Slide Identifications Exam 2

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Sacred Chickens: The pollarius would observe the eating habits of chickens to determine if something good or bad was going to happen.

Question 2

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Temple of Castor and Pollux: Castor and Pollux are Greek Heroes; the temple was dedicated to them. They appeared in Roman Battle (defeat of Latins - 496 BC) It’s important to Roman Culture because it shows how the Romans were influenced by Greek culture both in their temple architecture and in their beliefs of Gods

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Temple of Divine Julius:

• Temporary altar and column set up for Caesar
• important because it shows how the Romans believed that after death, important mortals could become divinities

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Domus Italicus:
Atrium house
Taberna –shops
Fauces–entryway
Atrium –main room with impluvium
Cubiculum -bedroom Tablinium–‘homeoffice
’Triclinium –dining room
Hortus–garden
Important because it shows us how the roman houses were more public and the only private sectors were the bedrooms
All Romans had gardens, the elites had more elaborate gardens

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Roman Dining Practices:
laid on roman dining couches (TRICLINIUM) and ate around a table; seating was determined by status; shows how the Romans valued social status even when dining

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Priapusand the Phallus

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Aristocratic funerals:
Prothesis-lying in state◦Preparation and dressing of the body◦Displayed in atrium of house◦Feet pointing toward the door (woman in prothesis with her daughters mourning and collegium); Procession◦Family◦Clients◦Musicians(collegium)◦Professionalmourners◦Ancestor masks; important because it depicts how the romans celebrated funerals and how it was both private and a public mourning

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Via Appia; Earliest roads Rome to BrundisiLined with funerary monuments belonging to prominent Roman families; Tomb of the Scipios, Important intersection: Via Appiaand Via LatinaUsed between 3rdc. BCE and 1stCE/AD, Tomb of the ScipiosComplex ground planDifferent building phases; Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus

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Tomb of Gaius CestiusOn Via Ostiensis(to Ostia)c. 18-12 BCEEgyptian influence -Egypt became province of Rome in 30 BCEBarrel vault interior with frescoes;

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Tomb of EurysacesTomb of the BakerBuilt c. 40-30 BCEFreedman; This is the monument of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, baker, contractor, public servant; Libertus–freedmanPistor–baker Frieze on exterior Stages of bread-making◦Weighing, grinding, kneading and baking

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Retiariusvs. Secutor: Retiarius–loincloth, net with weights, trident◦Secutor–heavy-armed, large shield; Flavian AmphitheatreThe ColosseumDesigned for moving people in and out80 entrances/exitsSocial dynamics of seating