Subura
The Latin word for an apartment building is an _____
Insula
A roman chariot was usually pulled by _ horses
4
A polytheistic religion refers to__
the belief in or worship of many gods or deities, rather than just one.
What does ‘Piscina’ refer to?
The swimming pool in the Thermae
Why is Currax sad in the story?
Gisco and Catia were planning to leave
Subura non est quieta. Subura est _____
Clamosa
The most popular chariot team was _____
Prasinus
Rufina and Quartilla were what religion?
They were Christian
What did Romans use instead of toilet paper? (describe the materials)
A sponge on a stick
Name one of the ways people could have been enslaved
Possible answers: Prisoners of war, kidnapped or pirated, born a slave, abandoned child, or chose slavery
Wealthy people would sometimes travel the streets in a _____, carried by their slaves
Lectica
The turning posts of the track in the Circus Maximus were called the ____
Metae
What was the Holiday of Vestalia celebrated for?
It honored Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, home, and state
A slave working in the baths would likely be found in__
The hypocaust
Kalendis Iulis refers to the date __
First of July
In a popina wine was stored in jugs called _____
Amphorae
The reason a charioteer carried a knife with them while racing was to _____
Cut the horses free if they lost control of the chariot
Which animal was sacrificed the most often
The bull or ox
What does the phrase ‘mēns sāna in corpore sānō’ mean?
A healthy mind in a healthy body
What was the worst place a slave could work?/Worst working conditions for a slave?
In the mines
Our story is set in ____
AD 64
The signal for a chariot race to start was when the magistrate _____
Dropped a white cloth onto the track
A lararium refers to__
A shrine to the household gods. A Roman household would typically have its own lararium.
What was the sponge on the stick called?
A xylospongium
The most famous slave revolt was from 73 to 71 BC, led by __
Spartacus