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Quiz 3 Notes Flashcards

1
Q

Who did Augustus designate as his heir

A

Tiberius, Livia’s son from her previous marriage

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2
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Who did Augustus force Tiberius to marry and why

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Julia (his daughter) to cement him as a successor

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3
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Was Tiberius popular?

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No

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4
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What was a saying used by the Roman people against Tiberius

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“To the Tiber with Tiberius”

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5
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What was Caligula nicknamed

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Little boots

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6
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What happened medically to Caligula and what happened after this?

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Fell ill and into a coma, recovered but acted unbalanced, possibly Schizophrenia

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7
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Who murdered Caligula

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Praetorian guard

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8
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Who succeeded Caligula

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Claudius, his uncle

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9
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What was Claudius known for, he was known to be the last person to know ___

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Great scholar, last to know the Etruscan language

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10
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What was Claudius married to, what made their marriage bad or good?

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Messalina, she was unfaithful and was executed after a subsequent public scandal

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11
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Who did Claudius marry after Messalina, was this marriage popular and why

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Agrippina unpopular because it was an incestuous union

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12
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Who kills Claudius and how

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Agrippina poisons his favourite dish

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13
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Who was made ruler after Claudius

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Nero

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14
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Who tried to control Nero

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Agrippina

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15
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Who does Nero have put to death

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Agrippina

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16
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What were Agrippina’s last words

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Stab me where I gave birth to the Viper

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17
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Who does Nero use as a scapegoat to take suspicion off him for the Great Fire

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Christians

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18
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Nearing the end of his reign, what is Nero declared as and what does he subsequently do?

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Declared an outlaw, kills himself

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19
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What are nero’s last words

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What a great artist dies in me

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20
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Nero’s death signifies the last of the ____

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Julio-Claudians

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21
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What is thermae

A

Baths

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22
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Is there a cost associated with the baths?

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Pennies to enter, upgrades cost more

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23
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What is the largest circus created in Rome

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Circus Maximus

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24
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What were Amphitheatres

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Oval arenas for staging gladiator and animal fights

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25
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What was the Mumillo type of gladiator

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Fishman, heavy helmet with a sea fish crest

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26
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What was the Retiarius type of gladiator

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FishERman, armed with trident/harpoon, fishing net

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27
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Which two gladiators were usually paired together

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Murmillo and Retiarius

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28
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What are called the Bestiarius

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Animal fighters

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29
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What were gladiator naval battles

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When the Colosseum was flooded or combat moved to a nearby lake

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30
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what is cena

A

meal

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31
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How many meals were average and when

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1 main meal in the evening

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32
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What is Garum

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Pungent black fish-sauce

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33
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What is the layout for the dining room

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3 couches (U shape) with a central round table

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34
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What is triclinium

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Dining room

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35
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Who is Trimalchio and what’s his story

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character in a satire, shows off his wealth in a very fancy feast with gold cups/plates, extreme foods, etc.

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36
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What was the only surviving Roman text on architecture

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De Architectura

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37
Q

Romans are _____-_____ people

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Labour intensive

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38
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Was there a push to develop new technologies

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No

39
Q

What was the main sewer of Rome

A

Cloaca Maxima

40
Q

What was the Haterii family

A

successful building contractors

41
Q

What was mortar/concrete called

A

Opus Caementicium

42
Q

Secret to Rome’s ability to build massive and durable buildings

A

Opus Caementicium

43
Q

What are Client Kings (6)

A

run internal affairs, knew the people, provide troops, money, supplies, etc. (Provincial)

44
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What is Cursus Publicus

A

Postal Service

45
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Who was the treasurer

A

Quaestor

46
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What were taxes initially collected by, what about later

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Publicani then by towns

47
Q

What did the Procurator look after

A

Emporer’s property in imperial provinces

48
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What is a colonia

A

Colony, settlement of Roman citizens, veterans, etc.

49
Q

Most noble occupation

A

Farming

50
Q

What is a taberna

A

shop

51
Q

What kind of stands were very common

A

Roadside refreshment and fast food stands

52
Q

What is a Thermopolium

A

Roadside food and refreshment stands

53
Q

What is the Appian way

A

road from rome to capua

54
Q

what is the first major military highway

A

appian way

55
Q

what is a trivium

A

intersection of three roads

56
Q

what is trivialis

A

inconsequential things

57
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what are curatores viarum

A

local officials in charge of the roads

58
Q

what is a cisium

A

two-wheeled cart

59
Q

what was the chief port of Egypt

A

Alexandria

60
Q

what is terra sigillata

A

red-gloss pottery

61
Q

what was 69 CE known as

A

the year of the four emperors

62
Q

What did Roman legions and Praetorian Guard see their power as

A

emperor makers

63
Q

what was Titus Flavius Vespasianus AKA

A

Vespasian

64
Q

Who was the elder son of Vaspasian

A

Titus

65
Q

Who opened the Flavian Amphitheatre

A

Titus

66
Q

What is alimenta

A

baby bonus

67
Q

Who expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent and size

A

Trajan

67
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Who was the first provincial emperor

A

Trajan

68
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Who was “adopted” by trajan

A

Hadrian

69
Q

Who builds the Pantheon

A

Hadrian

70
Q

Who was a reluctant emperor

A

Marcus Aurelius

71
Q

What emperor marked the beginning of the long decline and fall of rome

A

Marcus Aurelius

72
Q

Who was the natural son of Marcus Aurelius

A

Commodus

73
Q

Who saw himself as the god Hercules and appeared as a gladiator in the Colosseum

A

Commodus

74
Q

What was the son of Sevrus and a bad ruler

A

Caracalla

75
Q

What did the Imperial cult worship?

A

The emperors and members of their families as gods

76
Q

Augustus first organized the Imperial cult for the worship of _____ _____

A

Julius Caesar

77
Q

What did the imperial cult believe about what happened to emperors on their death

A

They transform into gods (apotheosis)

78
Q

What did the cult of Mithras believe about this entity (3)

A

God of light, truth, and goodness

79
Q

What is the sol invictus cult

A

Sun Unconquered

80
Q

Who helped grow Christianity in Rome

A

Constantine, said god helped

81
Q

Who legalized Christianity

A

Constantine

82
Q

Who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire and banned Paganism

A

Emperor Theodosias

83
Q

T/F Medical schools were optional in ancient rome

A

T

84
Q

What did most students do instead of medical school

A

Apprenticeship with a doc

85
Q

what was the basis of greek and roman medicine

A

Hippocrates of Kos

86
Q

Where are sick slaves taken, what happens here

A

Taken to temple of aesculapius (said to heal people in their sleep, if they recover they are freed)

87
Q

Cato believed ______ was a cure-all

A

cabbage

88
Q

Medicus

A

Roman military medics

89
Q

What was used in many Roman comedies

A

Music

90
Q

What is a cornu

A

Curved horn, used in Roman military to relay orders

91
Q

Roman Percussions (3)

A

Castanets, Cymbals, Kettledrums

92
Q

What are satires

A

Makes fun of life in rome

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