Roman Children/Education
What was worn around the neck to protect against the evil eye?
bulla
Meaning "Course of Honors," what ladder of political offices was followed by Romans climbing the government ranks?
Cursus honorum
What meat did the Romans most commonly eat?
Pork
What is a scutum?
A curved rectangular shield
How long did Vestal Virgins serve in total?
30 years
Who accompanied children to school?
paedagogus
Which step of the cursus honorum was optional?
aedile
What three animals were sacrificed in the suovetaurilia?
Pig, sheep, bull
How many watches was the night divided into?
Bonus: When did the first watch start and when did the last watch end?
4
6 pm, 6 am
Who was technically the highest-ranking priest despite having no actual power, and who actually held the power?
rex sacorum, pontifex maximus
Celebrated on March 17th, what festival marked a boy's transition to adulthood when he dedicated his bulla to the household gods?
Liberalia
Taking place in the atrium most mornings, what was the formal visit made by a client to his patron's home?
salutatio
Name three foods the Romans did not have.
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Made of silver or bronze, what standard served as the supreme symbol of a Roman legion?
aquila
What festival was a celebration of the manes?
Lemuria
Taught by a grammaticus, students at this level focused on learning language and literature from which non-Roman culture?
Greek
What might the sportula have consisted of?
Cold food or money
How many pressings of the olive were there, and what was each one used for?
1st - Cosmetics
2nd - Cooking
3rd - Lamps
What is the difference between a ballista and a scorpio?
Ballista - Hurled large arrows and javelins
Scorpio - Catapulted stones and rocks
Popular among Roman soldiers, what mystery cult originated in Persia, was open exclusively to men, and featured ritual sacrifices of bulls?
Mithraism
Roman school classes were typically held in what shed-like attachment to a public building?
pergula
One denarius was equal to how many sesterces?
4
At a commissatio, a roll of the dice determined what leader who dictated the rules of drinking and penalties for attendees?
rex bibendi
What was a dux, and what did he become after an important victory?
Commanding officer, became imperator (commander-in-chief)
Name three things the flamen dialis could not do.
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