Week 10 Flashcards

1
Q

Which time periods together mae the Roman Imperial Period?

A

The Principate and the Dominate

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2
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Which time periods does the principate include?

A

BCE to CE

Principate then the Dominate

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3
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Who is Rome’s first emperor?

A

Augustus (formerly known as Octavian)

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4
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What is the Roman Imperial Period?

A

When rome was ruled by emperors
(~500 years)

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5
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What did Augustus name himself?

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The princeps- this means the first citizen like everyone else (which avoided any connotations of being a king/there being a monarchy)

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6
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What is significant points about the Principate?

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It is the empire at its largest
when rome was ruled by princeps
the wealthiest

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7
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Significant points of the dominate

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Had dominus
the was the diocletian and tetrarchy
the reign of constantine and christianity
the east continues as the Byzantine Empire

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8
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Dominus

A

lords or master

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9
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Who came up with the tetrarchy and what was it?

A

Diocletian

Tetrarchy was a new system that divided the empire into 4

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10
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The East vs the West

A

east
-stable
greek speaking

west
-unstable
struggled
latin

a lot of the east empire called the east their empire but lived in constanape

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11
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Imperial portraits

A

the good emperors were copied and the bad ones were avoided

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12
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What were portraits like when augustus was in power?

A

he brought back the eternal youthful look
the golden age
the portrait fed into the purpose/goal of his ruling

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13
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Nero

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last emperor of the principate
tried to mimic augustus
he was a teen

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14
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Vespasian

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tried to copy republic styles with older looks

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15
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Hadrian

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presence of a bread and maybe influenced by greek culture

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16
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Marcus Aurelius

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stoic and philosophical look
glided bronze

17
Q

Imperial roman coins

A

similar to hellenistic coins and similar to coins today

obverse has a portrait of a member of the imperial family (people in line wives etc)

reverse either a personification deity or tropical reference

18
Q

What was the Roman Spectacle?

A

The entertainment

19
Q

Roman spectacle had two groups what were the two groups

A

Ludi and Munera

Ludi-festivals like plays and chariot racing

Munera-gladiators and beast hunts

20
Q

Ludi

A

chariot racing and theatre
origins in greece
state sponsored part of a religious festival

21
Q

Munera

A

gladiators and beast hunts

often times the final part of many events

italian/roman

traditionally organized by private funders

less religious

will become state sponsored when run by emperors but more often led by wealthy individuals

22
Q

The history of theatres

A

Romans built free standing versions of greek theatres
they were often temporary

components
cavea-seating area
orchestra-ground area
scaenae forns-backdrop
vomitorium-the exit

23
Q

difference between greek and roman theatres

A

greeks built into hills
romans had free standing
greeks had permanent theatres
romans had temporary
Romans did not like the idea of greek culture ruining roman societies

24
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The theatre of pompey

A

This was rome’s first permanent theatre
it was commissioned by pompey magnus

disguised as sacred precinct for Venus Victrix

a rivalry w julius casear
influence on roman culture

25
Q

the theatre of marcellus

A

begun by caesar finished by augustus
marcellus named for augustus nephew

26
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Amphitheatres

A

Two theatres stuck together
amphi-both, on two sides around
has a:
cavea
vomitorium
arena-oval semi circle

27
Q

A day in the amphitheatre

A

mornings-venationes (animal hunts) hunters fighting animals (trained animals)

Midday-executions criminals (lower class)

Afternoon- gladiators (enslaved or former slaves who were like the pooriest people)
a way for them to make money

28
Q

Gladiators

A

the battle would not often end with death bc it was unsustainable
Augustus also ruled that the person cant be killed after a battle which shifted the game

29
Q

The colosseum

A

built by the flavian emperors
began by vespasian finishes by titus
the ancient name was the flavian amphitheatre

had a 50000 capacity 80 exits
had a velarium-awning that pulled over middle would stay open
subterranean passages and trap doors

30
Q

The Circus Maximus

A

romes oldest and largest space for public spectacles
four fractions (like 4 teams people supported)

built into a hillside
didnt have built in seats kinda like benches

chariort racing

12 start gates
central barrier: spina

31
Q

circus fandom

A

hippomania
defixiones curse tablets curses against other teams
majic to help their team and harm opponents

32
Q

Hadrian built what?

A

The villa adrianna
and the third still standing panteon there were two before it but they were burned down bc people thought they were cursed

33
Q

panteon meant

A

all the gods

34
Q

panteon create the

A

dome in western archietecture

35
Q

reign of nero

A

collaping buildings and fires

36
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