houses, clothing

Question 1

where did chemtou come from and what is it?

Answer 1

orange and red marble used to adorn roman houses, could only be found in Tunisia

Question 2

where is the piazza armerina?

Answer 2

sicily

Question 3

how do you say toilet in latin?

Answer 3

latrina

Question 4

what were public toilets called?

Answer 4

conclave or forica

Question 5

3 characteristics of public toilets

Answer 5

1. made of wood
2. no stalls
3. not gender divided

Question 6

true or false? romans had constantly flushing toilets

Answer 6

true

Question 7

instead of toilet paper, what did romans use?

Answer 7

communal sponges on sticks which they washed in the trough by the base of the toilets

Question 8

did men or women wear long tunics?

Answer 8

women. men’s tunics were about knee length

Question 9

what material were most clothes made of? (3 normal, 1 abnormal)

Answer 9

1. wool
2. linen
3. silk (only rich people)
4. leather (abnormal)

Question 10

subligar

Answer 10

underwear (literally means under clothes)

Question 11

what is the name for the wool tunic worn under regular tunics during winter?

Answer 11

tunica intima

Question 12

if you are a member of the senatorial order, what kind of tunic do you wear?

Answer 12

tunica laticlavia - a tunic with wide purple stripes on each side

Question 13

if you are a member of the equestrian order, what kind of tunic do you wear?

Answer 13

tunica augusticlava

Question 14

calcei

Answer 14

dress up shoes, worn for official events

Question 15

soleae

Answer 15

sandals, indoor shoes

Question 16

caligae

Answer 16

military boots, much tougher soles made out of wood with hobnails

Question 17

what does Caligula mean? (referencing the general)

Answer 17

little boot

Question 18

soccus

Answer 18

roman socks that they unfortunately wore with sandals

Question 19

what is the official and formal dress of a roman citizen?

Answer 19

toga

Question 20

true or false? only a roman citizen can wear a toga

Answer 20

true

Question 21

true or false? when you become a citizen you are allowed to wear a toga and build a statue of yourself?

Answer 21

true

Question 22

what was considered a fashion faux-pas for romans?

Answer 22

pinning your toga to your tunic

Question 23

approximately how big were togas?

Answer 23

18 feet long and 7 feet high (in the shape of a semicircle)

Question 24

what is the little bunch at the front of the toga called?

Answer 24

umbo (meaning bellybutton)

Question 25

what is the folded section under the right arm of the toga called? (acts as sort of a pocket)

Answer 25

sinus

Question 26

what is the toga virilis?

Answer 26

literally means "man's toga", is received at a sort of ceremony similar to a bar mitzvah. usually happens at age 14 - 16, symbolizing that they are now a man. the toga that most men wear

Question 27

what colour is the toga virilis?

Answer 27

pale biscuit-brown

Question 28

what is the toga pulla?

Answer 28

indicated grief in some way - either you wear this for 40 days after someone has died in your family, or if you've been accused of a crime before you go to trial

Question 29

what colour is the toga pulla?

Answer 29

darker brown than the toga virilis (pulla means dark)

Question 30

what is the toga candida?

Answer 30

only worn by people seeking office (quaestor, praetors etc), people who wear these are called "candidates" which is where our word "candidate" comes from

Question 31

what colour is the toga candida?

Answer 31

bleached bright white

Question 32

what is the toga praetexta?

Answer 32

the toga that only the highest offices could wear (consuls, censors, and praetors), along with young boys and girls

Question 33

what colour is the toga praetexta?

Answer 33

regular toga colour, but with a purple border

Question 34

why is it odd that young girls wore the toga praetexta?

Answer 34

as adult women, only prostitutes wore togas

Question 35

bracae

Answer 35

roman pants (only came down to the knees)

Question 36

what articles of clothing did Emperor Honorius ban within the city limits?

Answer 36

pants and Persian boots

Question 37

strophium or mamillare

Answer 37

bras: usually made of leather and laced up in the back

Question 38

sandalia

Answer 38

women's sandals which looked kind of like crocs

Question 39

what culture were women's tunics inspired by?

Answer 39

greek

Question 40

what is a peplos?

Answer 40

like the toga for men, a large sheet that gets folded, sewn and pinned with two broaches at the shoulder. you would then add a belt so it looks like a skirt and top despite being a dress

Question 41

what is a chiton?

Answer 41

more like the man's tunic, but instead of being sewn at the top, it has a row of buttons or clasps

Question 42

what is the latin name for a cloak?

Answer 42

palla (women) / pallium (men)

Question 43

what is the female equivalent of a toga?

Answer 43

stola, a peplos worn overtop of a chiton that has been bleached white

Question 44

matrona

Answer 44

married roman women (only ones allowed to wear stolas)

Question 45

most common kind of roman hat?

Answer 45

petasus

Question 46

names for a roman fast food shop (2)

Answer 46

thermopolium (greek) or caupona (latin)

Question 47

graffiti is technically scratched into a wall, not painted. what is the name for painted street art?

Answer 47

dipinti

Question 48

what is the name for roman coins?

Answer 48

asses