Ancient Rome Flashcards
What are the four primary sources of the roman empire?
The mosaic, the adequat, the carving of a stone and scripts from Roman writers.
How far did the roman empire go?
From the middle east and north africa.
What ar the two famous Roman towns.
The Pompeii and Herculaneum town.
What happened to Pompeii and Herculaneum?
The cities erupted because of a near volcano called mount Vesuvus and another eruption happened killing 5000 people.
What is the Senate?
The senate is government chosen by the citizens of Rome.
What are two classes?
The patricians and pleibians.
Who were the patricians?
The patricians were rich people who were landowners.
Who were plebeians?
The pleibians were poor people who ordinary workers and farmers.
Who weren’t known as citizens?
Women and slaves were not known as citizens.
Who were slaves?
Slaves were criminals or citizens whoms countries were conquered by the Roman Empire.
Who was an important general from the war?
Julius Ceasar.
Who took over after Julius Ceasar?
Julius Ceasar’s adopted son Augustus.
How was the roman empire separated?
By provinces.
How was the roman army divided?
By legions
How many soldiers were in each legion?
5,000 soldiers
How many years does a soldier have to serve?
Sixteen years
Who would especially be a soldier?
The son of a soldier
Name the backup soldiers
Auxilia.
How would people go to Rome?
By the Appian Way
Why couldn’t they put ashes in the Appian way?
In case it polluted the sacred places.
What was used to keep feet from being dirty if the road was filthy?
Stepping stones
What was the Forum?
The Forum was the main market to shop do business and chat.
What was the Via Sacra?
The holy road through the Forum.
What would soldiers do in the Via Sacra?
Soldiers would be in their chariots and behind them were slaves he captured.
What did the patritians live in?
They lived in Villas but in better features like a slave quaters an atrium and a walled garden.
What did the Plebeians live in?
An insulae which is an apartment with less features.
Who was the ruler of the family?
The father
What could the father do.
The father could decide if the child lived or not be sold as a slave or not and could beat his children and wife.
What could plebeian women do?
They could run shops, trade and craft.
What could rich women do?
They could be a priestess, gladiators or a doctor.
What was the official dress of a roman citizen?
A toga
What else could be worn in ancient rome?
An knee length tunic this was like a shirt
What did women wear?
They wore long tunics
What would married wear?
They would wear stolas
What was ireland called in ancient rome?
Hibernia
How fast was the lava going when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
160 kilometres an hour
What does cave canem mean?
Beware of dogs
How did the city of rome start?
In 753 BC a few small villages on the seven hills overlooking the River
Tiber, they were called Latins. The villages came together and created the roman empire
What did the plebeians eat?
Bread, porridge, meat, lentils and
What did the patricians eat
For breakfast they ate bread that was dipped in wine with olives, cheese or raisins, for lunch they ate cold food such as nread, salad, fruit and nuts, a usual drink was wine mixed with water, for dinner in their starters there was oysters, mussles, raw or cooked vegetables a favourite was stuffed dormice, main courses were usually roasted or boiled meat covered in rich sauces and for dessert they were pastries, fruits or nuts like figs or grapes
Who was the father of the roman gods?
Jupiter
Describe how the romans prayed to god?
They would pray to a god depending on what they wanted
What was the lares?
It was a shrine at home to its hoisehold to gods
How did the romans think of the new religion christianity
Since there was only one god in christianity and everyone in rome believed in the roman gods the romans saw this as treason (betraying your country)
What was the punishment for christians?
They were executed by coverying them in oil and burning them and feeding them to the lions,
