stages 21-25 culture

What's "in" a name?

100

These were signs sent by the gods to warn of impending danger

omina

200

These were the powerful spirits that the Romans believed controlled all things

numina

300

This term refers to different ways of trying to tell the future (it would include haruspices and augures)

divination

400

This was the investigating board that would insure a military recruit was a Roman citizen and had had a medical examination

inquisitio

500

This was a roll map made for travelers, showing distances between cities, important buildings, and way stops

itinerarium

Do you 'c' what I 'c'?

100

This was the "hot room" in the Roman baths

caldarium

200

This was the emperor credited with the conquest of Britannia; his temple was destroyed by a Celtic queen

Claudius

300

This was the Roman soldier's belt, which he was expected to wear at all times

cingulum

400

This is the term for the sandals worn by a Roman soldier

caligae

500

This is the Roman word for an innkeeper, many of whom were considered to be dishonest

caupo

wink, wink; nudge,nudge

100

This is the term for the ingenious underfloor heating system developed by the Romans

hypocaust

200

This is the Latin term for a curse-tablet, used by the ancient people to curse those who had wronged them

defixio

300

This is the Latin term for a "soothsayer" (or one who tried to tell the future from the entrails of animals)

haruspex

400

This was the government warrant that allowed a person to secure fresh horses at posting stations

diploma

500

This was the Latin term for the surveying instrument used by the Romans to line up straight roads

groma

Important folk

100

This emperor raised the annual salary of a Roman soldier to 300 denarii

Domitian

200

This person was a famous soothsayer who dedicated a statue to the goddess Sulis; his name was found on the pediment

(Lucius Marcius) Memor

300

This emperor finished the first official map of the Roman empire

Augustus

400

This Roman architect and engineer wrote about Roman road-building

Vitruvius

500

This person wrote a military manual in which he provided guidelines for the ideal recruit

Vegetius

'P' words

100

This was the Latin term for the top layer of a Roman road

pavimentum

200

This is the Latin word for the dagger that a Roman soldier wore on his left side

pugio

300

This is the Latin word for the Roman spear whose head would bend after penetrating a shield, rendering the shield and spear useless to an enemy

pilum

400

This author complained about the bedbugs to be found in inns; he also wrote an account of the eruption of Vesuvius

Pliny (the younger)

500

The spirits of the food cupboard, these were worshipped (along with the lares) by the Romans

penates