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BIGGEST BEST Jupiter

Jupiter OPTIMUS MAXIMUS

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What happened along the via sacra?

triumphal processions

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What building has 3 columns remaining in a row?

The Temple of Castor and Pollux
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What was inside the temple of Saturn?

the treasury

100

curia

Senate building

200

Juno "the warner"

Juno Moneta

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What temple was dedicated to peace?

Concord or Janus

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Which temple is round?

Vesta

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What was the purpose of the milliarium aureum?

a mile marker to cities around the empire

200

rostra

speaking platform

300

Mamertine Prison

carcer Mammertinus

300
What is a Roman basilica for?

courts, banks, shopping

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Which building was buried intentionally?

the Domus Aurea

300

What is the meta sudans?

a fountain

300

cloaca

sewer

400

Nero's "golden house"

domus aurea

400

What happens in a carcer?

prisoners are held till execution

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Which building had a metal roof?

the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

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What is the purpose of an arch like Septimius Severus'?

celebrating a victory

400

tabularium

records building

500

Colosseum

Flavian Amphitheater

500

What was the important item contained in the temple of Vesta?

the fire the protects Rome from destruction

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What building has 6 HUGE columns remaining?

The Temple of Saturn

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What was inside the temple of Juno Moneta?

a coin mint

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regia

emperor's office

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