Customs Flashcards
What name was given to the large agricultural estates which resulted from the distribution of the ager publicus in the 2nd century B.C.?
LATIFUNDIA
What was the manager or overseer of a latifundia called?
VILICUS
In the 1st century B.C. much of the slave labor on these estates was replaced by coloni. Who were coloni?
TENANT FARMERS
i.e. One who farms land owned by another and pay rent in cash or kind
What was a laudatio funebris?
FUNERAL ORATION
Who delivered a laudatio?
A MAGISTRATE OR CLOSE RELATIVE
Where was the laudatio usually delivered?
IN THE FORUM
What were the Acta Diurna?
(OFFICIAL) DAILY GAZETTE/NEWS (POSTED ON WHITE BOARDS)
In what part of the city were the Acta Diurna posted?
FORUM
Where were official copies of the Acta Diurna deposited?
TABULARIUM (ARCHIVES)
Which republican magistrate was accompanied by six lictors and was responsible for the
administration of justice?
PRAETOR
What was the title of the praetor who dealt with lawsuits involving foreigners?
PRAETOR PEREGRINUS
At one time praetors had military duties as shown by the term praetorium. What was a praetorium?
GENERAL’S TENT / COMMANDER’S HOUSE /
GENERAL’S COUNCIL OR STAFF
What was a gladiator called at his first public appearance?
TIRO
What did the title primus palus indicate about an experienced gladiator?
FIRST SWORD/BEST IN HIS CLASS
When a gladiator won his freedom, what was he given?
RUDIS / WOODEN SWORD
