CLA101 Flashcards
(39 cards)
Ad sanctos
The custom or arranging to be buried in or beside a church
Aenatores
Musicians; also known as “brassmen”
Apicius
a collection of ancient roman recipes
Caupona
Inn
Census
systematically acquiring taxes from roman citizens
Centurion
Commander of the century
Cursus honorum
the sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians in the roman empire
Cursus Publicus
The state-run currier and transportation of the service of the roman empire.postal system
Deversorium
hotel
Diploma
A letter of recommendation/privileges/ passage
Egeria
a female advisor
Eleusis
Eleusis was a deme of Athens and most famous for its annual festival
Ex voto
a religious offering given in order to fulfill a vow.
Freedperson
enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery
Hecatomb
a great public sacrafice
Helena
[Saint Helena] was an Empress of the Roman Empire, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.
Hospitium
is the ancient roman concept of hospitality as a divine right of the guest
Itineraia
ancient roman road map with cities, villages and other stops
Katagogion
The Katagogion was the main building where the visitor/patients found accommodation during their stay.
Liquamen
is a fish sauce that was used i ancient Roman
Madaba Map
on the floor Saint George church depicting the map of the middle east
Manumission
is the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves
Peregrinus
a free provincial subject of the Empire who was not a Roman citizen
Peutinger Map
a full of colourful detail and featuring land routes across Europe, for roman travels and curriers