Logan's State Cards Flashcards
What was the slave of a slave called?
Vicarius
Criminals condemned to die in the amphitheater were called what?
Meridiani
In which profession are women known to have worked?
Doctors
What was a consul whose command was extended to finish a campaign called?
Proconsul
In a Roman fort, where were the military standards kept?
Sacellum
If a baby survives for five years and then dies, how long would the official period of mourning be?
There was no official mourning period
What was a velarium used to protect?
Spectators from the sun in the amphitheater
Which profession was NOT available to patricians in Rome?
Doctor
What were the colors red, white, blue, green, purple, and gold used to distinguish?
Different chariot teams
What was a dominus gregis?
The man who produced a play
Which crop was forbidden to be planted outside of Italy before the reign of Augustus?
Grapes
What was the last office in the cursus honorum?
Censor
What were the shoes of patrician men, which were dyed red and decorated with silver or ivory crescent moons, called?
Mullei
Roman lighthouses were modeled on the famous Pharos of which city?
Alexandria
What was the name of the couch made for use with a round table?
Sigma
Although it was subsequently forbidden by the Twelve Tables, where was the most ancient place for the burial of the paterfamilias?
Under the hearthstone
At the time of engagement, who gave gifts?
The groom to the bride
What were itineraria?
Maps or lists of stations along roads giving distances between them
During the time of Augustus, which clothing item was so popular that legislation was passed to force men to wear the toga instead?
Lacerna
What were the two-armed machines that fired iron bolts or arrows against the enemy?
Catapultae
What were permanent unions between slaves called?
Contubernium
