Latin - Rome

Question 1

Familia

Answer 1

Meant more than just family - included all the slaves in the household.

Question 2

Patron

Answer 2

A wealthy man

Question 3

Clientes

Answer 3

Poorer Romans who would attach themselves to a patron.

Question 4

Paterfamilias

Answer 4

The male head of a Roman household.

Question 6

Larium

Answer 6

Family shrine

Question 7

Triclinium

Answer 7

Dining room (the three couch room)

Question 8

Cena

Answer 8

Dinner party

Question 9

Lares

Answer 9

Spirits of the family ancestors

Question 10

Litterarius

Answer 10

A school which boys and girls began going to at seven

Question 11

Grammaticus

Answer 11

A school which boys and some wealthier girls would go to at 14.

Question 12

Rhetor

Answer 12

A school the wealthiest boys would attend at 16.

Question 13

Penates

Answer 13

Spirits of the larder

Question 16

Pronaos

Answer 16

Porch (where open air rituals were performed)

Question 17

Cella

Answer 17

Main room of a temple.

Question 18

Mola salsa

Answer 18

Sacred bread

Question 19

Soothsayer

Answer 19

Someone who would examine the animal for omens before it was sacrificed.

Question 20

Pontifex

Answer 20

Priest

Question 21

Popa

Answer 21

A hammer blow which would stun the sacrificial animal.

Question 22

Munus

Answer 22

A duty

Question 23

Gladius

Answer 23

A sword

Question 24

Lanista

Answer 24

The man responsible for training the gladiators

Question 25

Greave

Answer 25

Armour to protect the lower leg.

Question 26

Ad flammas

Answer 26

Burnings (for capital crimes)

Question 27

Mitte

Answer 27

“Release him” - called out by those who urged for a gladiator’s mercy.

Question 28

Iugula

Answer 28

This would be showed if the gladiator had fought badly.

Question 29

Venator

Answer 29

The trained hunter, a level below a gladiator.

Question 30

Bestiarius

Answer 30

Beast-fighter

Question 31

Venatio

Answer 31

The hunt

Question 32

Ima cavea

Answer 32

The lowest tier of seating in the colosseum

Question 33

Media cavea

Answer 33

The middle tier of seating in the colosseum

Question 34

Summa cavea

Answer 34

The upper tier of seating in the colosseum

Question 35

Cavea

Answer 35

Seating

Question 36

Bestiarii or Venetores

Answer 36

The men who had to fight the animals in the arena.

Question 37

Circus Maximus

Answer 37

The ‘great circle’ where the chariot racing took place.

Question 38

Pulvinar

Answer 38

Imperial box

Question 39

Carceres

Answer 39

Starting gates

Question 40

Spina

Answer 40

Masonry rib running down the centre of the circus Maximus

Question 41

Metae

Answer 41

Turning posts

Question 42

Septum ova

Answer 42

Seven eggs

Question 43

Factiones

Answer 43

Teams

Question 44

Milarii

Answer 44

Star charioteers

Question 45

Stylus

Answer 45

Pen

Question 47

Calamus

Answer 47

Ink pen, often with a spoon end for mixing ink.

Question 48

Suasoria

Answer 48

Famous men or characters in history.

Question 51

Paedagogus

Answer 51

A Greek slave who acted as a tutor to young boys.