Customs / Roman Life Cards Set I Flashcards
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the prandium?
lunch
In Roman Culture, what was/were the insulae?
apartment buildings
In the Roman Baths (Thermae/Balneae), what was/were the palaestra?
exercise area
When were the kalends of any given month?
1st of the month
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the toga pulla?
worn by men in mourning (called sordidati)
What type of gladiator used a small round shield and a curved scimitar?
Thracian
In the Roman baths, what was the palaestra?
exercise area
What was a petasus?
broad-brimmed hat
In a Roman House, what was/were the cubiculum?
bedroom
In a Roman Army, what was/were the catapulta?
siege engine which hurled javelins
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the paterfamilias?
head of family (family includes wife, children, slaves and property)
In Roman Funerals, what was/were the conclamatio?
oldest son shakes father 3 times and calls his name
What type of soldiers were equites?
Cavalry
What role did praetors play in government?
Judges
In Roman Funerals, what was/were the columbarium?
underground chamber for urns holding the ashes of a cremated person
In a Roman Army, what was/were the centurio?
leader of a century
With respect to Roman marriage, what was a sponsalia?
betrothal/engagement
What name is given to the sand placed to absorb the blood from a gladiator match?
(h)arena
What type of gladiator rode in a chariot?
Essedarius
How many seats would each couch in a triclinium have?
3
What is the highest class in Rome?
Patricians/Optimates
In Roman Religion, what was/were the Pontifex Maximus?
chief priest, elected for life
In a Roman Army, what was/were the cornicen?
horn blower
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the petasus?
broad –brimmed hat
What unit of the Roman army is 6 times the size of a century?
cohort
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the patria potestas?
power (of life and death in early times) of paterfamilias over family
In a Roman Army, what was/were the signifier?
holder of standard (of a century or cohort)
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the carceres?
starting gates
What name is given to the wedding ceremony that involves a fictitious sale of the bride?
coemptio
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the factiones?
racing companies
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the stola?
women’s dress
What was a stola?
woman’s dress
In the Roman baths, what was the apodyterium?
dressing room
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Samnites?
oblong shield, visored helmet, sword.
In the Roman army, what was the smallest unit of a legion?
century
In a Roman Army, what was/were the gladius?
sword
What office in Rome had the power to veto the senate?
Tribune
In Roman Funerals, what was/were the praeficae?
professional mourners
How often were quaestors elected?
Yearly
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the gladiator fights originally for?
funerals
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the toga praetexta?
worn by boys under 16 and magistrates (with purple stripe)
In Roman chariot racing, what was a quadriga?
4 horse chariot
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the mulsa?
fermented honey and water
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the ientaculum?
breakfast
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the acetum?
vinegar
In a Roman Army, what was/were the galea?
helmet (originally only made of leather)
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the tunica recta?
white wedding dress
Who were the gods of the cupboards?
Penates
In a Roman house, what was the hortus?
regular garden
What three words did the Romans use for an appetizer?
gustatio, promulsis, antecena
What type of toga, so named for its bright white color, was worn by men running for office?
toga candida
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the toga pura?
same as toga virilis
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the palla?
women’s shawl
What was a lorica?
leather breastplate
In a Roman house, what were the imagines?
busts of ancestors housed in the alae
What type of gladiator, known as the “pursuer”, fought like a Samnite but without the neck protector?
Secutor
What did the Romans call their firemen/police?
vigiles
In a Roman Army, what was/were the hasta?
spear (used by triarii and hastati)
What’s the difference between premere pollicem and vertere pollicem
premere pollicem - to press the thumb against the forefinger - crowd wants to spare the gladiator
vertere pollicem - to turn the thumb towards the chest - crowd wants to kill the gladiator
In terms of Roman education, what was a paedagogus?
slave who carries books to and from school
In terms of Roman education, what a litterator?
elementary school teacher
In the Roman baths, what was the frigidarium?
cold bath
What was the editor munerum?
Giver of games
In a Roman House, what was/were the triclinium?
dining room
Who were the priests of Mars, so named for a type of jumping dance they performed?
Salii
What was a comissatio?
drinking party
What color faction is veneta?
Blue
What was subligaculum?
Underwear
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the toga virilis?
all white - worn by men over 1
What name is given to a gladiator trainer?
lanista
What name was given to the lightweight, 2-wheeled vehicle?
cisium
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the pileus?
cap of freedom
In the Roman Baths (Thermae/Balneae), what was/were the apodyterium?
dressing room
What name is given to the comfortable and large 4-wheeled carriage?
raeda
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Myrmillones?
fought with helmet, oblong shield, sword, fish crest on helmet. Usually fought the retiarius or Thracians.
In the Roman Baths (Thermae/Balneae), what was/were the strigil?
scraper
In a Roman School, what was/were the paedagogus?
slave who carries books to school
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the deductio?
procession of wedding party to forum
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the secunda mensa?
dessert
What type of Roman marriage ceremony, named for the spelt on the cake, is primarily for the upper class?
confarreatio
At a Roman funeral, what name is given to the underground chamber for urns holding the ashes of a cremated person?
columbarium
What name is given to the holder of the standard of a century or cohort?
signifer
In a Roman Army, what was/were the optio?
2nd in command to a centurio
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the naumachiae?
mock naval battles - they flooded the arena
In Roman Religion, what was/were the Lararium?
shrine for Lares
In what year were gladiator fights first brought to Rome from the Etruscans?
264 BC
How often and for how long were censors elected?
Every 5 years for 18 months
What were caligae?
boots
How many praetors were elected yearly?
8
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the circus maximus is between which two hills?
the Palatine and Aventine hills
What did the Romans call a wedding dress?
tunica recta
What color faction is russata?
Red
In Roman chariot racing, what is the term for the starting gates?
carceres
With respect to Roman marriage, what was a pronuba?
Matron of honor
In a Roman Army, what was/were the scutum?
shield
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the tribune?
10 elected yearly - only plebeians can run - can veto the senate
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the longest lasting factiones?
blue, green
To whom would a Roman woman dedicate her bulla on the eve of her wedding?
Lares
What name is given to the soldier who holds the eagle standard of a legion?
aquilifer
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the vertere pollicem?
turning the thumb upwards or towards the chest - to signify the death stroke
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the metae?
turning posts
What name is given to the horn blower of a Roman army?
cornicen
In Roman chariot racing, what was a biga?
2 horse chariot
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the censor?
2 elected every five years for 18 months - in charge of taking the census and public morals
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the praetor?
judges (8 elected yearly)
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the bulla?
child’s good luck charm
In a Roman Army, what was/were the toga picta?
worn by victorious generals
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the rex bibendi?
master of the drinking (he decides the games, etc.)
What color faction is albata?
white
What’s the Ancient Roman equivalent to fast food?
thermopolium
What is the business class in Rome?
Equites
In a Roman Army, what was/were the scorpio?
dart thrower (standing crossbow used by one man)
What type of gladiator was armed with a lasso and a curved piece of wood?
Laquearius
At a Roman funeral, what name was given to the dirges?
neniae
What was a bulla?
child’s good luck charm
In the Roman baths, what was a natatio?
swimming pool
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the cursus honorum?
course of honors - steps you take to make it to the highest jobs (from bottom to top - quaestor, praetor, consul)
What name is given to the power of the paterfamilias over their family?
patria potestas
In a Roman house, what was the tablinum?
master’s office
What were soleae?
indoor sandals
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Essedarii?
rode chariots with 2 horses.
In a Roman house, what were the alae?
wings (hallways) off of the atrium?
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Secutores?
“pursuers” - like Samnite but without the neck protector
How often were praetors elected?
Yearly
With respect to Roman naming, what was the name for branch of family?
cognomen
What is the lower class in Rome?
Plebeians/Populares
How many people could be held in the Circus Maximus
250,000
In a Roman Wedding, what would a girl do the night before wedding?
a girl would dedicate her bulla to the Lares
In Roman Religion, what was/were the haruspex?
checks guts of animals for omens (2 hearts are bad…)
What was a pilum?
javelin
What was the maximum time a dictator could normally serve?
6 months
What name is given to the leader of a century?
Centurio
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the coemptio?
fictitious sale of the bride
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the rudis?
wooden sword given to gladiators on their retirement.
In Roman chariot racing, which two factiones were the longest lasting?
blue and green
How many tribunes were elected yearly?
10
How many quaestors are elected yearly?
20
What were calcei?
outdoor shoes
In a Roman House, what was/were the alae?
wings off atrium
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Hoplomachi?
full-armed with a breast-plate and visored helmet.
What did the Romans call one successfully completed lap in chariot racing?
curriculum
What name is given to the procession of the wedding party to the forum?
deductio
In Roman Religion, what was/were the Salii?
priests of Mars
What term is given to the Roman baths?
thermae/balneae
In a Roman Army, what was/were the ballista?
dart or stone throwing siege engine, larger than a scorpio
In Roman Religion, what was/were the Lares?
household gods
At a Roman funeral, what name is given to a stone coffin?
sarcophagus
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the aedile?
in charge of roads and public games (4 elected yearly)
What was the name of a client’s visit to a patron’s house?
Salutatio
In a Roman Army, what was/were the sarcina?
soldier’s cloak/blanket
What kind of military weapon was a scorpio?
Dart thrower (standing crossbow used by one man)
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the pronuba?
matron of honor
In Roman Culture, what was/were the cloaca maxima?
great sewer
For most months, what day were the Ides?
13th
In Roman Names, what was/were the praenomen?
first name
In Roman Vehicles, what was/were the lectica?
litter (carried by 4 slaves)
What type of gladiator were heavily armed but had to fight without their vision?
Andabata
What was mustum?
grape juice
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the curriculum?
successfully completed lap
In terms of the arena, when were gladiator fights first brought to Rome?
in 264 BC
What type of toga was worn by men in mourning?
toga pulla/sordida
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the usus?
common law marriage
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the patron?
patron
In a Roman Army, what was a dux?
general
What type of gladiator usually fought against Retiarii or Thracians
Myrmillo
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the arena/harena?
sand put down to absorb the blood from a gladiator match.
What type of gladiator usually fought Myrmillones or Secutores?
Retiarius
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the confarreatio?
upper class marriage ceremony
What kind of toga was worn by victorious generals during their triumphal procession?
toga picta
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the gustatio, promulsis, antecena?
appetizer
In the Roman baths, what name is given to the scraper used in the unctorium?
strigil
A typical race in a Roman circus would consist of how many laps?
7
What name is given to the shrine for the household gods?
Lararium
In the Roman Baths (Thermae/Balneae), what was/were the caldarium?
hot bath
In addition to the Kalends, Nones, Ides, all of May, and half of June, why was it unlucky to marry on August 24th, October 5th, and November 8th?
The gates of the underworld were open
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the subligaculum?
underwear
In a Roman House, what was/were the hortus?
regular garden
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the consul?
two men - executives - elected yearly
In Roman Culture, what was/were the Mare Nostum?
“our sea” - Mediterranea
What elected office in Rome had the most power?
consul
In Roman chariot racing, which factiones were the original two?
red and white
At what age would a Roman girl start her term as a Vestal Virgin?
6
What was mulsum?
wine mixed with honey
In a Roman house, what was the cubiculum?
bedroom
What was a pileus?
cap of freedom
What two names are given to fish sauce?
garum & liquamen
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the editor munerum?
giver of games.
In a Roman House, what was/were the peristylium?
outdoor garden with columns
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the salutatio?
visit of client to patron’s house
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the number of laps in a usual race?
7
What type of toga was all white and worn by men over 16?
toga virilis/libera/pura
What chief priest in Ancient Rome was elected for life?
Pontifex Maximus
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the senator?
must be a praetor to enter - for life
In the Roman baths, what was the unctorium?
scraping/massage room
What was a hasta?
spear (used by triarii and hastati)
What did the Romans call dinner?
cena
What’s the difference between a galea and a cassis?
galea - helmet made from leather
cassis- helmet made from metal
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the solea?
sandal for indoors
In a Roman Army, what was/were the aquila?
silver or bronze eagle-standard (of a legion)
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the biga?
2 horse chariot; quadriga - 4 horse chariot; auriga - charioteer
In a Roman School, what was/were the rhetor?
teacher of public speaking
In Roman Names, what was/were the cognomen?
name for branch of family
How often were consuls elected?
Yearly
For how long must a woman serve as a Vestal Virgin?
30 years (10 learning, 10 working, 10 teaching)
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the premere pollicem?
to press the thumb against the forefinger - crowd wants to spare gladiators life
In a Roman house, what was the triclinium
dining/living room
In a Roman Army, what was/were the onager?
siege engine (like a catapult), threw boulders; means “wild ass” for its kick
What kind of military weapon was a onager?
siege engine which threw boulders
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the colors of the factiones?
red (russata), white (albata), blue (veneta), green (prasina)
At a man’s funeral, the oldest son would shake his father three times and call his name as part of a process by what name?
conclamatio
In terms of Roman education, what was a ludus?
(elementary) school
In a Roman Army, what was/were the caligae?
boots
What was mulsa?
Fermented honey and water
What type of priest in Ancient Rome checks the guts of animals for omens (2 hears are bad)?
Haruspex
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the thermopolium?
place to buy hot, fast food
In Roman chariot racing, what was the spina?
“backbone”, dividing wall running down middle of racetrack
What type of gladiator fought with an oblong shield, a visored helmet, and a sword?
Samnite
In Roman Culture, what was/were the Patria potestas?
power of father over familia
In a Roman Army, what was a century?
smallest unit of a legion outside of the contubernium; consisted of 60 soldiers
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the white cloth dropped to start race?
mappa
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Thracians?
small round shield, curved scimitar.
In Roman Culture, what was/were the curia?
senate house
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the mulsum?
wine mixed with honey
What Latin term is given to the symbols used as lap counters in the Roman circus?
Ova et delphines
In Roman Funerals, what was/were the neniae?
dirges
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the cliens?
client
What “master of the cavalry” served as the second in command to the dictator?
Magister Equitum
In Roman Funerals, what was/were the sarcophagus?
stone coffin
What kind of military weapon was a ballista?
dart or stone throwing siege engine (larger than a scorpio)
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the “ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia”?
what bride says at ceremony - “where you are, my husband, I am
In a Roman House, what was/were the atrium?
entry hallway/large meeting room
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the toga libera?
same as toga virilis (boys gave up their toga praetexta on the Liberalia)
What’s the Latin word for a flag?
vexillum
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the calceus?
shoe (for outdoors)
What type of gladiator were armed with a net and a trident?
Retiarius
What type of gladiator is most recognizable by a fish crest on his helmet?
Myrmillo
Who was the only man allowed in the temple of Vesta?
Pontifex Maximus
With respect to Roman naming, what was the family name?
nomen
In a Roman House, what was/were the compluvium?
hole in roof of atrium - allows water i
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the venationes?
hunts where Bestiarii fought wild beasts.
How many aediles were elected yearly?
4
In a Roman Army, what was/were the tesserae?
passwords
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the deductio?
patron leads clients to forum
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Laquearii?
armed with lasso and a curved piece of wood.
In Roman Culture, what was/were the Via Appia?
Appian Way - from Rome to Capua early on, then extended to Brundisium; known as the queen of the roads - “regina viarum” - built by Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 B
What are ludi circenses?
chariot races
For what 4 months were the Nones on the 7th and the Ides on the 15th?
March, May, July, October
What name is given to the common law marriage?
usus
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the magister equitum?
master of the horse/cavalry - assistant to dictator
On which side of their body would a Roman recline while they ate?
left side
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Andabatae?
heavily armed, but can’t see out of visored helmet.
In a Roman Army, how many centuries or maniples were in a cohort?
six centuries, or three maniples, were in a cohort
In terms of Roman education, what was a tabula/tabella
tablet/notebook
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Retiarii?
lightly clad, armed with a net and trident. Usually fought Myrmillones or Secutores.
In a Roman Army, what was/were the cingulum?
military belt
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the tunica?
worn by all (like long t-shirt)
In a Roman Army, what was/were the pedites?
infantry
With respect to Roman naming, what was the earned name (nickname)?
agnomen
In a Roman Army, what was/were the lorica?
leather breastplate
In a Roman house, what was the culina?
kitchen
What did the Romans call their apartment buildings?
insulae
In a Roman Army, what was/were the cassis?
helmet (originally only made of metal)
Literally “second table”, what did the Romans call dessert?
secunda mensa
What “queen of the roads” ran from Rome to Capua before later extending to Brundisium?
Via Appia
What was the basic fighting unit of the Roman army called?
contubernium
In a Roman Army, what was a legion, and how many cohorts made up a legion?
basic fighting unit of the Roman army; ten cohorts made up a legion
What is the Latin term for passwords?
Tesserae
In Roman Culture, what was/were the Via Sacra?
road which ran through the forum
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the original factiones?
red, white
Who were the Roman household gods?
Lares
What was a fibula?
broach/pin
What was a sarcina?
soldier’s cloak
In a Roman House, what was/were the imagines?
bust of ancestors, housed in alae
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the toga candida?
worn by men running for office; bright white (chalk)
At what type of event were gladiator fights first introduced?
Funerals
With respect to Roman marriage, what was the flammeum?
saffron colored veil
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the sportula?
cold food basket given to client when he is received by patron in his atrium
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the spina?
backbone around which they raced
What was a pugio?
dagger
What did the Romans call their underground sewer system?
Cloaca Maxima
What type of priest in Ancient Rome checks the sky for omens (birds/lightning)?
augur/auspex
In the Roman Baths (Thermae/Balneae), what was/were the unctorium?
scraping room/ massage
What type of soldiers were pedites?
infantry
In Roman chariot racing, what was an auriga?
charioteer
In a Roman School, what was/were the litterator?
elementary school teacher
In a Roman Army, what was/were the signum?
standard
What color was the flammeum?
saffron
Identify all parts of the Roman name: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.
Publius (praenomen)
Cornelius (nomen)
Scipio (cognomen)
Africanus (agnomen)
What was a scutum?
shield
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the garum, liquamen?
fish sauce
What name is given to the military standard of a century or cohort?
signum
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the dictator?
had absolute power in times of emergency; normally ruled 6 months maximum
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the lanista?
gladiator trainer.
In a Roman School, what was/were the grammaticus?
upper school teacher
In Roman Clothing, what was/were the fibula?
broach, pin
In a Roman Army, what was/were the pugio?
dagger
What was a cingulum?
military belt
In a Roman School, what was/were the stylus and tabula (tabella)?
pen and notebook
What did the Romans call their senate house?
curia
In a Roman House, what was/were the impluvium?
basin that catches water
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the dos?
dowry
In a Roman house, what was the compluvium?
hole in roof of atrium that allows water in
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the equites?
business class
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the flammeum?
“saffron” colored veil
What political office in Rome was in charge of taking the census and public morals?
Censors
In Roman Vehicles, what was/were the raeda?
4 wheeled carriage, comfortable and large
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the maximum number of people that could be held in the circus maximus?
250,000
What name did the Romans give the Mediterranean Sea?
Mare Nostrum (“our sea”)
What “master of the drinking” would decide the games and wine portions?
rex/magister bibendi
What term is given to the political ladder Romans must take to reach consulship?
cursus honorum
For how long would a senator serve?
Life
What political office in Rome could be appointed in times of emergency?
Dictator
What was acetum?
vinegar
What did the Romans call their law court?
basilica
In Roman Vehicles, what was/were the cisium?
lightweight, 2 wheeled vehicle
In the Roman baths, what was the hypocausta?
furnace
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the seating?
Romans reclined on their left side; there were 3 couches, each seating 3 people.
What are the three steps of the cursus honorum in order?
quaestor, praetor, consul
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the sponsalia?
engagement
Which Roman emperor added purple and gold factiones to chariot racing?
Domitian
In a Roman Army, what was/were the aquilifer?
holder of the eagle
What name is given to the litter carried by 4 slaves?
lectica
What was a palla?
woman’s shawl
In the Roman Baths (Thermae/Balneae), what was/were the frigidarium?
cold bath
In a Roman Army, what was an imperator?
victorious general
What unit of the Roman army was twice the size of a century, though it was later dropped in favor of a cohort?
maniple
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the ludi circenses?
chariot races
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the comissatio?
drinking party
In a Roman Army, what was/were the equites?
cavalry
What were naumachiae?
mock naval battles
In Roman Culture, what was/were the Pater familias?
head of family
In Roman Religion, what was/were the Penates?
gods of cupboards
What was a gladius?
sword
In Roman Religion, what was/were the auspex?
priest who checks sky for omens (birds/lightning)
In a Roman house, what was the impluvium?
basin in the atrium that catches water
In a Roman Army, what was a legatus?
legionary commander
In Roman Names, what was/were the nomen?
family name
What name is given to the wooden sword given to gladiators at their retirement?
rudis
What did the Romans call lunch?
prandium
When would a Roman woman dedicate her bulla?
The night before her wedding
What was the primary function of a Vestal Virgin?
Keep sacred flame of Vesta burning
At a Roman funeral, what name is given to the professional mourners?
Praeficiae
What name is given to the silver or bronze eagle standard of a legion?
aquila
In Gladiator Games, what was/were the Bestiarii?
hunters - fought wild beasts
How many censors were elected at at time?
2
In Roman chariot racing, what were metae?
turning posts
When might a woman say the phrase “ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia”?
wedding
What office must a Roman have held to be a senator?
Praetor
What color faction is prasina?
Green
What name is given to the white cloth that is dropped to start a chariot race?
mappa
In Roman Culture, what was/were the basilica?
law court
In a Roman house, what was the atrium?
entry hallway/large meeting room
In a Roman Army, what was/were the vexillum?
flag
In terms of Roman education, what was a stylus?
writing utensil
What term is given to a patron’s leading their clients to the forum?
Deductio
What did the Romans call breakfast?
ientaculum
In Roman Religion, what was/were the Vestal Virgins?
start at age 6 - (30 years) learn job for 10 years, work as Vestal for 10 years, teach for 10 years - keep flame of Vesta burning, keep documents, etc. safe; only man allowed in temple (which is round) is Pontifex Maximus
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the cena?
dinner
What name is given to the head of the family (which includes wife, children, slaves, and property)
paterfamilias
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the quaestor?
treasurers (20 elected yearly)
In a Roman Army, what was a contubernium?
6-8 men who share a tent (part of a century)
Which road ran through the Roman Forum?
Via Sacra
In Roman Religion, what was/were the augur?
same as auspex
What kind of military weapon is translated as “wild ass” for its kick?
onager
What kind of military weapon was a catapulta?
siege engine which hurled javelins
What Roman officer was 2nd in command to a centurio?
optio
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the patricians/optimates?
highest class
What cold food basket would a patron give his client in the atrium during the salutatio?
Sportula
In Roman Names, what was/were the agnomen?
earned name
How many men served as consul annually?
2
What type of gladiator fought fully armed with a breast plate and a visored helmet?
Hoplomachus
Between what two hills was the Circus Maximus situated?
Palatine and Aventine
What name is given to an empty tomb?
cenotaphium
In a Roman School, what was/were the ludus?
elementary school
For most months, what day were the Nones?
5th
What garment (like a long t-shirt) was worn by everyone?
tunica
To what political class must a tribune belong?
Plebeian
In terms of Roman education, what was a rhetor?
teacher of public speaking
In Roman chariot racing, what name is given to the racing companies?
Factiones
In a Roman House, what was/were the tablinum?
master’s office
In a Roman Army, how many centuries were in a maniple?
two
In a Roman House, what was/were the culina?
kitchen
In the Roman baths, what was the caldarium?
hot bath
What role did quaestors play in government?
Treasurers
What type of gladiator were hunters who fought wild beasts?
Bestiarius
In terms of Roman education, what was a grammaticus?
upper school teacher
With respect to Roman naming, what was the first name?
Praenomen
In a Roman house, what was the peristylium?
outdoor garden with columns
Which political office in Rome was in charge of roads and public games?
Aedile
In Roman Culture, what was/were the vigiles?
firemen/police
In a Roman Wedding, what was/were the bad luck to marry on?
the kalends, nones, ides (and the day after each) of any month; all of May and half of June were all unlucky days; also unlucky, the days the lower world was supposed to open: August 24, October 5, November 8.
What name is given to the hunts where Bestiarii fought wild beasts?
venationes
In the Roman Government/social structure, what was/were the plebians/populares?
lower class
In the Roman Baths (Thermae/Balneae), what was/were the hypocausta?
furnace
In Chariot Racing, what was/were the ova et delphines?
eggs and dolphins (wood or bronze) used as lap counters
In a Roman Meal, what was/were the mustum?
grape juice
