Show:
The City of Rome
Gladiators & the Colosseum
Mythology
Religion and Festivals
Party Time & Other
100

Describe a feature of the city of Rome

Possible answers: roads, aqueducts, bakeries/restaurants, toilets/bathrooms, apartments, etc

100

Gladiators get their name from what?

Their sword (gladius)


100

Which brothers are credited with founding Rome?

Romulus and Remus

100

Describe 1 festival that we talked about

Carmentalia (feast days celebrated mostly by women in honor of Carmenta)

Mercuralia (merchants sprinkle heads, ship, and goods with water from a well at Porta Capena)

Ludi Piscatorii ('fishermen games', all fish caught sacrificed at the Temple of Vulcan)

Ludi Romani ('roman games', oldest known festival, games held in honor of Jupiter)

Saturnalia ('festival of Saturn', public sacrifice followed by games and other festivities, gag gifts)

100

What was the jug called that the ancient Greeks and Romans mixed wine in at parties?

Krater

200

True or false: bathhouses were only open to the wealthiest Roman citizens?

False. 

200

True or False: All gladiator fights were fights to the death.

False. 

200
What was the name of the queen that Aeneas fell in love with?

Dido

200

What is augury?

practice of observing and 'reading' birds to tell prophecies and omens

200

True or false: Rome had as many as 200 holidays per year

True

300

What were ancient Roman apartment buildings called?

Insulae

300

What was the Colosseum called in ancient times?

The Flavian Amphitheater 

300

Who/what were the Venti?

The winds

300

Name 2 features of roman religion

No 'separation of church and state'

many festivals and holidays

sacrifices, auguries, prophecies 

temples and shrines

votive offerings and libations


300

What is the name of an ancient Roman private party/banquet?

Convivium

400

What shape was ancient Roman bread typically baked in?

Round / wheel like shape

400

How many people could the Colosseum seat?

50,000 - 80,000

400

Neptune is said to have created which animal?

The horse

400

Ancient Roman curse tablets were made from what?

Lead

400

True or false: dancers and musicians were a feature of a convivium

True

500

At it's height, what was the population of the city of Rome?

About 1 million people

500

Describe 2 parts of the Colosseum

Entrances (76 public, 4 non-public)

Tiered seating system

Hypogeum (underground area)

Valerium (retractable awning)
500
Give the Roman names of 6/12 of the Olympian Gods.

Jupiter/Jove

Juno

Bacchus

Vesta

Pluto

Neptune

Apollo

Mercury

Mars

Vulcan

Diana

Venus

Ceres



500

What is the largest temple in Rome?

Temple to Jupiter Optimus Maximus

500

After a general won a major victory he would be honored with a special parade called _______

A Triumph