Latin 1 Roman Private Life

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What does the first part of Roman name mean?

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Personal name (Praenomen)

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What does the second part of a Roman name mean?

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What clan they were a part of (Nomen)

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What does the third part of a Roman name mean?

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Name of his own family and close relatives (Cognomen)

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Who was the only person who could have a three part name?

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Roman citizen

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What was the name of the front door of a Roman house?

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ianua

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What was the name of the entrance hall of a Roman house?

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fauces

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What was the name of the main room of a Roman house?

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main room

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What was the name of the large square opening in the roof of the atrium?

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Compluvium

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What was the name of the shallow rectangular pool that collected rainwater in the atrium?

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Impluvium

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What was the name of the bedroom of a Roman house?

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cubiculum

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What was the name of the study in a Roman house?

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Tablinum

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What was the name of the garden court in the Roman house?

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Peristylium

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What was the name of the dining room in a Roman house?

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Triclinium

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What was the name of the kitchen in the Roman house?

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Culina

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What was the name of the bathroom in the Roman house?

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Latrina

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What was the name of the shrine of the household gods?

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Lararium

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What was the name of the garden in a Roman house?

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Hortus

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What did a Roman woman wear over her tunica?

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Stola

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What was the first article of clothing a Roman man put on?

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Tunica

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What was the name of the second garment a Roman man put on?

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Toga

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What was a long rectangular shawl that a woman wore called?

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Palla

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What was the name of the reception of visitors in the atrium?

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Salutatio

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What were clients called?

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Clientes

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What was the name of the person who oversaw the clients?

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Patronus

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What was the name of a Roman market-place?

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Forum

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What was the Roman name for dinner?

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Cena

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What was the name of the circular table in the dining room?

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Mensa

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On what elbow did the Romans lean on while eating?

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Left elbow

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What was the name of the seating area in a theater?

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Cavea

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What was the name of a smaller, more elgant roofed theater adjoining the Pompeian theater?

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Odeon

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What was the horseshoe-shaped area that provided seating space for important officials?

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Orchestra

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What was the name of a stage in the theater?

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Scaena

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What was the name of the building behind the stage?

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Scaenae frons

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What was a pantomime?

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A mixture of opera and ballet

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What was the name of slaves born into the household?

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Vernae

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What was the name of slaves acquired as babies or small children?

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Alumni

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What was the act of freeing a slave called?

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Manumissio

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What is an ex-slave called?

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Libertus

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Where were gladiator contests held?

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Ampthitheatrum

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What is the name of the area in which people sat to watch gladatiator contests?

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Arena

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What blared to signify the beginning of the gladiator games?

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Tuba

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Who was a gladiator who carried an oblong shield and a short sword?

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Samnite

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Who was a gladiator armed with a sword and shield and wore a helmet with a crest shaped like a fish?

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Murmillo

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Who were the murmillo gladiators matched against?

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Retiarii

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What gladiators were armed with nets and three-pronged tridents?

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Retiarii

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What was the name of the doorkeeper at the baths?

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Ostiarius

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What was the name of the exercise area of the baths?

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Palaestra

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What was the name of the changing room in the baths?

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Apodyterium

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What was the name of the warm room of the baths?

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Tepidarium

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What was the name of the hot room of the baths?

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Caldarium

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What was the blunt metal scraper used in the baths?

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Strigil

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What was the name of the cold room of the baths?

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Frigidarium

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What was used to heat the floor of the baths?

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Hypocaust

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What was the name of a teacher in a school?

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Ludi magistra

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Who escorted the children between home and school?

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Paedagogus

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What are the names of wooden tablets which were written on?

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Tabulae

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What stick was used to write on a wooden tablet?

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Stilus

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What was the name of an advanced teacher who introduced his pupils to the works of famous Greek and Roman writers?

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Grammaticus

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What was the name of a highly educated Greek that gave advanced lessons in literature and the art of public speaking?

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Rhetor

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What is the name of the supporters of the candidates?

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Fautores

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What senior pair of officials was responsible for hearing evidence and giving judgement in court?

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Duoviri

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What senior pair of officials was responsible for supervising the public markets, the plice force, the baths, the places of public entertainment, the water supply, and the sewers?

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Aediles

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What kind of toga did people running for office wear?

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Toga Candidatus

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Nero dimissed the duoviri and appointed a special officer called what?

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Praefectus

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Who were the only people allowed to vote?

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Adult male citizens

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What was the permanent voting hall in the in the forum called?

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Comitium

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On what day did Mount Vesuvius erupt?

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August 24, A.D. 79

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What would the Romans call England?

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Britannia

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What would the Romans call France?

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Gaul

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What was used to sweeten food?

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Honey (Mel)

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Who was the Goddess in Egypt who was worshipped as adevoted wife and mother? (one of the most important goddesses)

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Isis

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What was the sacred rattle of Isis?

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Sistrum

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What was the sanctuary of the temple called?

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Cella

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What would the Romans call an astrologer?

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Astrologus

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What is the name of a porch with Corinthian colums and a richly decorated pediment?

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Cella

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What would the Romans call a sooth sayer?

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Haruspex

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What are curse tablets called?

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Defixiones

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What would the Romans call omens or warning from the gods?

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Omina

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The Romans believe that all things were controlled by spirits or divinities, called what?

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Numina

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What was the name of the promises of offerings if a Roman's favors were granted?

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Vota

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What are the spirits of the household and food cupboard called?

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Lares/Penates

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What was the protective spirit of an emperor called?

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Genius

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The position of the stars at the time of a person's birth was called what?

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Horoscopos

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What was Roman pavement called?

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Pavimentum

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Romans liked to raise their roadways on an embankment called...

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Agger

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What was the Imperial Post called?

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Cursus Publicus

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What was a government warrant called?

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Diploma

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What were posting stations called where fresh horses were secured?

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Mutationes

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What was the resthouse called?

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Mansiones

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What were roll maps called?

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Itineraria

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What is the only surviving roll map called?

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Tabula Peutingeriana

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What were innkeepers called?

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Caupones

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What was the Roman army called?

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Exercitus

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What was a Roman soldier called?

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Miles

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How many men made up a Roman legion?

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5,000 foot soldiers

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What was the investigating board called?

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Inquisitio

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What was a short stabbing sword called?

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Gladius

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What was a dagger called?

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Pugio

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Whag was a javelin called?

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Pilum

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What was a legionary shield called?

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Scutum

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What was the segmented armor of metal strips of a legionary soldier called?

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Lorica Segmentata

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What was the military belt called?

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Cingulum

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What were strong military sandals called?

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Caligae

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What was the first rank of centurions called?

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Primi ordines

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Who was the deputy who would take control of the century if the cenurion were absent or lost in battle?

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Optio

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Who was the standard-bearer?

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Signifer

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Who organized the guards and distributed the passwords?

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Tesserarius

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What was the cane called with which a centurion could punish his soldiers?

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Vitis

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What was the most senior centurion of the legion called?

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Primus pilus

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Who was the commander of the camp?

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Praefectus castorum

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Who was the officer commanding a legion?

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Legatus

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Who was the senior tribune with a broad stripe?

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Tribunus laticlavius

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Who were the tribunes with the narrow stripe?

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Tribuni Angusticlavii

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The tribunes with the narrow stripe were part of a lower social class called what?

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Equites

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What were the headquarters of a fortress called?

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Principia

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What were the living quarters of the commanding officer in a fortress called?

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Praetorium

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What was the hospital in a fortress called?

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Valetudinarium

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What were the granaries of the fortress called?

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Horrea

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What was the ditch that the fortress was surrounded by called?

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Vallum

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What was the great hall called?

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Basilica

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What was the chapel in a fortress called?

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Sacellum

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Where was the standard of the legion housed?

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Sacellum

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What was the standard of the legion called?

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Aquila

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What did the Aquila look like?

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An eagle perched on a pole with outspread wings, clutching a bundle of golden darts

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Who was the eagle bearer?

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Aquilifer

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What room provided an accomodation for eight men?

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Contubernium

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What was the great sewer called?

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Cloaca Maxima

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What was the senate house called?

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Curia

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What was the platform from which public speeches were made to the people?

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Rostra

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What was the Sacred Way in the forum called?

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Via Sacra

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What was concrete called?

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Opus Caementicium

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What were riverside markets called?

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Emporia

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What was an ornamental prow called?

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Rostrum

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What was the name of the little basket handed out during the salutatio?

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Sportula

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What was the equestrian class called?

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Equites

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What were the majority of people in Rome?

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Plebs

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What are games called?

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Ludi

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What are theatrical shows called?

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Ludi scaenici

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What were chariot races called?

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Ludi circenses

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What were the four teams competing in the Circus Maximus called?

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Factiones

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What colors were the teams of the Circus Maximus?

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Whites, reds, blues, greens

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What colors did Domition add to the Circus Maximus?

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Purple and Gold

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The presiding magistrate signaled the start of the chariot race by dropping a napkin, called what?

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Mappa

Front 144

How many races usually made up a day's program?

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24

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What was the name of the central platform at the Circus Maximus?

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Spina

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How many eggs were on the Spina?

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7

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What did the eggs do?

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Everytime the lead charioteer completed a lap, one egg was lowered

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What was the turningpoint of the race called?

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Meta

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What were gladiatorial shows called?

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Munera

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What was special about venationes?

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Exotic animals were used

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What were naval battles called?

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Naumachiae

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Who started the Amphitheatrum Flavium?

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the Collosseum

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Who were the freedmen of the emperor in charge of correspondence?

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Ab epistulis

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Who were the freedmen of the emperor in charge of accounts?

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a rationibus