Final List/Id Questions

Question 1

Sport and Roman ethics (5)

Answer 1

• Trained to kill and die well
• death by age 30
• meeting death with honour and dignity
• valued art of killing/military culture
• relied on individuals fighting individuals

Question 2

Sport and Romanization (5)

Answer 2

• Popular in rome
• touch of home when away in other provinces of rome
• make money following troops
• upper class romans invested in troops
• prove how roman they were

Question 3

colosseum (5)

Answer 3

• Amphitheatre
• built 70 AD and finished building 80 AD
• hold 55 000 viewers
• awning for hot sunny days
• used until 6th century AD

Question 4

gods (5)

Answer 4

• jupiter-sun god
• neptune-sea god
• minerva-wisdom goddess
• bacchus-wine god
• venus-love goddess

Question 5

Priest of Jupiter rules (5)

Answer 5

• could not cloak himself
• could not wear a ring
• could not ride a horse
• could not look at weapons
• could not do common labour

Question 6

Numen (5)

Answer 6

• living spiritual being
• can bargain with
• religious observances, prayers, sacrifices
• power to grant or deny a result
• bribes were called sacrifcium

Question 7

Graffiti (5)

Answer 7

• Politics-all worshipers of Isis encourage you to vote for Sabinus Aediles
• Advertisement-oceanus, a freedman, with 13 matches, won
• Self declaration-I baked bread today
• Political insult-petty thieves invited you to elect Vatia Aediles
• Individual insult-Albunus is a bugger

Question 8

Roman Tragedy Theatre (3)

Answer 8

• half circle
• on a slant
• permanent seating

Question 9

Seneca (3)

Answer 9

• Nero’s tutor
• politically active
• wrote plays for performance and literary readings

Question 10

Imperial Drama (3)

Answer 10

• concern on how to rule
• epic scope
• senecan drama (supernatural)
• focus on succession

Question 11

Roman Hero types (3)

Answer 11

• martial-fighting
• romantic-loved by a women
• sacrificial-suffers in order to succeed in mission

Question 12

Roman hero traits (3)

Answer 12

• tall blonde male
• specialist
• specialized weapons

Question 13

Course of life (3)

Answer 13

• prophecies leading to birth/appearance
• has a particular weakness
• parents are remarkable

Question 14

hero relationships (3)

Answer 14

• love life is disastrous
• endangers loved ones
• powerful allies

Question 15

Sacrifice (3)

Answer 15

• communication with the gods
• animal or people
• killed and assessed for regality (gods would only take regular)

Question 16

Gods of Capitoline triad (3)

Answer 16

-Juno, Jupiter, Minerva

Question 17

Politics and religion (3)

Answer 17

• used religious buildings and events to further political position
• religious officials drawn from political elite
• political elite fill vacant priesthoods