What's "in" a name?
These were signs sent by the gods to warn of impending danger
omina
This was the "hot room" in the Roman baths
caldarium
This is the term for the ingenious underfloor heating system developed by the Romans
hypocaust
This emperor raised the annual salary of a Roman soldier to 300 denarii
Domitian
This was the Latin term for the top layer of a Roman road
pavimentum
These were the powerful spirits that the Romans believed controlled all things
numina
This was the emperor credited with the conquest of Britannia; his temple was destroyed by a Celtic queen
Claudius
This is the Latin term for a curse-tablet, used by the ancient people to curse those who had wronged them
defixio
This person was a famous soothsayer who dedicated a statue to the goddess Sulis; his name was found on the pediment
(Lucius Marcius) Memor
This is the Latin word for the dagger that a Roman soldier wore on his left side
pugio
This term refers to different ways of trying to tell the future (it would include haruspices and augures)
divination
This was the Roman soldier's belt, which he was expected to wear at all times
cingulum
This is the Latin term for a "soothsayer" (or one who tried to tell the future from the entrails of animals)
haruspex
This emperor finished the first official map of the Roman empire
Augustus
This is the Latin word for the Roman spear whose head would bend after penetrating a shield, rendering the shield and spear useless to an enemy
pilum
This was the investigating board that would insure a military recruit was a Roman citizen and had had a medical examination
inquisitio
This is the term for the sandals worn by a Roman soldier
caligae
This was the government warrant that allowed a person to secure fresh horses at posting stations
diploma
This Roman architect and engineer wrote about Roman road-building
Vitruvius
This author complained about the bedbugs to be found in inns; he also wrote an account of the eruption of Vesuvius
Pliny (the younger)
This was a roll map made for travelers, showing distances between cities, important buildings, and way stops
itinerarium
This is the Roman word for an innkeeper, many of whom were considered to be dishonest
caupo
This was the Latin term for the surveying instrument used by the Romans to line up straight roads
groma
This person wrote a military manual in which he provided guidelines for the ideal recruit
Vegetius
The spirits of the food cupboard, these were worshipped (along with the lares) by the Romans
penates