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 B.C

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2
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Via Sacra

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road which ran through the forum

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3
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Mare Nostum

A

“our sea” -Mediterranean

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4
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Patria potestas

A

power of father over familia

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5
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Pater familias

A

head of family

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6
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basilica

A

law court

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7
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curia

A

senate house

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8
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cloaca maxima

A

great sewer

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9
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insulae

A

apartment buildings

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10
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vigiles

A

firemen/police

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