LECTURE 9: Urbi I Orbi

Question 1

Celts

Answer 1

1. lived in northern rome
2. traded weapons for wine pots

Question 2

Gaul

Answer 2

the place where celitc tribes settles

Question 3

Emperor Augustus

Answer 3

1. 31-14 BCE
2. Rebuilt Rome
3. massive building infrastructure program (used corinthian columns)
4. Builds temple that mimics jupiter

Question 4

Forum

Answer 4

Area where important buildings are present

Question 5

Basilica

Answer 5

forum for debating laws

Question 6

Colonnade

Answer 6

Long sequence of columns

Question 7

Umbilicus Urbis

Answer 7

1. Core of Rome
2. Place where twins struck the ground

3.Navel city of rome

3. The place from where all distances were measured in ancient rome
4. When Romulus found it, he dug a circular pit in the forum.
5. As a form of self sacrifice the produce for the 1st year were thrown into the pit and new citizens of Rome had to throw handful of dirt from their place of origin

Question 8

Via Sacra

Answer 8

1. ancient sacred road
2. stretches from Roman forum of Capitolin Hill

Question 9

Tabularium

Answer 9

1. Records office of ancient Rome
2. 78 BCE

Question 10

Relationship between individual and state in Rome

Answer 10

1. There was citizenship for representing different classes.
2. Individual had a voice making a forum for people to discuss.

Question 11

Corinthian column

Answer 11

Augustus’ symbol for imperial buildings

Question 12

First Style Roman Wall Painting

Answer 12

1. made of stone
2. was covered with stucco
3. illusion of marble wall
4. used to elevate status and show prides.

Question 13

Second Style Roman Wall Painting

Answer 13

1. illusion of depth and space
2. imagining a space beyond (columns stacked beside each other)
3. in elite houses
4. used paint

Question 14

Rome

Answer 14

8th century BCE

Question 15

Cubiculum

Answer 15

1. 2nd style painting
2. linear perspective
3. Villa of Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale 40-50 BCE
4. Each wall b/w columns make it look as if they are windows onto the outside world

Question 16

Comitium

Answer 16

1. Nerve center of Roman forum
2. Major religious significance—> location for all political and judicial activity
3. means ‘place of assembly’
4. Curia (senate meeting house) was buolt later and was associated with the comitium.