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52 Cards in this Set
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what river are the hills on
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tiber
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what are two of the hills
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capitoline and palatine
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where was the seaport?
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ostia
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what was the word for shops
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tabernae
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what were the law courts
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basilicae
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what was the speakers platform
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the rostra
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what was the most famous road
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the via appia
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what was another name for the via appia
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regina viarum
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what was the paterfamilias
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the father
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what were the three names that a roman had
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praenomen, nomen, cognomen
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what was the praenomen
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given name
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wht was the nomen
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the family name
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what was the cognomen
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the particular branch of the family
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what is the word for teacher who taught reading writing and simple arithmatic
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litterator
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what was the paedagogus
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educated slaver who served as a tutor and accompanied child to school
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what was the grammaticus
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the teacher after elementary school
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what was the tunica
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the tunic... short sleeved woolen shirt reaching to the knees. it was the usual garment for indoor wear
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what was the toga
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a large white woolen cloth extending to the feet and draped gracefully aroudn the body. it was worn over the tunic. the toga was the formal garment of roman citizens
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what was the toga candida
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a pure white toga worn by a man seeking public office
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what was the toga praetexta
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a toga with a purple border worn by aristocratic boy, priests and magistrates
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what was the toga virilis
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the toga that an aristocratic adolescent wore once he became of age
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what was a stola
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a long full garment extending to the feet and fastened by a belt at the waist. it was worn indoors
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what was a palla
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a woolen shawl like wrap for use outdoors
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what was the atrium
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the spacious front hall used as a reception room
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what was the compluvium
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the opening in the ceiling of the atrium where light and air went in
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what was the impluvium
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the marble basic to collect the rain water
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tablinum
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the study or office in full view of the atrium
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what was the peristylium
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the open courtyard with a garden
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what was the triclinium
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the dining room
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what was the culina
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the kitchen
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what were insulae
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apartment houses
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what was saturnalia
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holiday to celebrate saturn .. merrymaking where even slaves were allowed to be free
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what did the vestal virgins do
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keep the fire burning in the temple of vesta
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who was the pontifex maximus
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chief priest
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who was the god of prophecy
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apollo
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what was ceres other name?
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demeter
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who was the god with two faces
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janus
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who were the lares
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the household gods
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who was the goddess of the hearth
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vesta
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what was the greatest amphitheater in rome
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the colosseum
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who was the most famous gladiator
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spartacus a thracian slave
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what was the most famous arena
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the circus maximus
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what was a large field set aside for athletic exercises and military training
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the campus martius
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what were the names for the baths
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thermae or balneae
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what were the most famous baths
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the bats of caracalla
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what was the code of law
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the law of the twelve tables
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who was a famous historian
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Livy
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who was a famous poet
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cicero
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what building serves as a basis for many copies
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pantheon
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what was the signature roman architecture style
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the rounded arch and the dome
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what was the first calendar known as
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the julian calendar
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what was the new calendar known as
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the gregorian calendar
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