Roman Life
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What were the informal public discussions held during assemblies called? | contiones |
| Which group met in the Campus Martius | comita centuriata |
| Which of these was NOT considered a curule magistrate? | aedile |
| Censors were elected every five years to serve for a period of _______ | 18 months |
| A dictator was appointed by the consul to serve for a maximum of _______ | 6 months |
| In the baths, what was the warm room called? | tepidarium |
| How many laps made up a chariot race? | 7 |
| What was the term for a single family house? | domus |
| What was the sloping auditorium of a theater called? | cavea |
| What were the starting gates at the circus called? | carceres |
| What was the term for the head of a household? | pater familias |
| What was the chief article of dress for the bride on her wedding day? | tunica recta |
| What was the term for the first eight days of the life of a child? | primordia |
| What were the shops called? | tabernae |
| What was the term for permanent camps? | castra stativa |
| In the baths, what was a hot room to induce sweating called? | sudatorium |
| What was the theater for musical performances and shows? | odeum |
| What festival was generally paired with donning the garb of manhood for a young Roman man? | Liberalia |
| Which shoes were made of one piece of leather, with a soft sole and fastened by a lace? | carbatina |
| Which form of marriage had pontifices performing the solemn rites? | confarreatio |
| Which form of marriage was characterized by the fictional scale of the bride? | coemptio |
| What was the name of the toga worn at a funeral? | pulla |
| What was the term for the permanent connection made between a male and female slave (i.e. slave marriage)? | contubernium |
| Which of these is NOT equivalent to patria potestas? | pater patriae |
| What was the term for tax collectors? | publicani |
| What was the closest tie of relationship known to the Romans? | agnatio |
| Who dressed the bride on her wedding day? | mother |
| Who were the libitinarii? | undertakers |
| What was the term for a pen made of reed? | calamus |
| Which of these would have been an appropriate day for a wedding, according to tradition? | June 28 |
| Which of these is NOT one of the names of the three ancient tribes of Rome? | Quirites |
| Why was the hasta pura awarded? | wounding an enemy in single combat |
| What would linum, cera and signum have been used for in the ancient world? | sealing a letter |
| What was the vehicle for the "spoils of war" in a procession? | petoritum |
| Which of these was NOT a day on which the underworld was said to have opened each year? | September 6 |
| What did the bride give up the night before her wedding? | bulla, toga praetexta, and childhood toys |
| In the cursus honorum, what was the first political office sought? | quaestor |
| What was the name for the banquet given to the gladiators the day before the exhibition? | cena libera |
| Under the emperor Constantine I, what was the term for frontier troops? | limitanei |
| What was the original letter ending for the nomen? | -ius |
| What do these men have in common? Caius Apuleius Diocles, Flavius Scorpus, Marcus Aurelius Liber, Pompeius Muscosus | chariot drivers |
| In the circus, what was the term for the entire race? | missus |
| What were uninvited guests called at a dinner party? | umbrae |
| What was the priest of Jupiter called? | Flamen Dialis |
| What was the highest honor, given for raising a seige? corona _______ | obsidionalis |
| What was the term for the chief meal of the day? | cena |
| Which precious stone seems to have been the favorite of Roman women? | pearl |
| What praenomen was dropped by the Antonius gens after the battle of Actium? | Marcus |
| What were handkerchiefs called? | sudaria |
| What was the term for a dagger? | pugio |
| What was the term for a legionary squadron of 30 cavalrymen? | turma |
| What was the term for the money chest or strong box? | area |
| What was the Latin word for 'father-in-law'? | socer |
| What was the name given to the ninth day after the birth of a boy, the day on which he recieved his name? | dies lustricus |
| Animal skins were worn by standard-bearers. What type of animal skin did the aquilifer wear? | lion |
| The month Sextilis was renamed in 8 BC for whom? | Augustus |
| What was the name of the first day of the month? | Kalends |
| Which month does NOT have its Ides on the 15th? | November |
| What was the term for a projecting mass of a garment's folds in front of the body that could be pulled up to form a hood? | umbo |
| What did it mean to gain a magistracy suo anno? | at the earliest age possible |
| What was the term for a private chapel within a house? | sacrarium |
| What was the term for being legally independent? | sui iuris |
| What was the rammer type instrument used to pound small pieces of stone into the ground to form a floor called "pavimentum"? | fistuca |
| What was the term for the guardian of an unmarried daughter or an underage son? | tutor |
| Which magistrate was accompanied by only six lictores? | praetors |
| What was the term for a chair or stool? | sella |
| At the cena, when were offerings made to the household gods? | before secunda mensa |
| Which of these was a table with three legs? monopodium, mensa, mensa delphica, or abacus | mensa delphica |
| Which of the following was NOT a cape or cloak? paenula, cucullus, sagum, or bracae | bracae |
| Which style of atrium had neither an impluvium nor a compluvium? | testudinatum |
| Where would the phrase "nihil intret mali" most likely have been found? | above the door |
| In some towns, additional fora were built devoted to specific purposes. Which of these would be the vegetable market? forum _______ | olitorium |
| What was the term for the narrow passage from the atrium to the peristylium? | andron |
| Who oversaw the sale of slaves by slave dealers at public auctions? | aediles |
| Whom did the Salii worship? | Mars |
| In terms of measure, what was equal to one gradus? | 2 1/2 pedes |
| In terms of measure, what was equal to one iugerum? | 2 actus |
| In Pompeii, often the Genius is found represented by what animal? | serpent |
| Which religious group made a mola salsa and looked after the Palladium? | Vestal Virgins |
| What were the spirits of the pantry called? | Penates |
| What was an attempt to gain favor of the gods by offering your own life as a sacrifice called? | devotio |
| What was the college of priests who arranged the feast of Jupiter and public banquets? | epulones |
| What was the term for eight folded sheets of papyrus or parchment, stitched at the spine and bound with wooden boards? | codex |
| What were the large public and private bathhouses called? | thermae |
| What was the Forum Urbis Romae? | large marble plan |
| Vellum was made from the skins of animals. Which animal skin was NOT used to make this writing material? | pigs |
| What was the term for Greek play adapted into comedies? fabulae _________ | palliatae |
| What was the white conical leather hat of a flamen called? | apex |
| What was the term for one who interpreted the will of the gods by looking at the entrails of sacrificed animals? | haruspex |
| What was the term for a path or track acting as a boundary? | limes |
| Most pigments were derived from mineral, vegetable and animal sources. What was used to make the color red? | cinnabar |
| What do the following titles refer to: gromaticus, agrimensor, mensor? | surveyors |
| What was the minimum interval between magistracies (normally)? | 2 years |
| What was the term for a small circular shield? | parma |
| Which of the following magistrated did NOT have imperium? consul, aedile, dictator, or praetor | aedile |
| Soldiers could be brought up close to the walls by the testudo formation. What does testudo mean? | tortoise |
| What were the quindecimviri in charge of? | Sibylline Books |
| What was the term for the permanent fire brigade formed by Augustus in 6 AD? | vigiles |
| What was the term for magistrates holding the same office? | collegae |
| Who formed a personal bodyguard that became known as the Praetorian Cohort or Guard? | Scipio Aemilianus |
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