Quiz 2 Flashcards

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Virtus

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Quality of being a man, found in combat
“courage”

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Honos

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reward for Virtus, respect or mark of honor in roman public office.

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Horatii vs Curiatii

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Horatti brother survived and became a symbol of pietas for rome (Publius Horatius)

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4
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Pietas

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Fulfilling ones duty to gods, state, and family

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Gaius Mucius “lefty”

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let his hand get burned off for Rome

*sign of virtus

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6
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Cincinnatus

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Is given emergency powers and surrenders it after the war

*virtus over wealth

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Marcus Curtius

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Sacrifices himself in earthquake for Rome
Displays virtus and pietas

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Gallic sack of rome

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“voe victus” woe to the defeated people

*weak suffer what they must to victors

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9
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Freudian analysis of marcus curtius

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Forum is for men
Earth (women) attacks forrum

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10
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Foreign / Domestic Roman women

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Foreign:
* can intervene in gov
* religious one can shape world

Domestic
* no power

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11
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Sibyline Books

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Used in times of need to guide government for 1200 years

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12
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Snake crack at temple of apollo

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foreshadowed defeat to Hannibal

omen to future

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13
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Tanaquil of Etruia

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Picked servius tullius as king with a prophecy

Helped establish divinity being true

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14
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Women Role models

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Lucretia, Verginia, Rhea

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15
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Women Cautionary Tales

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Horatia, Tarpeia

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16
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Lucretia

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Is raped and kills herself, leads to end of Roman monarchy

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17
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Verginia

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Tyrant’s son (claudius) attempts to enslave Verginia, father kills her

*led to tyranny being ended

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Horatia

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Killed for engaging an enemy

19
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Tarpeia

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Betrayed Rome to Sabines, Sabines killed her

20
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Sabine Women

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Stood between Sabine and Roman armies
*destiny

21
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RSVP

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Ritual, Sacrifice, Vows, Prayers

22
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Pagan beliefs

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-Purpose to appease deities
- Prayer/Sacrifice guarantee benefits
-Afterlife is almost universal
-very public

23
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Guilt is…

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generational

*fathers sins must be fixed
*neglected gods give many woes

24
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Sacra

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Auspicia
Prediction, observing signs
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Rituals are prescribed
must be followed exactly because they work
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Luperci
Priests who carry out a ritual
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Lupercalia
Festival during time of Romulus *festival or purification and fertility
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Auspicia
(prediction) - if chickens eat, favorable omen -Claudius threw them overboard -Claudius lost battle and was prosecuted
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Augery
(Most important) behavior of birds and weather *temples build for Augery on Capitaline hill
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Auguraculum
Enclosure meant for Augery
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Oracle of Apollo (age)
Same girl for 1000s of years
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Sacrifice
Central element of religious observance -animal sacrifice based on animals going willingly
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Suovetaorilia
Important Sacrifice of pig, sheep, and bull
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Vows
promises made during prayer if request is granted
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Votive
is made after granted request
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Petitionary
Asking for something (help, guidance, intervention, blessings).
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Laudatory
Expressing admiration and reverence for the divine.
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Thanksgiving
Giving thanks for blessings, answered prayers, or divine grace.
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Expiration
Seeking forgiveness for sins or wrongdoings.
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Dedication
Devoting oneself, an object, or an action to God’s service.
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Temples
least important part, only houses god *everything happens outside of temple