Latin Culture Exam
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| 58-51 B.C. |  Caesar took over Gaul |
| 218-201 B.C. | 2nd Punic War |
| 753-509 B.C. | Regal Period (kings) |
| Cardō | North/South axis/road in Roman camp |
| Decumanus | East/West axis/road in Roman camp |
| Contubernālēs | bunkmates |
| Factiōnēs | reds/whites/blues/greens (teams) |
| Spina | barrier down the middle of the curriculum (race track) |
| Mappa | white cloth dropped by emperor to start races |
| Feriae | holidays |
| Forum | forum- shops/law courts/vendors |
| Hamilcar Barca | Hannibal's father- Carthaginian leader of 1st Punic War |
| Hannibal | Carthaginian leader during 2nd Punic War |
| Hasdrubal | brother of Hannibal- was beheaded |
| Marcus Cato | senator who ended every speech with "Carthage must be destroyed!" |
| Mīlitēs Lēgiōnāriī | foot soldiers |
| Publius Scipio Africanus | Roman general who defeated Hannibal |
| Tabulārium | public records office- in both camps and fora |
| Pont du Gard | aqueduct in France |
| Īnsulae | apartment houses |
| Amphitheātrium Flāvium | Colosseum |
| Lātifundia | large estates given to wealthy |
| Martial | author who wrote Epigrams- complained about crowded streets and conditions |
| 264-241 B.C. | 1st Punic War |
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