Customs: Traveling & Road Building

Question 1

lectica

Answer 1

litter

Question 2

basterna

Answer 2

lectica (litter) with two mules instead of carriers

Question 3

pilentum

Answer 3

four-wheeled, two horsed cart for vestals and priests

Question 4

carpentum

Answer 4

two-wheeled, two-horsed cart for vestals and priests

Question 5

What is the difference between a pilentum and a carpentum?

Answer 5

A pilentum has four wheels
A carpentum has two wheels

Question 6

petoritum

Answer 6

cart used for baggage, servants, and to carry spoils in triumphs

Question 7

carruca

Answer 7

luxurious traveling cart with a bed

Question 8

raeda

Answer 8

large and heavy, four-wheeled cart with either two or four horses

Question 9

cisium

Answer 9

quick, light, two-wheeled, two horsed, uncovered cart

Question 10

fossa

Answer 10

ditch

Question 11

The Roman road had 4 layers. Which was the bottommost layer made with palm-sized rocks?

Answer 11

statumen

Question 12

The Roman road had 4 layers. Which was the second layer, 9 inches wide with coarse concrete, rubble, broken stones and lime?

Answer 12

rudus

Question 13

The Roman road had 4 layers. Which was the third layer, 6 inches wide with fine concrete, broken pottery shards, and lime?

Answer 13

nucleus

Question 14

The Roman road had 4 layers. Which was the final layer made with blocks of lava and hard stones?

Answer 14

dorsum

Question 15

agger (viae)

Answer 15

the mond on either side of the road

Question 16

semitae/margines

Answer 16

footpaths or sidewalks