Certamen — Life Flashcards
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Toss-Up:
Answer: LĪBERĀLIA
Transcript: During which festival would a Roman boy put away his īnsignia puerītiae, including his bulla and toga praetexta?
Bonus:
Answer: LARARIUM / (IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE’S) LARĒS / IN FRONT OF THE FAMILY ALTAR / SHRINE
Transcript: Where would a Roman boy ceremonially lay down his bulla and toga praetexta?
Bonus:
Answer: (TUNICA) RĒCTA
Transcript: What was the Latin term for the type of tunic a Roman boy would put on before donning his first toga virīlis?
Toss-Up:
Answer: (M. ATTILIUS) REGULUS
Transcript: What Roman general was captured by the Carthaginians and then sent back to Rome to ask the Senate for peace terms favorable to Carthage?
Bonus:
Answer: REFUSE THE PEACE / INCREASE THE WAR EFFORT
Transcript: What did Regulus actually ask the Senate to do when sent back to Rome?
Bonus:
Answer: XANTHIPPUS
Transcript: What mercenary hired by the Carthaginians later defeated and captured Regulus?
Toss-Up:
Answer: CORNELIA
Transcript: Which relative of Scipio Africanus was the mother of two of Rome’s most famous tribunes?
Bonus:
Answer: LATIFUNDIA
Transcript: What is the Latin term for the large estates owned by the wealthy that the tribune Tiberius Gracchus wanted to redistribute to small farmers?
Bonus:
Answer: (M.) OCTAVIUS
Transcript: Which of Tiberius’ fellow tribunes blocked his land-reform legislation until Tiberius got him voted out of office?
Toss-Up:
Answer: (HIS GRANDSONS) GAIUS AND LUCIUS (CAESAR)
Transcript: Whose deaths in 2 and 4 AD left Augustus no choice but to adopt Tiberius as his heir?
Bonus:
Answer: (AGRIPPA) POSTUMUS
Transcript: Which grandson did Augustus also adopt at the time as Tiberius, although he was later exiled to one of the islands of Planasia?
Bonus:
Answer: GERMANICUS
Transcript: Which great-nephew did Augustus force Tiberius to adopt?
Toss-Up:
Answer: U.K. / ENGLAND
Transcript: In which modern country would you find the sites of ancient Eboracum, Aquae Sulis and Londinium?
Bonus:
Answer: FRANCE
Transcript: In which modern country would you find the sites of ancient Alesia, Bibracte and Aquae Sextiae?
Bonus:
Answer: SPAIN
Transcript: In which modern country would you find the sites of ancient Numantia, Segovia and Baecula?
