Chapter 1
What exactly is a subura?
A neighborhood in Rome
Translate: Porticus Deorum Contentium
Porch of the United Gods
What is an Aurigas?
A charioteer
Their mother's name
Rhea Silva
The hero from Troy who first came to Rome (Romulus was his great grandson)
Aeneas
Most People came to Rome as...
Slaves
A large structure for carrying water to the city
What led a procession?
Statues of the gods
What kind of creature found them in the woods?
A wolf
SPQR (Latin and English)
Sentatus Populusque Romanus- the Senate and People of Rome
Who lived in the "penthouse" apartments in an Insula?
Poor People
What is the Roman Law Court called?
The Curia
What was the Pulvinar?
The box of the emperor
Name of the farmer who discovered them
Faustulus
The City that Aeneas founded? (NOT Rome)
Alba Longa
Who is the emperor in 64 AD (when our story is set)?
Nero
Who built the Ara Pacis?
Augustus
What were the Carceres?
The starting gates of the circus
What was their grandfather's name?
Numitor
Name the 3 phases of Ruling
Monarchy, republic, empire
Name a danger of the Subura according to Juvenal?
broken pots falling from a window
falling tile hitting you in the head.
full chamber pots being emptied into the streets
What was the tabularium?
Housed Rome's official records
Name some things a charioteer would win as prizes for winning?
A palm branch, wreath, and money
What hill did Romulus found his city on?
The Palatine
Who was the first Emperor?
Augustus