Quiz 3 Notes Flashcards
Who did Augustus designate as his heir
Tiberius, Livia’s son from her previous marriage
Who did Augustus force Tiberius to marry and why
Julia (his daughter) to cement him as a successor
Was Tiberius popular?
No
What was a saying used by the Roman people against Tiberius
“To the Tiber with Tiberius”
What was Caligula nicknamed
Little boots
What happened medically to Caligula and what happened after this?
Fell ill and into a coma, recovered but acted unbalanced, possibly Schizophrenia
Who murdered Caligula
Praetorian guard
Who succeeded Caligula
Claudius, his uncle
What was Claudius known for, he was known to be the last person to know ___
Great scholar, last to know the Etruscan language
What was Claudius married to, what made their marriage bad or good?
Messalina, she was unfaithful and was executed after a subsequent public scandal
Who did Claudius marry after Messalina, was this marriage popular and why
Agrippina unpopular because it was an incestuous union
Who kills Claudius and how
Agrippina poisons his favourite dish
Who was made ruler after Claudius
Nero
Who tried to control Nero
Agrippina
Who does Nero have put to death
Agrippina
What were Agrippina’s last words
Stab me where I gave birth to the Viper
Who does Nero use as a scapegoat to take suspicion off him for the Great Fire
Christians
Nearing the end of his reign, what is Nero declared as and what does he subsequently do?
Declared an outlaw, kills himself
What are nero’s last words
What a great artist dies in me
Nero’s death signifies the last of the ____
Julio-Claudians
What is thermae
Baths
Is there a cost associated with the baths?
Pennies to enter, upgrades cost more
What is the largest circus created in Rome
Circus Maximus
What were Amphitheatres
Oval arenas for staging gladiator and animal fights
What was the Mumillo type of gladiator
Fishman, heavy helmet with a sea fish crest
What was the Retiarius type of gladiator
FishERman, armed with trident/harpoon, fishing net
Which two gladiators were usually paired together
Murmillo and Retiarius
What are called the Bestiarius
Animal fighters
What were gladiator naval battles
When the Colosseum was flooded or combat moved to a nearby lake
what is cena
meal
How many meals were average and when
1 main meal in the evening
What is Garum
Pungent black fish-sauce
What is the layout for the dining room
3 couches (U shape) with a central round table
What is triclinium
Dining room
Who is Trimalchio and what’s his story
character in a satire, shows off his wealth in a very fancy feast with gold cups/plates, extreme foods, etc.
What was the only surviving Roman text on architecture
De Architectura
Romans are _____-_____ people
Labour intensive
Was there a push to develop new technologies
No
What was the main sewer of Rome
Cloaca Maxima
What was the Haterii family
successful building contractors
What was mortar/concrete called
Opus Caementicium
Secret to Rome’s ability to build massive and durable buildings
Opus Caementicium
What are Client Kings (6)
run internal affairs, knew the people, provide troops, money, supplies, etc. (Provincial)
What is Cursus Publicus
Postal Service
Who was the treasurer
Quaestor
What were taxes initially collected by, what about later
Publicani then by towns
What did the Procurator look after
Emporer’s property in imperial provinces
What is a colonia
Colony, settlement of Roman citizens, veterans, etc.
Most noble occupation
Farming
What is a taberna
shop
What kind of stands were very common
Roadside refreshment and fast food stands
What is a Thermopolium
Roadside food and refreshment stands
What is the Appian way
road from rome to capua
what is the first major military highway
appian way
what is a trivium
intersection of three roads
what is trivialis
inconsequential things
what are curatores viarum
local officials in charge of the roads
what is a cisium
two-wheeled cart
what was the chief port of Egypt
Alexandria
what is terra sigillata
red-gloss pottery
what was 69 CE known as
the year of the four emperors
What did Roman legions and Praetorian Guard see their power as
emperor makers
what was Titus Flavius Vespasianus AKA
Vespasian
Who was the elder son of Vaspasian
Titus
Who opened the Flavian Amphitheatre
Titus
What is alimenta
baby bonus
Who expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent and size
Trajan
Who was the first provincial emperor
Trajan
Who was “adopted” by trajan
Hadrian
Who builds the Pantheon
Hadrian
Who was a reluctant emperor
Marcus Aurelius
What emperor marked the beginning of the long decline and fall of rome
Marcus Aurelius
Who was the natural son of Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
Who saw himself as the god Hercules and appeared as a gladiator in the Colosseum
Commodus
What was the son of Sevrus and a bad ruler
Caracalla
What did the Imperial cult worship?
The emperors and members of their families as gods
Augustus first organized the Imperial cult for the worship of _____ _____
Julius Caesar
What did the imperial cult believe about what happened to emperors on their death
They transform into gods (apotheosis)
What did the cult of Mithras believe about this entity (3)
God of light, truth, and goodness
What is the sol invictus cult
Sun Unconquered
Who helped grow Christianity in Rome
Constantine, said god helped
Who legalized Christianity
Constantine
Who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire and banned Paganism
Emperor Theodosias
T/F Medical schools were optional in ancient rome
T
What did most students do instead of medical school
Apprenticeship with a doc
what was the basis of greek and roman medicine
Hippocrates of Kos
Where are sick slaves taken, what happens here
Taken to temple of aesculapius (said to heal people in their sleep, if they recover they are freed)
Cato believed ______ was a cure-all
cabbage
Medicus
Roman military medics
What was used in many Roman comedies
Music
What is a cornu
Curved horn, used in Roman military to relay orders
Roman Percussions (3)
Castanets, Cymbals, Kettledrums
What are satires
Makes fun of life in rome
