also wrote on wax tablets(in Latin _____) by scratching the wax with a _____
tabulae; stilus
Men wore a _____ which was a short-sleeved shirt for indoor wear
tunica
Large woolen cloth worn for formal occasions
toga
Pure white toga worn by men that were running for public office
toga candida
Women wore a _____ which was a long garment fastened by a ____ and worn indoors
stola; girdle
Shawl-like wrap for outdoors worn by women
palla
The _____ had a purple border and was worn by a boy until age ______; also worn by ____ and ____
toga praetexta; 16; priests and magistrates
An adult male toga assumed by an adolescent
toga virilis
Romans commonly wore _____ and _____ on their feet
sandals; shoes
