LATIN HISTORY EXAM Flashcards
(25 cards)
8 items exported from Britain in Rome
Grain, cattle, gold, silver, iron, hides, hunting dogs, and slaves
4 main occupations of Britons
Metalworkers, carpenters, weavers, farmers
What kind of province was Britannia
A rural province
Who was the first Roman general in Britain and in what year did he arrive
Julius Caesar 55 B.C.
Who was the first emperor and what was his relationship with Caesar
Caesar’s great nephew Augustus
Which emperor decided to invade Britain and when
Emperor Claudius A.D. 43
Originally for whom were the roads in Britain built
For the use of Roman soldiers but were used by Merchants later
How long did Romans stay in Britain
Nearly 400 years
Salvius’s first profession?
Lawyer
Who probably made Salvius senator?
Probably Emperor Vespasian
Salvius was later put in command of what?
A legion, which was an honor
What 2 things were Slavius’s main task in Britain
To supervise law courts and looks after the southern part of the province
What might Salvius also do for emperor
Travel around the country as a judge
Our knowledge of Slavius is based on what 5 things
Details on a gravestone in Italy, 2 Roman writers wrote about him, inscriptions on wood near Rome, and a gravestone of his son
Romans living in Britain would have to endure what?
Weather, distance from towns, celtic customs, isolation from friends, lack of urban amenities
Where did most inhabitants of Roman Britain live?
In the countryside
What were the Roman Britain’s main crops
Cereal grains
What was happening with the slaves in the first century A.D.
They were becoming increasingly scarce and expensive
Name 2 British leaders who resisted the Roman invasion
Caratacus and Queen Boudica
What 2 British leaders chose to side with Rome
King Cogidubnus and Queen Cartimandua
What were 3 jobs of “client kings”
Collect taxes for emperor, keeping peace, ruled on behalf of the emperor
The Romans likely first used used the Fishbourne palace as what 2 things?
Military port and supply base
What 2 things did soldiers leave behind at Fishbourne
A few buildings and some roads
The floors were covered with what kind of mosaic designs?
Black and white mosaic designs
