culture in the ancient roman world

Question 1

what mountain erupted near pompeii, leaving the people of pompeii forever frozen in time?

Answer 1

vesuvius

Question 2

when did mt vesuvius erupt?

Answer 2

79AD

Question 3

what was pompeii’s population?

Answer 3

around 10,000

Question 4

what jobs did caecilius have?

Answer 4

he was a banker, an auctioneer, tax-collector, farmer and money lender.

Question 5

how many names did a roman have?

Answer 5

3 if they were a roman, and 1 if they were a slave

Question 6

what did the second name of a roman represent

Answer 6

the clan ie. lucius caecilius iucundus shows that this man was part of the clan of caecilii

Question 7

how many rights did slaves have?

Answer 7

none

Question 8

what was the bronze roman coin called

Answer 8

a broze sestertius

Question 9

what was a silver roman coin called?

Answer 9

a silver denarius

Question 10

what was a gold roman coin called?

Answer 10

a gold aurerus.

Question 11

what characteristics did many roman wives and mothers need to possess?

Answer 11

well organised, firm, and sensitive, especially when dealing with slaves.

Question 12

what duties would a roman wife/mother have?

Answer 12

they were responsible for the slaves, and for the management of the household

Question 13

where were the windows in a roman house?

Answer 13

they were high up, and there were few of them

Question 14

what was the purpose of the windows?

Answer 14

to let in enough light but keep out sun heat

Question 15

what was often on either side of a house?

Answer 15

shops, which were rented out by the house owners

Question 16

how many storeys was the average roman house?

Answer 16

1 storey

Question 17

true or false - it was rare for roman houses to come up straight off the pavement, and they often had gardens or grass in front of them

Answer 17

false, the opposite was in fact true.

Question 18

what is the faucēs?

Answer 18

the entrance hall

Question 19

what is the cubiculum?

Answer 19

the bedroom

Question 20

what is the tablīnum

Answer 20

the study

Question 21

what is the peristylium?

Answer 21

the dining court

Question 22

what is the culīna

Answer 22

kitchen

Question 23

what is the latrīna

Answer 23

the lavatory/bathroom

Question 24

what is the iānua?

Answer 24

the front door

Question 25

what is the impluvium?

Answer 25

the pool for rain water

Question 26

what is the larārium?

Answer 26

the shrine of the household gods

Question 27

what type of front door did most roman houses have?

Answer 27

a tall double door

Question 28

what type of table would you likely see in an atrium?

Answer 28

a bronze or marble table

Question 29

what furniture would you often see in an atrium?

Answer 29

a bronze or marble table, a couch, and sometimes a large box which contained family valuables.

Question 30

where was the larārium?

Answer 30

the larārium (household god shrine) was located near the main door, in the corner

Question 31

what was the floor of the atrium paved with?

Answer 31

often marble slabs or sometimes mosaics.

Question 32

what were walls often decorated with?

Answer 32

brightly painted plaster, mainly red, orange or blue.

Question 33

true or false - lots of business and social life would occur in someones atrium?

Answer 33

true

Question 34

how did many, if not most romans live?

Answer 34

in small blocks of flats several storeys high, often in poor condition

Question 35

when would someone like caecilius often wake up?

Answer 35

around dawn, and his slaves would wake up earlier

Question 36

what was his order of dressing?

Answer 36

tunic, toga, and shoes, like modern sandals

Question 37

what would metella wear?

Answer 37

she would wear a stola, jewellery and makeup

Question 38

who did metellas hair and makeup?

Answer 38

a skilled slave-girl

Question 39

what were caecilius’s business employees called?

Answer 39

clientēs or patrōnus

Question 40

what was commonly eaten for lunch?

Answer 40

meat or fish and fruit

Question 41

how did wealthy romans often dine in the summertime?

Answer 41

on their couches, reclined. there would be 3 couches arranged around a centre circular table were the cēna, or dinner would be placed.