Ancient Rome Flashcards
When was it founded and who founded it
753 bc by Romulus and Remus
When did the Roman Empire end
476 ad
What is a forum
A a large town square of businesses and political activity
What are aqueducts for
To bring fresh water to the town
What is an amphitheater
Where gladiatorial games were held e.g the colosseum
What were patrissions
Wealthy Roman families who ruled rome
What did patrission men wear
Toga
What did patrission women wear
Stola
What was a patrission house called
Domus and they had a house in the countryside called a villa
Who were the plebeians
The poor who made up the vast majority of the population
What did plebeians do for a living
They farmed, worked in trades and served in the army
What is a dole
A payment of free grain that they were given to support the rule of the patrissions
What did plebeian men wear
A tunic
What did plebeian women wear
Stola
What is an equite
A wealthy plebian
What is manumission
When a slave is given freedom after many years of work to their master
What is the first stage of a patrissions education and who attended it
Ludus. Attended by boys and some girls
What is the second stage of a patrissions education and who attended it
Grammaticus. Attended by boys
What is the third stage of a patrissions education and who attended it
At 16 boys were taught oratory
