Final Exam Review Flashcards
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What is the Madaba map?
Part of the floor mosaic at the Saint George church. It is a map of the Middle East
What is an agora?
A public open space used for assemblies and markets
What is ad sanctos?
The custom of arranging to be buried in or beside a church
What is apicius?
A collection of Roman cookery recipes
What is a caupona?
Inn
What is a census?
A type of registration that happens every 5 years
What is a centurion?
The commander of a century
What is conditum?
Something that is concealed or preserved
What is cursus honorum?
The order of public offices held by aspiring politicians
What is cursus publicus?
“The public way”, the Roman postal system.
What is a deversorium?
Hotel
What is a diploma?
A letter of recommendation/privilege/passage
Who was Egeria?
A female advisor who would write letters to her “sisters”, traveled for 3 years
What is Eleusis?
A city in Ancient Greece, famous mysteries of Eleusis
What is ex voto?
A religious offering given in order to fulfill a vow
What is a freedperson?
A former slave who bas been released from slavery, usually by legal means
What is hecatomb?
A great public sacrifice, originally 100 oxen. it was an extensive loss of life for some cause
What is hospitium?
Hospitality
What is an itineraria?
Ancient Roman road map with cities, villages and other stops
What is katagogion?
In hospitality, the main building where the visit found accomodations during their stay
What is liquamen?
Fish sauce
What is manumission?
Freeing of slaves
What is peregrinus?
Subject of the empire who was not a Roman citizen
What is the Peutinger Map?
An Ancient Roman road map showing the layout of the road network in the Roman Empire