The City of Rome
Describe a feature of the city of Rome
Possible answers: roads, aqueducts, bakeries/restaurants, toilets/bathrooms, apartments, etc
Gladiators get their name from what?
Their sword (gladius)
Which brothers are credited with founding Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Describe 1 festival that we talked about
Carmentalia (feast days celebrated mostly by women in honor of Carmenta)
Mercuralia (merchants sprinkle heads, ship, and goods with water from a well at Porta Capena)
Ludi Piscatorii ('fishermen games', all fish caught sacrificed at the Temple of Vulcan)
Ludi Romani ('roman games', oldest known festival, games held in honor of Jupiter)
Saturnalia ('festival of Saturn', public sacrifice followed by games and other festivities, gag gifts)
What was the jug called that the ancient Greeks and Romans mixed wine in at parties?
Krater
True or false: bathhouses were only open to the wealthiest Roman citizens?
False.
True or False: All gladiator fights were fights to the death.
False.
Dido
What is augury?
practice of observing and 'reading' birds to tell prophecies and omens
True or false: Rome had as many as 200 holidays per year
True
What were ancient Roman apartment buildings called?
Insulae
What was the Colosseum called in ancient times?
The Flavian Amphitheater
Who/what were the Venti?
The winds
Name 2 features of roman religion
No 'separation of church and state'
many festivals and holidays
sacrifices, auguries, prophecies
temples and shrines
votive offerings and libations
What is the name of an ancient Roman private party/banquet?
Convivium
What shape was ancient Roman bread typically baked in?
Round / wheel like shape
How many people could the Colosseum seat?
50,000 - 80,000
Neptune is said to have created which animal?
The horse
Ancient Roman curse tablets were made from what?
Lead
True or false: dancers and musicians were a feature of a convivium
True
At it's height, what was the population of the city of Rome?
About 1 million people
Describe 2 parts of the Colosseum
Entrances (76 public, 4 non-public)
Tiered seating system
Hypogeum (underground area)
Valerium (retractable awning)Jupiter/Jove
Juno
Bacchus
Vesta
Pluto
Neptune
Apollo
Mercury
MarsVulcan
Diana
VenusCeres
What is the largest temple in Rome?
Temple to Jupiter Optimus Maximus
After a general won a major victory he would be honored with a special parade called _______
A Triumph