Humanities Final Lecture 8

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The most important pietas of Rome was?

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PUTTING THE GOOD OF THE STATE ABOVE YOUR OWN DESIRES.

Front 2

Romanization and Urbanization?

Back 2

Gave people they conquered the benefit of cities. (housing, food, sanitation, police/fire, aqueducts)

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How much of Roman roads are left?

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50,000 miles of road.

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What is Pompeii?

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Covered in an eruption by Mount Vesuvius, the whole town was frozen in death.

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What is the Pont Du Gard?

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A bridge over the Guard River in southern france that triples as an Aqueduct and bridge and road.

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Who gave us the bridge, but did not give us the arch because the greeks already had it?

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The Romans

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Cloaca Maxima is?

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A big sewer in Rome. And means in latin, "big sewer." The marsh land people wanted to move into, and Rome knew it had disease and must be drained. They did this with Cloaca Maxima.

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It is said that Rome could settle an army of how many, in how long?

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an army of 100,000 men in 2 hours.

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Before an army went to an area they would send out what?

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builders and engineers to set up grids for the army camp.

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What Palace do they model after the roman camp in this style?

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Palace of Dalacesian

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A roman camp had what typical eliments?

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a wall around it, 4 mains gates, the decemanos and cardos roads, and protective towers.

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The history of cities?

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1. Greek cities focused on the religious acropolis with paths all over.
2. Alexander created a grid system that centered around politics.
3. Rome focused on the army. cities where built from Army camps.

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According to the Castrum plan?

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They could settle 100,000 men in 2 hours.

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When a Roman died?

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They would wax his face and save the image.

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What is Pater Familias?

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Father of family

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Virtus means?

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Manliness.

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Gravitas means?

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Grave and sincere

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Simplicities means?

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Simple, direct.

Front 19

Describe the percentages of economics in Rome

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20% unemployed
50% employed by government
70% lived off the taxes

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Poor lived in what in Rome?

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They lived in one of the 45,000 residences called Insulae

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What percentage of the people could not read in Rome?

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90%

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Air conditioning in Rome?

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Sent workers into the mountains to get huge chunks of ice, and they blew the air over the floor.

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The Romans called the bath house?

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The poor mans palace.

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Circus means?

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Circle in latin. This kept people entertained.

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Pietas means?

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duty, good of the state over personal desire.

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The Bath of Caracalla is how long?

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1/4 of a mile.

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Colosseum was also known as?

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The Flavian Amphitheater. It was called the collesseum. Because iam means place of, and colossal means huge statue. "Place near huge statue"

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The Colosseum could hold?

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50,000 people, and likely another 10,000 standing.

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Mock nalvia

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Fake naval battle in the Colosseum.

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The colosseum had two main purposes?

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1. occupy/organize people
2. satisfy the "furor" in an individual, (the opposite of pietas)

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Typical Roman villa of the wealthy?

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1. Focused inward

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a Vomitorium was?

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A special room in your house dedicated to emptying your stomach between meals?

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The Christians hid where?

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In the catacombs

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Loculi means?

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Location

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Syncretism means?

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To merge multiple beliefs or schools of thought.

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Christ was drawn looking like?

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Apollo the sun god.

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The first emperor to not persecute the Christians was?

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Constantine

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Constantine carried the cross into what battle promising if he won he would legalize Christianity?

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Battle of the Milvian Bridge

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Who made Christianity the state religion of Rome?

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Emperor Theodosius

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The Council of Nicea had two distinct views?

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1. Arius said Christ was created by God, therefore less them Him.
2. Athanasius said Christ was divine.

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Sarcophagi are?

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Coffins

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Dionysus means?

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The grapvine

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Peacocks mean?

Back 43

the symbol of eternity

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Theory of Petrine Supremacy is?

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Rome was the head of the church in the west.

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Pope means?

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Papa

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As Rome began to crumble what emperor lastly persecuted the Christians?

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Diocletion

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When Diocletian divided the empire he set two leaders? And the capitals of the eastern section, and the western section?

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1. Augustus and a Cesar.
2. Constantinople was the capitol of the eastern, and Rome was capitol of the western.

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What is a Tetrarchy?

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Diocletian put multiple leaders in charge.

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When did the Goths sack Rome?

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In 410 AD

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Emperor Constantine changed the name of Byzantium to?

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Constantinople, which we now call Istanbol

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Who divided up the Roman empire and why?

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Diocletian divided up the empire as a last attempt to save Rome.

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The People of the East empire did not call themselves Byzantium, but when you hear it its actually called?

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The easter Roman Empire.

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One of the first modern law codes was?

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Justinian's law code.