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romans exam 2
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Undergraduate 1
03/30/2014
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writing materials
 Definition
papyrus, wax tablets, leather parchment
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lucullus
 Definition
had lots of books
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villa of the papyrii
 Definition
forum of trajan, roman emperor
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amanuensis
 Definition
slave that writes letters
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tabbelarius
 Definition
slave that delivers letters
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ad epistulis
 Definition
secretary slave
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cursus publicus
 Definition
public roads, state run currier service
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amicitia
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political friendship/connection
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sources for food info
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pottery, bones, digging
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luxuria
 Definition
extravagance, far off ingredients, conspicuous course
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vitellius
 Definition
extravagant emperor who ate too much
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roman meals
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3 a day
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cena
 Definition
dinner
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gustation
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appetizer
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cena (course)
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main course/fish
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secunda menses
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desert
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they didn't have
 Definition
tomato, potato, chocolate, sugar
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they had
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garlic, onion, fish, poultry
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garum
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fish sauce
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visceratio
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gutting of animal/public distribution of meat
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triclinium
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dining room
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who kept fish ponds
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varro, cicero, columella
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popina
 Definition
kitchen
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lectisterium
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make a bed for gods
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lora
 Definition
wine from grape skins
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religious essentialist
 Definition
what do all religions have in common
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religious constructivist
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what makes a religion special
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ara pacis
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altar of peace
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pontifex maximus
 Definition
emperor (bridge builder)
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syncretism
 Definition
different gods are accepted/welcome
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pantheon
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all gods
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evocation
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call to the gods
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pax deorum
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peace with the gods
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do ut des
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protection of god
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sacrefacium
 Definition
to make something holy
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the process of prayer
 Definition
1.prae fatio-make connection
2. clean animal 3. incense
4.salsa 5. slaughter 6. banquet
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pontifex
 Definition
in charge of callendar, annual festivals, will and inheritance
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types of priests
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pontifex, vestal virgin, augures, victimarius, haruspex, fetiales,
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bought 3 sibylline books
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tarquinus priscus
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augures
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interpret will of gods, read sky, birds, chicken
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victimarius
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kills the animal
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haruspex
 Definition
reads the entrails of animal
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fetiales
 Definition
deal with war and peace, herbs, stone knife and pig
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bellum iustum
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just war
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sinistra
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left/evil
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ius ad bellum
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(justice in war) military and civilians arent the same in war
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legion
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4000-5000 soldiers
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lieutennant
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controls legion
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cohort
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10-12 (400-500) soldiers
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military tribune
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comands a cohort
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centuriae
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65 people
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centurion
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commands centuriae
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symbol of jupiter
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eagle
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servius tullius
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credited with making the army
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three military turning points
 Definition
1.punic wars 2.General Marius 3.Augustus who made professional army
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Preatorium
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generals tent
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castrum
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camp with orthogonal layout
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cardo
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north to south road
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decumanus
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east to west road
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timgad
 Definition
military vet colony
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titius
 Definition
games with 5,000 beasts
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Trajan
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games with 10,000 gladiators
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cena libera
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gladiator banquet
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retiarii
 Definition
trident and net gladiator
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samnites or murmillones
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sword and heavy shield
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thraces
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small knife and shield
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mitte
 Definition
dismiss
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iugula
 Definition
kill him
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colosseum
 Definition
20 stories, 50,000 people
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games celebrated
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victories, generals, emperor winning his people over
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three laws
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father can't sell son into slaver more than thrice,no burrial in the city, army men can't marry
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corpus juris civillis
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laws
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most common crimes
 Definition
bribery, corruption, violence
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two main outlaws
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pirates and brigands
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pax romana
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roman peace
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length of roads
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54,000 miles
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via egnata
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leads to constantinople
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reasons for travel
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government, military, personal if rich
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two bridges
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narni, pont du gard
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fustuarium
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clubbing
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lector
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guard consule
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riots in rome
 Definition
every 3-4 years
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cullius
 Definition
parricide
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consul
 Definition
state religion, army, convene senate, 42
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praetor
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justice and army, 39
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aedile
 Definition
responsible for maintenance of city, 36
Term
cencor
 Definition
cencus, morality
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quaestor
 Definition
finances, 30
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cursus honorum
 Definition
sequence of magistrate positions, 10 years military
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two people that held both magistracies
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marcus fulvius nobilior, gaius julius caesar
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first senator to speak
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princeps senatus
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pedarii
 Definition
senators that don't speak
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three voting commitees
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comitia curiae, comitia tributa, comitia centuriana
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campus martius
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meeting place for comitia centuriana
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concilium plebis
 Definition
council of the plebes
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lex provincia
 Definition
laws of the province
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sindicates
 Definition
tax collectors in province
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verres
 Definition
bad govenor, taken down in court by cicero
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3 permanent criminal courts
 Definition
bribery, corruption, violence
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contiones
 Definition
meeting of the people
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ways to put politicians down with oratory
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family, appearance, moral vices, intellectual ineptitude
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Pro Caelio
 Definition
Famous Cicero speech where he talks about Clodia and pretends to be her ancestor to beat Marcus Caelius Rufus
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Pyrgopolynices
 Definition
The swaggering soldier
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Palaestrio
 Definition
slave of the soldier, loyal to Philocomasium
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Periplectomenus
 Definition
old neighbor of the soldier
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sceledrus
 Definition
slave of the soldier who spies on periplectomenus
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pleusicles
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young man from athens who wants to rescue his girl
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philocomasium
 Definition
slave girl
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acroteleutium
 Definition
courtesan who plays the wife of periplectomenus to seduce pyrgopolynices
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milphidippa
 Definition
acroteleutium's servant
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