Chapter 24 Social History Flashcards
What is meant by triumphātor?
A victorious general, who had to be a dictator, a consul or a praetor.
What were the requirements of a victorious general to be eligible for a triumph?
Had to be a dictator, consul or praetor, must have conquered in person, his troops should be able to safely leave for Rome, must have killed at least 5000 of the enemy and added new territory to the empire.
What was the city of Rome like on the day of a triumph? Mention three details.
It was a holiday for the whole city. Flowers were on buildings and statues, altars blazed with fire, and excited people poured through the streets.
Where had the general and his soldiers been, and how did they enter the city?
They would have been on the Campus Martius the night before and would enter the city by a special gate used onlly on these occasions, the porta triumphalis.
List in order five separate groups that would be in the triumphal parade ahead of the army.
City magistrates, trumpeters, the treasure and plunder, Priests, Captives, Musicians
Describe the chariot that the triumphing general would ride in.
A strange turret shaped chariot drawn by white horses.
Describe how the triumphing general was dressed and decorated, and two things that he would carry.
Robed in gold and purple, face painted red, and was wearing a laurel wreath. He carried a laurel branch in his right hand and an ivory sceptre in his left.
What was the significance of the things he wore and carried?
It signalled that he was a triumphant general from battle.
Who was standing behind the general in the chariot, and what two things would they be doing?
A public slave stood behind him. They would hold over his head the crown of Jupiter and repeated the words “Remember that you are a mortal”.
Where in the parade would the soldiers march, and what would they be shouting and singing?
The soldiers would march behind their general and would be shouting ‘Io triumphe’ (Behold the triumph!) and singing lively songs.
Where would the triumphal parade go? Write four details, and find a map of the route.
Through Circus Maximus, round the Palatine, followed the Sacred Way to the Forum, climb the Capitoline Hill to the temple of Jupiter.
What three things happened after the triumphal parade reached the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline hill?
Oxen was sacrificedt, the triumphator set his laurel wreath on the lap of the god, a huge banquet and went home accompanied by the music of flutes and pipes.
What gift did Julius Caesar give to his veterans?
Minimum of 24000 sesterces and a grant of land
What gift did he give to the citizens of Rome?
Two months’ rations of grain and olive oil as well as 300 sesterces
Why did you think he did this?
To show that he was powerful to to gain popularity within the citizens of Rome.
