Ancient Rome Flashcards
What did patrician men and woman in Ancient Rome wear?
The men wore a Toga and the woman a Stola
What kind of houses did the the patricians live in
Housing in a town was called a domus
Housing in the countryside was called a Villa
What clothes did the Plebeian men and women wear
The men wore a tunic to their knees
The women wore a plain stola
What were the plebeians given as payment
They were given dole
Where did the Plebeians live
They lived in apartment blocks called insulae
How many people could the colosseum hold
It could hold 50,000 people
How was seating arranged in Amphitheaters
They were arranged by social class
What was a retiatius
It is a gladiator who fought with a trident
What is a Murmillo
It is a gladiator who fought with a shield and sword
Why was the the colosseum flooded
For mock sea battles
How many people were killed in the colosseum over 400 years?
40,000 people
1,000,000 animals
What is the name of the warm bath in the bath houses
The tepidarium
What was the name of the hot bath in the bath houses
The caldarium
What was the name of the big cold bath in the bath houses
The frigidarium
In some cases what provided the bath with its water
A natural spring
In other places where was water piped from for the baths
The aqueduct
What was the water heated with for the baths
The hypocaust system
What do you call someone who believes in many gods
A polytheist
What’s the name of the shrine that they prayed at each morning
The laraium
What’s the name of the best surviving Roman temple
The Pontheon
What river did the dead have to cross into the underworld
The river Styx
What did they do to pay the ferryman of the dead
They placed a coin into the deceased mouth
What is the name of the ferryman of the dead
Charon
Who did the patricians hire for their funeral
Musicians and professional mourners
What did the patricians have made in honour of their dead loved ones
Sculptures of them
When did Christianity start in Ancient Rome
In AD 33
What are people who only believe in one god
Monotheists
Who lifted a ban on Christianity in AD 313
Emperor Constantine
What alphabet did the romans create
The Latin alphabet
What modern European languages are based of Latin
French, Italian and Spanish
What are French, Spanish and Italian called
Romance languages
What percent of English words are influenced by Latin
25%
What legal ideas are influenced by Roman law
Trail by jury
Civil rights
Legal wills
Contracts
Who introduced the modern calendar in Rome
Julius Caesar
When did the owner of the Morden calendar introduce it
In 46 BC
What modern cities did the Romans found
London and Paris
How did the Romans plan their towns
In a grid pattern
What happened to Christians at first in Rome
They were persecuted
What is a bulla
A protective amulet
When did the Roman emperor end
In AD 476
