🛌 Culture 3 Flashcards
What is the Latin term for a wholesale slave dealer?
mango
Who was the first emperor to wear a beard?
Hadrian
Who oversaw the mixing of wine at a comissātiō?
Magister Bibendi / Rex Bibendi / Arbiter Bibendi
Which toga was often worn by triumphant generals?
toga picta
Which toga was customarily adorned by boys at the age of 16 during their liberalia?
toga virilis
What was the woolen mantle worn to protect against dust or sudden showers?
lacerna
What type of toga was worn by those called sordidātī, who were mourning the loss of a loved one?
toga pulla
What term classifies garments which are wrapped around the body instead of draped over the shoulders?
amictus
What tasty snack would the Romans refer to as malum persicum?
peach
What piece of clothing might be considered the ‘uniform’ of a Roman citizen?
toga
What is the term for the heavy wool wrap worn outside the toga?
paenula
What is the term for the first, watery, dark and bitter flow of olive oil?
amurca
What is the term for a dinner party?
convivium
What is the malum armeniacum?
apricot
What is the Latin term for the footwear which Roman women wore indoors?
soleae
What is the Latin term for a coarse wrap, older than the lacerna, and made of wool, leather, or fur?
paenula
What is another term for the toga splendēns?
toga candida
What is another term for gustus?
antecena
What drink was made of water and honey?
mulsa
What delicacy was known to the Romans as “glis”?
doormouse
What by-product was made by fermenting the intestines and other waste parts of fish?
garum / liquamen
Sea urchins, asparagus, sliced eggs, lettuce, and onions are examples of what part of the meal that might be served before the cēna?
gustus
What is the Latin term for a pomegranate?
malam Punicum
What is the Latin term for a peach?
malum Persicum
In terms of meals, what is the meaning of secunda mēnsa?
dessert
If you were walking down a Roman street and you saw a man dressed in purple with his face painted red, whom would you most likely be looking at?
triumphant general
Ientāculum, prandium, and cēna are all terms for what?
meals
Give the Latin terms for the two major categories into which Roman clothing fell depending on whether they were wrapped or pulled over the head.
amictus & indutus (respectively)
Due to its great length, a stola was always worn with what accessory?
zona
