C L A S S I C S Flashcards
Why did Rome invade Britain
Gold and minerals
Who famously lost to England
Julius Caesar
Who was the fierce Celtic Queen
Boudicca
What did the Romans do once they had taken over
Bought land
Made taxes
Made roads
What happened to Boudicca and her girls
Daughters were raped
She took poison to escape capture
Who was King Prasotagus
Boudicca’s husband
What would a Roman legionary wear
Tunic Sandals Loyn cloth Linen tunic Scarf Woollen socks Cloak
What would a Roman legionary use for armour
Shield Loricer Bet Javelin Gladius Dagger
How much in weight would the Romans have to carry
35 kilos
Where is the oldest place at fishborne
The bath house
What decoration was used
Mosaics, paintings and fountains
Who was Pelops
He loved Hippodamia
Hippodamias father wouldn’t let them marry so Pelops challenged him to a chariot race, the father died so Pelops married her
What was in Olympia
Temple of Zeus
Altar of Zeus
Echo Colomede
Stadium
What events took place in Olympia
Foot race
Race for men in armour
Pan Kration for men
Who was Pindar
Greek lyric poet Composed odes to celebrate victories Olympic Games He’s work was best preserved Wrote 14 Olympic odes First Greek poet to reflect on he nature of poetry
What are Vases
Show what events were done
Black or red figure paintings
No women
How events were done
Who was Pausanius
A travel writer Writes descriptions about where he goes and what he sees Describes events and athletes Died 180 ad Identifies the Olympic Games
What is Archaeology
Most thing are washed away
Created in the century bc
One of the largest sites in Grease
The temple of Zeus was burnt in ad 475Lies in a valley at the confluence of rivers Alpheois and Kladeos
What was the most famous race in the olympics and what happened
200 yd race, there were acrobats and people came from all around to see this amazing sight
What was bad about ancient Olympia
Alcohol
Fights
Travel
Smell
What was the stadium
Holy place for ancient Greeks
All sports her were dedicated to Zeus
Capacity was 20,000 spectators
Made to be viewed from mt. Cronin but moved further east till was in front of the temple of Zeus
Seats were made of mud
Start and Finnish was marked by 2 stone markers
Track from hard clay
What was the Atlis
Sanctuary for the gods
Constructed in 776 BCE
Used to worship gods and goddesses
Religious importance
What was the palaestra
Ruin
Exercise room
Water channel through it
Used for boxing and wrestling
What’s the Hippodrome
South east corner of Olympia Washed away by the Alpheios river Large elongated flat space approximately 780 m Judges had their own place to judge from Contained equestrian contests
