Vocab
spiritus
spirit
Who is the god of the underworld?
Hades/Pluto
Caligula wanted whom/what to become a consul?
His horse
Name for the eyes?
Oculis
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
Greeks
sacrificium
sacrifice
Which goddess was kidnapped by the god of the underworld?
Proserpina/Persephone
What percentage of Nero's wives were killed by Nero?
100% (2 out of 2)
Latin root word for heart?
Cardi
Rome is located on which River?
A. Euphrates, B. Tiber, C. Danube, D. Nile
Tiber
phantasma
ghost
Name the goddess of the forest
Artemis/Diana
While Rome was on fire Nero was doing which of the following?
A. insect hunting, B. baking a cake made from dirt, C. playing the fiddle, D. having children wash his feet
C. playing the fiddle
cerebrum?
Brain
What was the average life expectancy in ancient Rome? (credit within 5 years)
25
cantatrix
witch
Name the goddess of the night
Nyx
Emperor Elagabalus asked doctors to do what to him?
A. cut his arms off and glue on wings, B. cut his head open and add goat meat to increase his intelligence, C. castrate him and give him female organs, D. make a dinner out of him when he dies and serve it at his funeral
C. castrate and replace
Pellis?
skin
Romans would wash their clothes in what weird substance?
A. lamb vomit, B. hog blood, C. Urine, D. feces
C. Urine
exponentia
spell
Who is the Roman goddess of magic and spells?
Hecate
Antonius Pius died from which of the following
A. Wine overdose, B. Fell off a tree, C. Cheese overdose, D. Fell of a roof
C. cheese overdose
Ossis?
Bone
Emperor Commodus is remembered for his:
A. Great leadership, B. Psychosis, C. Intelligence, D. Stupididty
D. Stupidity