Children and Education in Rome Flashcards
What was “lifting”, or otherwise known as the act of acknowledging a child?
Susceptio
Who banned the murdering of a baby?
Romulus
What was done if the father did not wish to acknowledge a child?
The child was esposed by a slave on the streets
What were the first 8 days of the child called?
Primordia
What was the naming ceremony 9 days after a son’s birth, or 8 days after a daughter’s birth?
Dies lustricus, Dies niminum, or nominalia
What was the term for a cradle?
Cunae, cunabula, or cunaria
What was a litter for carrying a baby by 2 men?
Lectica
What was the two concave pieces of gold containing an amulet worn around the neck to protect a child from the fascinatio (evil eye)?
Bulla aurea
What did plebians use for a bulla rather than gold?
leather
The bulla protected triumphant generals from what?
Envy
What was the term for rattle?
Crepundia
What was the term for spinning tops?
Turbines
What was the term for hoops?
Trochi
What was the term for balls?
Pilae
What were the knucklebones for playing jacks?
Tali
What were monetary presents that a master could give his slaves?
Peculium
Who was an elementary school teacher?
Litterator
Who was one who taught grammar?
Grammaticus
Who taught public speaking or rhetorics?
Rhetor
Term for prose or public speaking?
Narratio
What was a debate class?
Suasoria
What was the shed like attachment to a public building where classes were usually held?
Pergula
Who were usually teachers?
Slaves or freedmen
How much was a litterator paid?
$3
How much was a Grammaticus paid?
Between $15 - $18
When did the school day start and end?
Before sunrise until noon
What days was school out, also known as market days?
Nundinae
What was the slave that accompanied a child to school and could also tutor them?
Paedagogus
Who carried a child’s books?
Pedisequi or capsarii
What was an apprenticeship, also known as a “rookie-ship”?
Tirocinium
What was a voluntary apprenticeship to study law?
Tirocinium fori
What was an apprenticeship to study administration and war?
Tirocinium militiae
Who were the voluntary staff of young men who accompanied generals?
Cohors
What was the Liberalia?
The day when a boy gave up his bulla and toga praetexta to become a man
What instrument which used beads that slide along a series of wires or rods, was used to do harder math?
Abacus
