Chapter 9 Critical Thinking Questions Flashcards
How did the Flavian dynasty establish itself amid all of the chaos in 69 CE?
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What sorts of events transpired within the famous Colosseum and how was the building organized?
Gladiator fights, named after the gladius or sword that gladiators carried, beast hunts conducted by bestiarius armed with long spears, mock sea battles called naumachiae, originally set up with a harena (arena) where gladiators could fights, below would be places to house animals who would be starved or goaded into fighting, awning over seats (velarium)
How did the Romans decorate and use their triumphal arches in conjunction with military victories and Imperial propaganda?
Used them to glorify image of person who conquered, triumphator would pass under them during triumphs signifying their greatness, depicted images of victories on arch, only emperors could celebrate triumphs (glorified the emperor), arch shows how much booty was taken
How did Domitian live in Rome and what measures did he use to glorify and protect himself?
Glorifies his deified Flavian predecessors with a mausoleum and had himself called lord and god, built triumphal arch
What are some of the innovations of the Imperial architect Rabirius?
Corinthian capital with the center of the bell carved with two little volutes, built palace of Flavians, enclosed the emperor in a massive space in the throne room, signifying emperor’s authority, linked dynamically different spaces so that they flow organically into one another (unlike Domus Aurea),
What sorts of events transpired within the famous Colosseum and how was the building organized?
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Were other towns of importance destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE and if so, why are they not as famous as Pompeii?
Herculaneum and Stabiae were also destroyed during the eruption,
How did the Romans decorate and use their triumphal arches in conjunction with military victories and Imperial propaganda?
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How would one experience a typical Roman house of this period?
Person would first pass through jaws of house (fauces), next they would be in the central space of the house (atrium), statues in the atrium to the anscestors and the protective spirits (lares) and the divinities who watched over household (penates), cubicula (bedrooms), culina (kitchen), vegatable garden (hortus)
How did Domitian live in Rome and what measures did he use to glorify and protect himself?
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What are some of the innovations of the Imperial architect Rabirius?
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Was Pompeii a major city of Italy or was it brought to fame because of its demise and state of preservation?
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Were other towns of importance destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE and if so, why are they not as famous as Pompeii?
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How was Pompeii destroyed and what are the lessons it has left us of a Roman community of this time period?
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How would one experience a typical Roman house of this period?
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