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Terms Flashcards

1
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Acceptor

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One of the four horses that drove the chariot in Crescens first win

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Aedile

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office in the republic (magistrate)

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3
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Affectatio Maritalis

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the intention that the partners had to be husband and wife, expressed through their social behavior

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4
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Alypius of Thagaste

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a bishop first monastery in Africa

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5
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Aquila

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Latin word for eagle

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6
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Aquilifer

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senior signifier bearing the eagle standard

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7
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Auriga

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slave whose duty it is to drive a Biga

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8
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Biga

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two horse Chariot

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9
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Braccae

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Trousers worn by Gauls

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10
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Caligae

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Heavy soled warrior shoe

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11
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Carceres

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starting gates slanted so they all left at the same time in Circuses

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12
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Circius

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One of the four horses that drove the chariot in Crescens first win

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13
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Contubernium

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smallest organized unit of soldier, composed of eight legionaries

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14
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Cotynus

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One of the four horses that drove the chariot in Crescens first win

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15
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Crescens

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chariot racer, slave

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16
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Deductio in Domum Mariti

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procession from the brides house to the groom’s house

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17
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Delicatus

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One of the four horses that drove the chariot in Crescens first win

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18
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Dextrarum Iunctio

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joining the right hands together after the conclusion of a contract

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19
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Dies Lustricus

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Day of Purification

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20
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Divortium

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Divorce

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21
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Dos

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Dowry

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22
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Epithalamium

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a poem written for the bride on the way to her marital chamber

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23
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Factiones

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used to designate four racing stables

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24
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Falx

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sickle

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25
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Gaius Appuleius Diocles

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chariot racer, freed-man (best paid athlete)

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26
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Galea

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Helmet

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27
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Galerus

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Tall shoulder-guard worn by Retiarius

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28
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Gladius

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Roman sword

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29
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Hoc Habet

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He’s got it! (they hit a good blow)

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30
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Hoplomachus

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armed to resemble a Greek hoplite

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31
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Ides

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fifteenth of March, May, July, October; thirteenth in other months

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32
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Imaginifer

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legion carried the image of the emperor

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33
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Imago

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portrait masks of the dead person’s ancestor

34
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Iorica segmentata

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segmented breast plate

35
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Iugula!

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Kill him

36
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Kalends

A

First of every month

37
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Kantana Iaido Iaito

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Japanese blade used during Iaito practice

38
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Lacta alea est

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“The die has been cast” Sertorius → Caesar

39
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Lorica Hamata

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armour chest plate like chainmail

40
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Lorica Squamata

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armour chest plate scale

41
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Lustratio

A

a purification ceremony

42
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M. Aurelius Mollicius

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chariot racer, freed-man

43
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M. Aurelius Polynices

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chariot racer, freed-man

44
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Mainz

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concave sides long triangular point

45
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Mancipatio

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verbal contract transferring the ownership of goods

46
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Manica

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Long segmented armour worn by a Retiarius

47
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Manus

A

Marriage two types cum manu and sine manu

48
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Metae

A

turning points on either end of the spina conical pole

49
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Missos Fac!

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to spare more than one

50
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Missum Fac!

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to spare one person

51
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Murmillo

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named after the warriors of Gaul, used gladius, large helmet with visor

52
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Mustaceum

A

wedding cake

53
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Nones

A

Seventh of March, May, July, October; fifth in other months

54
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Ocreae

A

leather grieves

55
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Parma

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Round small shield used by a Thracian

56
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Pater Famillias

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The head of the Roman family

57
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Patria Potestas

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to have the power of a father

58
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Pompeii

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Straight and long sword curved tip

59
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Pronuba

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Matron who attends the bride in a marriage

60
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Pugio

A

a dagger

61
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Pulvinar

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elevated stand that the editor sits on

62
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Quadriga

A

four horse Chariot

63
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Repudium

A

notification of divorce

64
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Retiarius

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Gladiator who fights in the style of a fisherman, weighted net, trident, Galerus and a dagger (pugio)

65
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Sagum

A

wrap cloth worn over armour

66
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Samnite

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used short sword gladius. Rectangular shield (scutum) an ocreae a helmet

67
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Scutum

A

rectangular shield

68
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Secunda Rudis

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second referee, linesmen

69
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Secutor

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armed like the Murmillo, specially trained to fight a Retiarius

70
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Shinken

A

Japanese sword

71
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Sica

A

a curved blade

72
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Signifer

A

Ranks entrusted with various tasks; standard bearing

73
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Signum

A

Sign (Standard)

74
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Sine Manu

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marriage, the wife was places under the legal control of the father

75
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Spatha

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Straight and long sword curved tip

76
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Spina

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The median strip on the Circus Race track

77
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Sponsalia

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a promise lawfully made between persons capable of marrying (that they will someday marry each other)

78
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St. Augustine of Hippo

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Theologian and philosopher

79
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Summa Rudis

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head referee

80
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Thracian

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round shield (parma) short sword and a sica, armoured greaves and a helmet with side plume, visor and high crest and ocreae

81
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Univirae

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widow (only married once)

82
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Vexillum

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a flag-like object used as a military standard

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