Latin Questions Flashcards
What began to appear thirty years after the Roman invasion?
Villas
Describe how the majority of the Britons lived.
Lived in the countryside, in thatched houses
What were the purposes of these structures?
A working farm community
Give one sign of Roman influence on the Britons.
The replacement of round huts to rectangular
Describe the layout and building materials of this new building.
Four or five rooms, sometimes linked by a corridor; they were built mainly of timber or wattle and daub, with roofs of thatch, stone slabs, and later tiles
From what two items were the later villas constructed?
Cut stone and cement
List five things the grandest villas had.
under-floor heating, mosaics, wall-paintings, flushing toilets, glass windows, and a
set of baths complete with tapidarium and caladium. They also had workshops barns, living quarters for the laborers, and shed for animals
What were two practical considerations an owner would look for
before building a villa?
Attractive surrounding and practical advantages, like water, rain, and wind
What were five main crops?
Barley, oats, rye, wheat, and cereal grains
For what five purposes were a variety of farm animals kept?
Food, cloths, transportation, wool or leather clothing, fertilizer, and bone
What did ancient peoples use for sweetener?
Honey
Name two foods the Romans introduced to Britain.
Cherries and peas
How did the Britons expand their farmland into marshlands?
Drainage tiles, dikes
What would the occupiers of villas do to get things they could not produce?
Barter
Who supervised the villa? What would his standing in society probably have been?
By a farm manager or overseer, he was often a slave
What were three of his responsibilities?
Buying food that could not be produced in the villa, looking over the building and slaves, and buying things
List six industry’s provided by country estates
Market gardening, fruit growing, tileries, raising hunting dogs, wool and dye industry, potteries
What discovery indicated that there was no longer a barter economy in Britain?
Coins
What was one landowner’s definition of farm slaves?
Farming equipment with voices
Compare the probable origin of Salvius’ farm slaves to that of his household slaves.
His household slaves were all shipped in
Compare the working conditions for domestic, farm, and mine slaves.
Domestic slaves had the better time
Why were slaves sent to the mines?
Punishment
In what area did most slaves continue to work?
Farming
In theory what protection did the law give to slaves? In practice?
That the master could not kill without reason
How did the availability of slaves in the first century A.D. affect their cost?
Made the prices go up
What was, thus, the effect on the owner?
Took better care of there slaves
