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Rome is noted for what during Augustus' rule?
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Its Granduer
The grandest city of its time |
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In the Augustus of Primaporta Cupid is riding a dolphin,
what does the dolphin represent? |
Venus (Aphrodite in Latin)
Goddess of Love Depicts Augustus' ancestry to the goddess |
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Augustus was known by 5 different titles,
what are they? |
Princeps - This means first among equals.
Imperator - Victorious commander Pater Patriae - Father of his country Pontifex Maximus – Pontifex - priest; Maximums- Head of State Religion Imperium – divinely sanctioned |
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True or False?
Augustus promoted family values and if a wife did not have children she was to be divorced. |
True
Wives were suppose to have at least 2 children |
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What was the
Forum Trajan? |
Huge building consisting of
2 shopping malls 2 stories high 2 libraries used for business |
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The column of Trajan is what?
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Cartoon strip winds around commemorating all of Trajan's military campaigns
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Are we more Roman (Space oriented) or Greek (Mass oriented) in our architecture today?
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Roman
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All Romans had to worship Where?
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Pantheon
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The Temple of Fortuna was discovered when & where
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Under a city after it was bombed in WWII
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Why is the Pantheon important to Romans?
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The most perfectly preserved building in ancient Rome.
This is the temple to all of the Roman gods. |
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Hadrian
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Built Pantheon
Great general philosopher poet & architect |
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What is the purpose of the oculus in the Pantheon?
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Release smoke from oil lamps and allow light in to highlight walls
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The Equestrian Monument of Marcus Aurelius depicts the general on a horse addressing his soldiers,
why didn't the Christians melt it down for the bronze? |
They thought it was a depiction of
Emperor Constantine |
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Virgil said that the Romans' medium/art should be _____
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Law
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What did Romans give to their provinces?
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Government
Roman citizenship Police, Fire Dept, Sanitation, food, aqueducts |
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Why did Romans give so much to the provinces?
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Thought it would stimulate Loyalty
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The Appian Way, Via Sacra, Ephesus are all _____
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Roads
Romans built over 50,00 miles of road They all led to Rome |
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Pont du Gard
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Aqueduct
(water-to lead) Could take water up to 50 miles to the center of intersections in fountains |
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Rome is built upon ___ _____
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7 Hills
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Cloaca Maxima
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Big sewer around Rome
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Romans started their city from what
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needs of the army
Army Camps |
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At one point Rome had a population of _____ ______
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1 million
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Paterfamilias
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Father of the family
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True or False?
Romans valued the young and beautiful. |
False
Romans valued pietas- who completed the Roman Task |
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Gravitas
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Grave, serious
These people are not light hearted |
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Simplicitas
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Straight foward
Romans favored direct, to-the-point stories |
Greeks enjoyed elaborate, drawn out stories
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Virtus
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Manliness
Tough & In Control No whining |
No Whining
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True or False?
The Roman Republic 509 to 31 BC |
True
Roman Empire 27BC to 476 AD |
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True or False?
About 35% of Romans were unemployed. |
False
20 % unemployed 50% employed by the state 70% supported by government |
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The typical diet of a Roman consisted of what?
3 things |
Bread
Olives Wine |
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Why did people spend a lot of time at the Baths of Caracalla?
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Bathing was elaborate process
Anyone could do it Had: Gardens o Exercise o Libraries o Shops o Lecture rooms-huge ceilings-arch |
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What are
Tepidarium Calidarium Frigidarium |
Start in a tepidarium - room temp → move to calidarium-hot room and bath → frigidarium - cold pool and air-cooled by ice from Alps
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Bathing
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True or False?
Romans focused on the exterior of their spaces. |
False
Romans focused on the interior Greeks focused on the exterior |
Do the Romans mimic Greeks?
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What was he purpose of
"Bread and Circuses"? |
Government did not like people having idle time
Kept people busy and avoided uprising |
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What is the Coliseum's real name?
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Flavian Amphitheater
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Donated by the Flavian Family
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Coliseum could seat how many?
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50,000
10,000-20,000 Standing |
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Mock Nalvia
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Popular fake naval battles in the Coliseum
Naval ships would be be disassembled and brought into the colliseum, where it was flooded |
Naval
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True or False?
The gladiators were predominantly young, rich men that were promoting pietas. |
FALSE
Gladiators were mainly slaves or convicted criminals |
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True or False?
Women were not allowed to be gladiators as they were not equal to men. |
False
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Why did children sprinkle perfume and flower petals at the colliseum?
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To cover smell carnage
The floor often had to be drained |
Hundreds of people would be killed a day
Records of over 5,000 animals slaughtered in a day |
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What were the 2 main functions the institutionalized violence?
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Pietas & Furor
Furor- Emotion Events allowed people to release their furor Romans became hardened to violence |
Political and Social
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Why did Romans have pools in their homes?
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House exotic fish
Fish were selected by guests and prepared as meals |
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Who is Apicius?
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Author of Roman Cookbook
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Purpose of
Vomitorium |
"Make Room"
Wealthy had long, lavish meals Rude not to eat every course |
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