legionary fortress

Question 1

how many acres was a fortress?

Answer 1

about 50-60 acres (20-25 hectares)

Question 2

the headquarters is called?

Answer 2

principia

Question 3

living quarters of the commanding officer is called?

Answer 3

praetorium

Question 4

the hospital of the fortress is called?

Answer 4

valetudinarium

Question 5

the horrea is the ?

Answer 5

granaries

Question 6

streets and alleys were laid out in what pattern?

Answer 6

grid

Question 7

but there were always 3 main streets. what were their names?

Answer 7

1. via praetoria, 2. via principalis, 3. via quintana.

Question 8

which road extended the whole width of the fortress?

Answer 8

via principalis

Question 9

which street ran from the main gate to the front entrance?

Answer 9

via praetoria

Question 10

which street also ran the width of the fortress but directly behind the principia?

Answer 10

via quintana

Question 11

the earch mound wall surrounding the fortress is the ?

Answer 11

vallum

Question 12

each side of the vallum had a

?

Answer 12

gateway

Question 13

and each corner of the vallum had a ?

Answer 13

tower

Question 14

Along the outside of the vallum was a

Answer 14

ditch

Question 15

the principia was near the center of the fortress, next to a courtyard which had what huge room on the far side of the courtyard?

Answer 15

basilica

Question 16

What happened in the basilica?

Answer 16

commander worked his officers here.

Question 17

the most sacred place in the fortress?

Answer 17

sacellum

Question 18

where is this sacred place?

Answer 18

in the center of the wall facing the main gate in the basilica

Question 19

what is the basilica?

Answer 19

a chapel carrying a sacred image.

Question 20

what is the sacred image?

Answer 20

aquila - eagle perched with outstretched wings on a pole clutching gold darts representing Jupiter’s thunderbolts

Question 21

What was the intention of this symbol?

Answer 21

to invoke loyalty and respect

Question 22

The soldier in charge of the aqquila is known the?

Answer 22

aquilifer…always in the first cohort.

Question 23

What was kept usually underground in the fortress?

Answer 23

strong room - where pay and savings$$$ was located and LOCKED.

Question 24

the praetorium was styled like what?

Answer 24

an Italian Domus Urbana, central heating, a garden, bathes, private rooms.

Question 25

the barracks in the fortress housed how many?

Answer 25

5000 - 6000 men

Question 26

a pair of rooms was called?

Answer 26

a contubernium

Question 27

how many were in a contubernium?

Answer 27

8 men for the pair of rooms. so 4 men per room.

Question 28

The contuberniums were side by side in a long rectangular house called a

Answer 28

block

Question 29

each block housed a

Answer 29

century (80 men) with suites on the end for the centurion

Question 30

there were also bath houses which contained?

Answer 30

1. tepidarium, 2. caldarium, 3. frigidarium. sometimes outdise of the fortress

Question 31

was there a amphitheater at the fortress?

Answer 31

yes. outside for ceremonial purposes and sometimes gladiator shows