Sacrifices
Romans offer these to the Gods and at temples in hope of good things to come
What are sacrifices?
Type of soothsayer that observes birds
What is an augur?
The Celtic Sulis and Roman Minerva were merged into this goddess
What is Sulis Minerva?
King of the gods
Who is Jupiter?
Another name for the Roman Colosseum
What is the Flavian Amphitheater?
Spirits that Romans believed controlled all things
What are numina?
Part of an animal that is often observed by soothsayers
What is a liver?
The highest form of religious authority
What is the Pontifex Maximus?
The story where Rome gets its name
What is the story of Romulus and Remus?
People that fought wild animals in the Colosseum for others’ enjoyment
What are bestiarii?
The person who killed the victim, typically with a hammer
Who was the popa?
The only place where Auspices (interpreting signs) could be taken
What is Rome?
A practice in the eastern provinces of Rome that was not regarded well in the rest of Rome
What is worship of a living emperor?
The god who shares a common Roman and Greek name
Who is Apollo?
Cursed tablets people wrote inscriptions on to punish their enemies
What are dēfīxiōnēs?
Wine that is poured over the sacrifice
What is a libation?
An attempt to discover the future
What is divination?
This action towards religion convinced conquered peoples to accept Roman rule
What is religious tolerance?
Early methods of Roman worship before discovering Greek Mythology
What is a cult?
A 3-foot-long legionary shield made of wood and animal hide
What is a scūtum?
Promises made to the Gods
What are vōta?
The predecessors from which the Romans learned of soothsaying
Who were the Etruscans?
This brotherhood had the duties of praying for the well being of the emperor and his family
What is the Arval Brotherhood?
The story following a hero’s escape from the fallen city of Troy
What is Virgil’s Aeneid?
The eagle-bearer who was a soldier of the first cohort
What is the aquilifer?