Terms Test #2 Flashcards
Ambarvalia
an archaic celebration of the crops and Dea Dia
Ara Pacis
Augustus completed and and dedicated the Altar, visual tribute to Augustan social programs and the pax romana. Made of white Marble with intricate carved refliefs
Ariminium
Arch of Augustus at Rimini (Ariminium)
Arval Brethren
an ancient religious society that led the people each year in the Ambarvalia
Auxilium
to give aid to fellow plebians and their property was traditionally a key function for the tribunes to perform
Colonia
Colony or settlement, founded to settle discharged veterans, at the top of the hierarchy, many were exempt from taxes
Dea Dia
Goddess of the Fields
Delatores
a class of informers who turned in those in contravention of the laws
Destinatio
provision for control of popular assemblies
Fasces
Bundle of rods surmounted by an ax-head carried by official attendants before a Roman magistrate as a symbol of his authority
Genius
Augustus connected the worship of the Lares to the worship of the Genius of him. His protective spirit that guarded the individual worshiper and promoted their well-being
Imperial province
military provinces with legions, controlled by the emperor
Imperium maius
Supreme authority of emperors, specifically made maius, “greater”, so that it outranked that of all other holders, gave control of the armies of all the provinces
Julio-Claudians
Line of emperors, descended from the Julian and Claudian families, ruling starting with Augustus
Junian Latins
Individuals with Intermediate Latin status between slave and freedman with limited rights could not receive inheritances or legacies and could not make wills. Children of Junian Latins had full Latin status – with the right of conubium with a Roman citizen
Lares
Household or family god, usually worshiped at domestic shrines
Legate
Governor chosen by emperor to govern imperial province
Lictors
Official attendant who escorted and assisted a Roman Magistrate by carrying the Faces in front of him
Ludi Saeculares
Augustus re-instituted, a public religious thanksgiving and expiation ceremony celebrated with public games, women and children were encouraged to participate, celebration of family values
Municipium
Descriptive term for the legal status of an autonomous city located in Roman territory, but governed by it’s own laws and city council, while obligated to assist Rome as an ally. 2nd in the hierarchy, provincial towns whose population were given blanket citizenship
Numen
In 14 AD Tiberius dedicated an altar to the Numen Augusti, which was the deified spirit of Augustus
Pater Patriae
a special title awarded to an individual for extraordinary service to the state. Bestowed on Augustus 2 BC, almost all subsequent emperors took it, with an exception to Tiberius. Role of father of the state and power over the Roman citizens.
Pax Romana
Long period of general peace of Rome
Pietas
piety/ loyalty the most important trait for Romans
Potestas tribunicia
giving Octavian civil authority and the power to initiate legislation
Praetorian Guard/Praetorians
Elite military force formed to serve as the emperor’s bodyguard, Augustus instituted it. Comprised of 9 infantry cohorts, 3 in Rome, 6 in various other towns. Mandated to keep order and the protect the body of the emperor and his family, cherished and influential in the imperial court, no active service unless the emperor campaigned
Prefect
equestrian governor of Egypt
Princeps
First Leader of the Senate
Principate
the descriptive term for the two and a half centuries during which the ideal of his nonauthoritarian style of rule was maintained
Proconsul
ex-consul who, at the end of his term in office, accepts an assignment that continues, or prorogues, his magistrate’s authority for a set period. Chosen by senate to govern senatorial province
Procurator
an individual appointed by the emperor to manage property or to represent him in court. Special imperial agents in the provinces as governors they were called prefects
Res Gestae
the deeds of the divine Augustus, first-person account of Augustus’ successes
Senatorial province
Octavian renounced all of his powers and handed over his provinces to the senate, placing them at the free disposal of the senate and the Roman people. Provinces governed by the senate and by magistrates who would be chosen by and responsible to the senate. Unarmed controlled by the senate
Severi Augustales
looked after the Italian towns’ Cult of Lares
Subject stipendiary
lowest on the hierarchy of cities, subject allies
Vicomagistri
Supervised worship of the cult of the Lares, freedmen
