latin historical events
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Roman province | areas of authority outside the city of Rome, politicians were assigned terms to provinces |
| client king | a king who stays loyal to Rome and gets help from Rome - ex. King Cogidubnus |
| futterwacken | the mad hatters(jonny depp) dance at the end of fraptious day |
| Cantiaci | people who lived in Britain before the Roman conquest |
| exports from Britain to Rome | iron, lead, gold, grain, tin, and hunting dogs |
| Fishbourne Palace | discovered in 1960 in Britain by a workman digging a trench, had its own set of baths which was rare |
| funeral games held in Emperor Claudius' honor | there was a boat race - one team was stubborn and ran into a reef, the other team ran into the reef and won |
| Emperor Claudius | Roman emperor who in AD 43 became the first emperor to invade Britain. |
| Roman Governor Agricola | the most famous Roman governor, stayed in the province for seven years (typically it would only be 1-3 years) |
| jack sparrow | jonny depp's role as the lead pirate in the series pirates of the carrabian |
| travels of Quintus and Clemens | left Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted, went to Alexandria and got Clemens a shop, and went to Britain where he goes to King Cogidubnus and tells him his tale |
| founding of Alexandria | Founded by Alexander the Great because it had good agriculture, fine harbor, healthy climate, fresh water, limestone quarries, and good anchorage. Founded in 331 BC. |
| plan of the city of Alexandria | Set out in a grid system, with streets only crossing each other at right angles. Canopus St was the main street and it was 100 ft. wide |
| tension in Alexandria between the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans | The Greeks had highest authority, because they were the wealthiest, then Romans, and most Egyptians were slaves - and not thought very highly of. The Egyptians often started riots. |
| exports from Alexandria to Rome | 3 main exports were wheat, papyrus, and glassware. they transported the items by sea |
| Isis | goddess of life who is the oldest and most important Egyptian goddess; she has the ability to give new life and life after death; brings the flooding of the Nile |
| Serapis | God of the harvest, has a basket on his head |
| Isaci | members of a special fellowship of Isis and they had to repent to their sins by offering a sacrifice to Isis in order to become a member |
| Pharos at Alexandria | One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 440 feet high, a lighthouse designed to light the way for boats. It was a landmark for Alexandria. |
| Museum and Library of Alexandria | The Museum was a university, and had large and significant great library of the ancient world, was a major center of scholarship |
| advances made at Museum in mathematics | one of the first geometry textbooks was developed by Euclid |
| advances made at Museum in medicine | they never looked inside the body, because they felt it was wicked to look inside the body. Eventually they did though. They learned how to treat symptoms with medicine. Discoveries in science such as the sun is directly overhead at noon on the summer solstice. |
| advances made at Museum in astronomy and astrology | Aristarchus had theory that Earth moved around the Sun |
| advances made at Museum in engineering | techniques for mapping were improved, Hero made and important invention - the steam turbine |
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