Roman Culture 1
The Roman name for the god, Ares
Mars
The pontifex maximus is the head
A. consul
B. emperor
C. general
D. priest
D. priest
Who infamously crossed the Rubicon River into Italy, marching on his own country?
Julius Caesar
Who is Fulvia?
Antony's wife
A "paterfamilias" is
A. a priestess of Rome
B. a priest of Rome
C. the father of a Roman household
D. a Roman dictator
C. the father of a Roman household
Name three types of "practical art" (architecture) the Romans invented and/or perfected.
Highways, Bridges, Aqueducts, Amphitheaters, Public baths, High rise apartment buildings
France
What is the man called who tells the fortunes of Cleopatra's servants?
soothsayer
the virgin Roman priestesses were sacred to which goddess? (Must be her Roman name)
Vesta
Greek philosophy adopted by Romans that emphasizes virtuous living and duty
Stoicism
The three members of the SECOND Triumvirate
Octavian Caesar (or Caesar Augustus), Antony, and Lepidus
After he has left Egypt for Rome,what does Antony send to Cleopatra as a gift?
a pearl
The highest virtue of a Roman was called __________.
pietas
Zeus's full Roman name
Jupiter Optimus Maximus
The three members of the FIRST Triumvirate
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
What is the name of the enemy of the Triumvirate as the play opens?
Pompey (or Sextus Pompeius)
___________, Roman prophets, read _____________,signs or warnings sent from gods.
Augurs; auspices
Roman value that means "customs and traditions of out ancestors"
mas maiorum
The battle in which Julius Caesar's assassin's were killed/defeated
Philippi
Who says, "A Roman thought hath struck him", and who is "him"?
Cleopatra; Antony