Certamen - Life Flashcards
*Headphones Recommended*. Influenced by previous FJCL Regional Level II Rounds
Toss-Up:
Answer: TARPEIA
Transcript: Name the daughter of the Roman governor who attempted to sell out her country to the Sabines.
Bonus:
Answer: CRUSHED BY THE SOLDIER’S SHIELDS
Transcript: How was Tarpeia killed?
Bonus:
Answer: EXECUTED MURDERERS AND TRAITORS BY THROWING THEM FROM THE ROCK
Transcript: The Tarpeian Rock was named after Tarpeia. What did the Romans do here?
Toss-Up:
Answer: NINTH HOUR
Transcript: What would the Romans call the hour from 2 to 3 P.M.?
Bonus:
Answer: SEPTEMBER 2
Transcript: What would be the equivalent on our calendar to the Roman date a.d. IV. Non. Sept.?
Bonus:
Answer: 106 B.C.
Transcript: What would be the modern equivalent of the Roman year A.U.C. 648?
Toss-Up:
Answer: 98 - 117 AD
Transcript: Give the years of Trajan’s reign as emperor.
Bonus:
Answer: SPAIN (ITALICA IN SPAIN)
Transcript: Where was Trajan born?
Bonus:
Answer: AURELIAN
Transcript: We all know Trajan brought Dacia into the empire where it remained for over 150 years. Name the emperor who abandoned it.
Toss-Up:
Answer: PRISONERS OF WAR
Transcript: What was the greatest source for supplies of gladiators?
Bonus:
Answer: VOLUNTEER GLADIATORS
Transcript: What were auctorati?
Bonus:
Answer: POMPEII
Transcript: Where was the earliest amphitheater known to us located?
