Miscellaneous Flashcards
1
Q
Via Appia
A
Appian Way - from Rome to Capua early on, then extended to Brundisium; known as the queen of the roads - “regina viarum” - built by Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 BC
2
Q
Via Sacra
A
road which ran through the forum
3
Q
Mare Nostrum
A
“our sea” - Mediterranean
4
Q
Patria potestas
A
power of father over familia
5
Q
Pater familias
A
head of family
6
Q
basilica
A
law court
7
Q
curia
A
senate house
8
Q
cloaca maxima
A
great sewer
9
Q
insulae
A
apartment buildings
10
Q
vigiles
A
firemen/police
