NRCE Roman Life / Customs Flashcards
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1
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full seven lap race around the circus
A
missus chariot
2
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passage between the ātrium and the peristȳlum - avoids the tablīnum in order to give the master privacy
A
andron
3
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refers to when a soldier was not wearing his sarcīna
A
expeditus
4
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Adoption of a son
A
adoptiō
5
Q
little bandits - chess
A
latrunculi
6
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Adoption of a son
A
adoptiō
7
Q
a battering ram
A
aries
8
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secretary
A
amanuensis
9
Q
a battleship propelled by oars and sails
A
navis longa
10
Q
priest of Jupiter
A
flamen dialis
11
Q
fought with 2 daggers
A
dimachareus
12
Q
Relation through marriage
A
adfīnēs
13
Q
son
A
filius
14
Q
Political ladder of Rome quaestor, praetor, consul
A
cursus honōrum
15
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2 elected annually and were half of total aediles. Were elected by higher class
A
aedīlis curūlis (Curule Aedile)
16
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Elected the Plebeian Aediles and Tribune of the Plebs
A
concilium plēbis
17
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unwelcome guests
A
umbrae
18
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Days the Underworld was open and marriage was unlucky
A
August 24, October 5, November 8
19
Q
green
A
prasina
20
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pimp
A
leno
21
Q
dining couches in triclinium
A
lecti tricliniares
22
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Roman lamp that used oil
A
lucerna
23
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kitchen
A
culina
24
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rectangular banner or flag - standard for the auxiliaries
A
vexillum
25
betrothal: maiden family promised to male by pater familias or tutor
spōnsālia
26
breakfast
ientaculum
27
red
russata
28
gladiator trainer
lanista
29
ribbons
vittae/taeniae/fasciolae
30
decurions - commanded the decuriae
decuriones
31
modern-style book
codex
32
century - half a maniple - 60 men (100 originally)
centuria
33
black wool toga worn at funerals by mourners
toga pulla
34
grape juice
mustum
35
shoe maker
sutor
36
Supervised public land
Censors
37
Had to be gentēs of the cūria and present for dextrārum iūnctiō
10 witnesses of cōnfarreātiō
38
open courtyard between the street and the door to the house
vestibulum
39
the main column of legionary troops
agmen
40
floors of the poor
pavimentum
41
Relation through marriage
adfīnēs
42
seal used to enclose a letter
signum
43
a ditch or trench dug around the camp
fossa
44
ink
atramentum
45
death bed
lectus funebris
46
small bedroom or sleeping quarter
cubiculum nocturnum/dormitorium
47
olive oil used for cooking
second pressing of olives
48
beast hunts
venationes
49
gold
aurea
50
sister
soror
51
cupboard god
penates
52
the mound on either side of the road
agger
53
Samnites often pinned against Thracians
hoplomachi
54
hot room
calidarium
55
Controlled morals
Censors
56
body scraper room
destrictarium
57
3 AM to 6 AM
quarta vigilia
58
fought wild animals
bestiarius
59
leaping or "dancing" priests of Mars
salii
60
blue
veneta
61
strips of woolen cloth
fasciae
62
nurse
nutrix
63
purple
purpurea
64
prefects - commanded the auxiliaries of cavalry
praefecti
65
fought in a war chariot
essedarius
66
the high priest of Rome, the head of Roman state religion; he appointed and oversaw the vestal virgins.
pontifex maximus
67
dramatic performances in a theater
ludi scaenici
68
hot room
calidarium
69
a battering ram
aries
70
sweat room
laconicum/sudatorium
71
clock
horologium
72
porridge
puls
73
Term for female marriage: meaning to marry or literally to veil oneself
nūbere
74
first 8 days of life
prīmordia
75
legion - largest unit - 3600 men (6000 before the time of Caesar)
legio
76
fought with a lasso (laqueus)
laqeuator/laqueaerius
77
dove cote/pigeon house - a family tomb that had many inside. Urns were kept in niches on the walls of the columbārium.
columbarium
78
banquet/drinking party
convivium
79
small fish pond or pool
piscina
80
Acted as judicial officials
Praetors
81
pontiffs - had overall control of the state religion
pontifices
82
cavalry men
equites
83
prisons - starting gates - like stables where the chariot drivers waiting for the race to begin
carceres
84
way of wearing the toga over the head for religious reasons
cinctus Gabinus
85
way of wearing the toga over the head for religious reasons
cinctus Gabinus
86
dice-box from which the dice were thrown
fritillus
87
- augurs - elected for life only priests authorized to take the auspices (read and interpret signs from the gods to find out if a proposed course of action had divine approval. Signs from the gods mostly by observing the flight patterns of wild birds or the feeding habits of captive birds such as chickens. Auspices were taken before any major event, such as a voyage or battle
augures
88
Acted as judicial officials
Praetors
89
foot stool used to reach the bed
scamnum
90
main room or center of the house
atrium
91
dessert
secunda mensa
92
2 elected annually and were half of total aediles. Were elected by higher class
aedīlis curūlis (Curule Aedile)
93
plural haruspicēs - priest who interpreted entrails of sacrificed animals
haruspex
94
marble above the nich with the name of the dead
titulus
95
Chose Consuls, Censors, and Praetors
comitia centuriāta
96
son
filius
97
Decided on construction
Censors
98
February 13-21 and bad time for marriage
diēs parentālēs
99
right to kiss
iūs ōsculī
100
tax collector
publicanus
101
dove cote/pigeon house - a family tomb that had many inside. Urns were kept in niches on the walls of the columbārium.
columbarium
102
brother
frater
103
Had to be gentēs of the cūria and present for dextrārum iūnctiō
10 witnesses of cōnfarreātiō
104
drinks
potus
105
Had minimum ages of 36 and 42
Consuls
106
fuller, laundry man
fullo
107
Carried the fasces
Lictōrēs (lictors)
108
throwing javelin or pike
pilum
109
family god
lar
110
body scraper room
destrictarium
111
camp - built after a day's march for retreat - rectangular in shape
castra
112
gladiator fights
munera gladiatoria
113
Political ladder of Rome quaestor, praetor, consul
cursus honōrum
114
eggs and dolphins marble in those shapes to count laps
ova et delphini
115
saffron bridal veil
flammeum
116
conical felt cap worn by laborers and freedmen
pilleus
117
Often avoided but sometimes weren't
Major Holidays
118
military password used to get into the camp
tessera
119
mother
mater
120
Adoption of pater familias usually because extinction
adrogātiō
121
Had minimum age of 40
Praetors
122
had thick sleeves on the right arm (manicae), greaves on his left leg, and a visored helmet
samnite
123
seafood/fish
piscis
124
Had minimum age of 40
Praetors
125
double doors
fores
126
Presided over the senate
Consuls
127
empty tomb
cenotaphium
128
conical, pointy hat worn by the flāminēs
apex
129
honey wine
mulsum
130
a protective screen formed by the overlapping of shields held in a tortoise-like fashion
testudo
131
spirits of the dead
manes
132
colored or painted toga worn by triumphant generals
toga picta
133
passage or entrance to the ātrium
fauces
134
knobs on ends of umbilicus
cornua
135
People with the same nomen. Common male ancestor
gēns
136
maniple - a third of a cohort
manipulus
137
In charge of Vestal Virgins and college of Pontiffs
Pontifex Maximus
138
olive oil
oleum/olivum
139
rub down and oil room
unctorium
140
prefects - commanded the auxiliaries of cavalry
praefecti
141
undertaker
designator
142
rows of niches
gradus
143
naming ceremony 8 days after daughter's birth 9 days after son's
diēs lustricus
144
secretary
amanuensis
145
peach
malum Persicum
146
lunch
prandium
147
elaborate wedding with 10 witnesses
cōnfarreātiō
148
baggage that followed the legion, carried on pack animals or wagons - food, etra weapons, clothing, artillery, tools, etc.
impedimenta
149
barber
tonsor
150
had short shield (parma) & grieves on both legs
thrax
151
Minimum age of 36
Aediles
152
banquet for gladiators day before exhibition
cena libera
153
regular tied shoe mde of leather always worn with the toga
calceus
154
grape juice
mustum
155
ivory/metal instrument for writing on tablets
stilus/stylus
156
white
albata
157
supper
merenda/vesperna
158
first sword - highest ranked gladiator
palus primus
159
senatorial tunic
tunica lati clavi
160
In charge of adoption, succession, and testament
Pontifex Maximus
161
had thick sleeves on the right arm (manicae), greaves on his left leg, and a visored helmet
samnite
162
wholesale dealer/slave dealer
mango
163
transport ship
navis oneraria
164
floors of the poor
pavimentum
165
backbone - the center part of the circus
spinae
166
father
pater
167
seafood/fish
piscis
168
tool used to scrape the body
strigil
169
wholesale dealer/slave dealer
mango
170
water clock
clepsydra
171
bench for multiple people
subsellium
172
fought blindfolded
andabata
173
common bread made of coarse flour and/or bran
panis plebeius
174
knot on bride's dress to be untied by husband
nōdus Herculāneus
175
reused parchment or paper
palimpsestum
176
bread baker
pistor
177
broadrimmed, sombrero-like hat of foreign origin
petasus
178
clock
horologium
179
table with three legs
mensa delphica
180
power of husband over wife
manus
181
circular loaves of bread
panes
182
daughter
filia
183
Oldest Assembly met as a formality
comitia cūriāta
184
toga with a purple border worn by boys and curule magistrates
toga praetexta
185
cart used for baggage, slaves, and also to carry spoils in triumph
petoritum
186
messenger
nuntius
187
gladiator trainer
lanista
188
great delicacy
dormouse
189
slave who rubbed oil, scraped it off, and handed the bather his towel
capsārius
190
- lowest throw - all the same number
Vulture
191
Often avoided but sometimes weren't
Major Holidays
192
Kept rolls of senators
Censors
193
6 PM to 9 PM
prīma vigilia
194
Commanded the army
Consuls
195
olive oil used for cooking
second pressing of olives
196
blood relation
cognātiō
197
Tribune of the Plebs' right to veto
intercessiō
198
Had supreme authority over government
Dictator
199
cupboard god
penates
200
rub down and oil room
unctorium
201
footpaths or sidewalks
semitae/margines
202
the stage for actors
scaena/scena
203
painter
pictor
204
ivory/metal instrument for writing on tablets
stilus/stylus
205
eggs and dolphins marble in those shapes to count laps
ova et delphini
206
bread baker
pistor
207
small fish pond or pool
piscina
208
pimp
leno
209
mock naval battles
naumachiae
210
room inclosed in a building for burying the dead
sepulc(h)rum
211
Administered public buildings
Aediles
212
fought with a net (rēte) and trident (fuscina)
retiarius
213
chariot racing companies
factiones
214
small table with one leg
monopodium
215
reed pen
calamus
216
Tribune of the Plebs' right to veto
intercessiō
217
elaborate wedding with 10 witnesses
cōnfarreātiō
218
grandmother
avia
219
warm room
tepidarium
220
nurse
nutrix
221
peach
malum Persicum
222
priests appointed to serve particular deities
flamines
223
pillars or turning posts
metae
224
common bread made of coarse flour and/or bran
panis plebeius
225
couch or bed
lectus
226
luxurious traveling cart with a bed
carruca
227
chalked-white toga worn by candidates running for office
toga candida
228
fish sauce from sturgeon or mackerel
garum/liquamen
229
stool for one person
sella
230
honey water
mulsa
231
leather boots with heavy hobnailed soles, fastened on by straps
caligae
232
Old man who advised
Senātor
233
leather breastplate with metal bands
lorica
234
one lap around the circus
curriculum
235
ring
anulus
236
first sword - highest ranked gladiator
palus primus
237
boundary line for city of Roman within which no one could be buried
pomerium
238
the mound on either side of the road
agger
239
four-wheeled, two-horsed cart for vestals and priests
pilentum
240
household gods
lares and penates
241
clothes that are wrapped around
amictus
242
throwing javelin or pike
pilum
243
9 PM to 12 midnight
secunda vigilia
244
Were in charge of army's and province's finances
Quaestors
245
public games
ludi
246
knot on bride's dress to be untied by husband
nōdus Herculāneus
247
Term for female marriage: meaning to marry or literally to veil oneself
nūbere
248
narrow passage for carrying the dead
porta Libitinensis
249
the pole about which a scroll is bound
umbilicus
250
pillars or turning posts
metae
251
lowest of the vultures
Dogs
252
bitter funeral funeral for the death of small children
funus acerbum
253
head of the family, oldest male
pater familias
254
innkeeper
caupo
255
urn/jar
olla
256
a tenth of an āla - 30 men
turma
257
starting gate
porta pompae
258
bride's tunic
tunica recta
259
olive oil used as fuel for lamps
third pressing of olives
260
military tribune - six to a legion
tribuni militum
261
Old man who advised
Senātor
262
People with same cognomen
stirps
263
saffron bridal veil
flammeum
264
exercise courtyard (mainly for boxers and wrestlers)
palaestra
265
legion - largest unit - 3600 men (6000 before the time of Caesar)
legio
266
a squad of 300 equitēs
ala
267
mailman
tabellarius
268
Took censuses of property, kept a register of citizens, controlled morals, supervised public land, decided on construction
Censors
269
scribe
scriba
270
centurions and captains - noncommissioned plebeian officers who were experienced on the battlefield
centuriones
271
wedding ring worn on left hand ring finger because of veins
ānulus
272
first 8 days of life
prīmordia
273
grandfather
avus
274
cavalry men
equites
275
plebeian marriage without manus
ūsus
276
Festivals to celebrate Vesta and were unlucky for marriage
diēs religiōsī
277
clothes that are put on
indutus
278
knucklebones of a sheep or goat - five are thrown and caught on the back of the hand kind of like jacks - also used to refer to dice
tali
279
painter
pictor
280
subrectangular slightly tapered tiles for roofing
tegulae
281
wedding ring worn on left hand ring finger because of veins
ānulus
282
funeral songs or poems
neniae/naeniae
283
leather or metal helmet often ornamented with a crest
galea
284
front door
ostium
285
main course
fercula
286
In charge of the treasury
Quaestors
287
wine
vinum
288
quick, light, two-wheeled, two-horsed, uncovered cart
cisium
289
Unlucky days for marriage
Kalends, Nones, Ides and days after
290
breakfast
ientaculum
291
double doors
fores
292
2 were elected every year and had 12 lictors
Consuls
293
dress
stola
294
currant
malum Corinthum
295
personal knapsack of a soldier
sarcina
296
Senate house
Cūria
297
cupboards that could sometimes hold books
armaria
298
sandal or slipper worn only indoors except during meals
solea
299
In charge of public works and markets
Aediles
300
leaping or "dancing" priests of Mars
salii
301
ink
atramentum
302
Extended praetorship
Prōpraetor
303
leather boots with heavy hobnailed soles, fastened on by straps
caligae
304
water clock
clepsydra
305
Festivals to celebrate Vesta and were unlucky for marriage
diēs religiōsī
306
shop where the household sold goods - usually has doors to both the house and the street
taberna
307
spared gladiator
missus gladiator
308
thrown into crowd as good luck symbol in the dēductiō
unlit torch
309
green
prasina
310
curule seat with curved legs of ivory, could be folded up
sella curulis
311
bracelet
armilla
312
- lowest throw - all the same number
Vulture
313
blue
veneta
314
master's study - separated from ātrium by curtains (vēla/aulaea) and the peristȳlum by folding doors (valvae)
tablinum
315
Had 2 then 6 elected annually and had 6 lictors
Praetors
316
transport ship
navis oneraria
317
Vestal Virgins - women who were in charge of the worship of Vesta at her temple. Vestal Virgins must be between the ages of six and ten years at choosing. If proven unchaste, a Vestal Virgin would be buried alive. Ten years to learn their duties, ten to perform them, ten to teach youths
Vestal Virgins
318
highest throw - all different numbers (6,4,3,1)
Venus
319
Oldest assembly
Comitia Cūriāta
320
dressing room
apodyterium
321
mailman
tabellarius
322
bedroom for midday siesta
cubiculum diurnum
323
door with one huge cylindrical hinge
ostium/ianua
324
private games
munera
325
broadrimmed, sombrero-like hat of foreign origin
petasus
326
red shoe worn by curule magistrates
mulleus
327
rows of niches
gradus
328
little bandits - chess
latrunculi
329
soldiers' tents
tabernacula
330
ribbons
vittae/taeniae/fasciolae
331
Marriage vow meaning "when you are Gaius, I am Gaia"
ubi/quandō tū Gāius, ego Gāia
332
eagle - the standard of the legion made of silver or bronze mounted on a pole carried by the aquilifer.
aquila
333
honey water
mulsa
334
sundial brought from Greece in 268 BC
solarium
335
power of pater familias over entire family
patria potestās
336
tubes cut in half lengthways for covering flanges on the sides of the tegulae
imbrices
337
Unlucky time for marriage
All of May to first half of June
338
a machine for hurling heavy stones and blocks of wood
ballista
339
Elected 4 then 10 annually
Quaestors
340
plural haruspicēs - priest who interpreted entrails of sacrificed animals
haruspex
341
luxurious traveling cart with a bed
carruca
342
heavy, two edged sword
gladius
343
watchmen, firemen, policemen
vigiles
344
circular loaves of bread
panes
345
chariot races
ludi circenses
346
sister
soror
347
artillery
tormenta
348
daughter
filia
349
front line of the stage
proscaenium/proscenium
350
fiancee: betrothed woman
spōnsa
351
Marriage vow meaning "when you are Gaius, I am Gaia"
ubi/quandō tū Gāius, ego Gāia
352
bright dinner garment worn to banquets
synthesis
353
large open courtyard surrounded by columns
peristylium
354
knobs on ends of umbilicus
cornua
355
In charge of festivals and games
Aediles
356
fought in a war chariot
essedarius
357
narrow passage for carrying the dead
porta Libitinensis
358
military password used to get into the camp
tessera
359
Could veto any legislation
tribūnus plēbis (Tribune of the Plebs)
360
a battleship propelled by oars and sails
navis longa
361
refers to when a soldier was wearing his sarcīna
impeditus
362
Relation through males
agnātiō
363
Elected by the Senate for 1-6 months usually
Dictator
364
starting gate
porta pompae
365
chariot driver (usually a freedman or slave)
auriga
366
a squad of 300 equitēs
ala
367
centurions and captains - noncommissioned plebeian officers who were experienced on the battlefield
centuriones
368
legates / staff officers - next in rank to dux
legati
369
red
russata
370
butcher
carnifex
371
spared gladiator
missus gladiator
372
bathrobe, robe worn after exercise
endromis
373
In charge of public works and markets
Aediles
374
Term for male marriage: meaning to marry or literally to lead into matrimony
in mātrimōnium dūcere
375
door with one huge cylindrical hinge
ostium/ianua
376
columns of niches
ordines
377
ending gate
porta triumphalis
378
a woolen cloak for severe weather which can also be used as a blanket
sagum
379
garden tomb
cepotaphium
380
fiance: betrothed man
spōnsus
381
foot stool used to reach the bed
scamnum
382
Elected the Plebeian Aediles and Tribune of the Plebs
concilium plēbis
383
honey wine
mulsum
384
Controlled state religion
Pontifex Maximus
385
Commanded the army
Consuls
386
shoe maker
sutor
387
Regulated calendar
Pontifex Maximus
388
a tenth of an āla - 30 men
turma
389
chalked-white toga worn by candidates running for office
toga candida
390
Awarded contracts
Censors
391
supper
merenda/vesperna
392
strongbox or chest kept in the tablīnum
arca
393
Carried the fasces
Lictōrēs (lictors)
394
appetizer
gustatio
395
large swimming pool open to the sky and surrounded by porticos
natatio
396
leather breastplate with metal bands
lorica
397
dining room with three couches - customary to have several for the change of seasons
triclinium
398
boot worn by soldiers
caliga
399
military tribune - six to a legion
tribuni militum
400
light catapult for hurling stones and darts
scorpio
401
innkeeper
caupo
402
lunch
prandium
403
couch or bed
lectus
404
underwear
subligaculum
405
Minimum age was 27 then 30
Quaestors
406
Chose Consuls, Censors, and Praetors
comitia centuriāta
407
Extended praetorship
Prōpraetor
408
open courtyard between the street and the door to the house
vestibulum
409
soldiers' tents
tabernacula
410
olive oil
oleum/olivum
411
grandfather
avus
412
sandal or slipper worn only indoors except during meals
solea
413
priest of Jupiter
flamen dialis
414
fruits
mala
415
had a helmet with a fish crest
murmillo
416
knight's tunic
tunica angusti clavi
417
pontiffs - had overall control of the state religion
pontifices
418
Samnites often pinned against Thracians
hoplomachi
419
passage between the ātrium and the peristȳlum - avoids the tablīnum in order to give the master privacy
andron
420
knucklebones of a sheep or goat - five are thrown and caught on the back of the hand kind of like jacks - also used to refer to dice
tali
421
knight's tunic
tunica angusti clavi
422
dinner
cena
423
taking of bride to house of the husband; husband carried bride over the threshold to prevent tripping
dēductiō
424
main room or center of the house
atrium
425
cart used for baggage, slaves, and also to carry spoils in triumph
petoritum
426
refers to when a soldier was not wearing his sarcīna
expeditus
427
banquet for gladiators day before exhibition
cena libera
428
Vestal Virgins - women who were in charge of the worship of Vesta at her temple. Vestal Virgins must be between the ages of six and ten years at choosing. If proven unchaste, a Vestal Virgin would be buried alive. Ten years to learn their duties, ten to perform them, ten to teach youths
Vestal Virgins
429
baggage that followed the legion, carried on pack animals or wagons - food, etra weapons, clothing, artillery, tools, etc.
impedimenta
430
2 elected annually and were half of total aediles. Were elected by Plebeians
aedīlis plēbis (plebeian aedile)
431
dice-box from which the dice were thrown
fritillus
432
a third of a turma - 10 men
decuria
433
apricot
malum Armeniacum
434
small strip of paper with the name of the work attached to the knob
titulus
435
Maintained public records
Quaestors
436
fruits
mala
437
Regulated calendar
Pontifex Maximus
438
Controlled morals
Censors
439
shawl
palla
440
large and heavy, four-wheeled cart with either two or four horses
raeda
441
Implemented legislation
Consuls
442
lifting of a child/acknowledging the child
susceptiō
443
fiance: betrothed man
spōnsus
444
heavy woolen cloak
abolla
445
formal oration given by the oldest son of the deceased
conclamatio
446
checkers
calculi
447
eagle - the standard of the legion made of silver or bronze mounted on a pole carried by the aquilifer.
aquila
448
Supervised public land
Censors
449
priests present in dealings with foreign nations and were particularly concerned with the rituals involved in declaring war and making treaties
fetiales
450
Elected Curule Aediles, Quaestors, and the Pontifex Maximus
comitia tribūta
451
Roman lamp that used oil
lucerna
452
gold
aurea
453
places for burning bodies and where ashes were collected and dried
ustrina
454
February 13-21 and bad time for marriage
diēs parentālēs
455
Took censuses of property, kept a register of citizens, controlled morals, supervised public land, decided on construction
Censors
456
Man whose ancestors did not hold office/consulship
novus homō
457
wings (had no door between it and the ātrium) on either side of the ātrium that might contain the imaginēs, or wax busts of the family's ancestors
alae
458
front line of the stage
proscaenium/proscenium
459
colored or painted toga worn by triumphant generals
toga picta
460
fiancee: betrothed woman
spōnsa
461
People with the same nomen. Common male ancestor
gēns
462
four sided dice that lacked the numbers 2 and 5
tesserae (aleae)
463
brooch or pin used by women to keep a tunic in place
fibula
464
the main column of legionary troops
agmen
465
In charge of festivals and games
Aediles
466
mill
mola
467
room inclosed in a building for burying the dead
sepulc(h)rum
468
father
pater
469
strongbox or chest kept in the tablīnum
arca
470
red shoe worn by curule magistrates
mulleus
471
rookie gladiator
tiro
472
passage or entrance to the ātrium
fauces
473
chair with a curved back and no arms
cathedra
474
Term for male marriage: meaning to marry or literally to lead into matrimony
in mātrimōnium dūcere
475
brother
frater
476
cupboards that could sometimes hold books
armaria
477
large swimming pool open to the sky and surrounded by porticos
natatio
478
betrothal: maiden family promised to male by pater familias or tutor
spōnsālia
479
bridal tunic
tunica rēcta
480
Oldest assembly
Comitia Cūriāta
481
table
mensa
482
fisher
piscator
483
a ditch or trench dug around the camp
fossa
484
guardian of the same gēns of underage son or unmarried daughter in pater familiās
tūtor
485
mock naval battles
naumachiae
486
curule seat with curved legs of ivory, could be folded up
sella curulis
487
the vanguard consisting of scouts, cavalry squads and light armed infantrymen
primum agmen
488
the pole about which a scroll is bound
umbilicus
489
senatorial tunic
tunica lati clavi
490
porridge
puls
491
largest type of baths that had the features of the Greek gymnasia
thermae
492
master's study - separated from ātrium by curtains (vēla/aulaea) and the peristȳlum by folding doors (valvae)
tablinum
493
family god
lar
494
Kept a register of citizens
Censors
495
Senate house
Cūria
496
olive oil used for cosmetics
first pressing of olives
497
olive oil used as fuel for lamps
third pressing of olives
498
personal knapsack of a soldier
sarcina
499
Were in charge of army's and province's finances
Quaestors
500
table with three legs
mensa delphica
501
ending gate
porta triumphalis
502
barber
tonsor
503
man's toga assumed on the Liberālia when a boy turned 16
toga virilis
504
undertaker
designator
505
a protective screen formed by the overlapping of shields held in a tortoise-like fashion
testudo
506
refers to when a soldier was wearing his sarcīna
impeditus
507
fuller, laundry man
fullo
508
priests appointed to serve particular deities
flamines
509
pomegranate
malum Punicum
510
taking of bride to house of the husband; husband carried bride over the threshold to prevent tripping
dēductiō
511
public bath
balneum
512
large basin for collecting rain water that fell from the compluvium
impluvium
513
awnings that protected from rain or sun
vela
514
brooch or pin used by women to keep a tunic in place
fibula
515
funeral oration given in the forum by a public authority
laudatio
516
large and heavy, four-wheeled cart with either two or four horses
raeda
517
modern-style book
codex
518
Elected Curule Aediles, Quaestors, and the Pontifex Maximus
comitia tribūta
519
Had minimum ages of 36 and 42
Consuls
520
wooden training sword given to gladiator
rudis
521
power of pater familias over entire family
patria potestās
522
dress
stola
523
bathrobe, robe worn after exercise
endromis
524
large basin for collecting rain water that fell from the compluvium
impluvium
525
front door
ostium
526
matron who brought bride and husband together
prōnuba
527
wooden box that held scrolls
capsa/scrinium
528
Had 24 lictors
Dictator
529
funeral pyre
rogus
530
leather or metal helmet often ornamented with a crest
galea
531
table
mensa
532
water
aqua
533
a sarcophagus on a podium for dead bodies
sarcophagus
534
Maintained public records
Quaestors
535
Had 2 then 6 elected annually and had 6 lictors
Praetors
536
auxiliary troops
auxilia
537
legates / staff officers - next in rank to dux
legati
538
infantry
pedites
539
Controlled state religion
Pontifex Maximus
540
places for burning bodies and where ashes were collected and dried
ustrina
541
wax used to seal a letter
cera
542
beast hunts
venationes
543
gladiator fights
munera gladiatoria
544
reused parchment or paper
palimpsestum
545
hurled large arrows and javelins
catapulta
546
Had 24 lictors
Dictator
547
Person who completed Cursus Honorum in first year of eligibility
suō annō
548
Oldest Assembly met as a formality
comitia cūriāta
549
the high priest of Rome, the head of Roman state religion; he appointed and oversaw the vestal virgins.
pontifex maximus
550
Implemented legislation
Consuls
551
fish sauce from sturgeon or mackerel
garum/liquamen
552
decurions - commanded the decuriae
decuriones
553
grandmother
avia
554
columns of niches
ordines
555
catch, played with three people and two balls
trigon
556
small table with one leg
monopodium
557
chariot races
ludi circenses
558
metal heater used to heat water in the baths
testudo
559
a sarcophagus on a podium for dead bodies
sarcophagus
560
infantry
pedites
561
best bread made of pure wheat flour
panis siligneus
562
Could veto any legislation
tribūnus plēbis (Tribune of the Plebs)
563
fought with 2 daggers
dimachareus
564
tax collector
publicanus
565
conical felt cap worn by laborers and freedmen
pilleus
566
rectangular banner or flag - standard for the auxiliaries
vexillum
567
bathroom - always next to culina
latrina
568
toga with a purple border worn by boys and curule magistrates
toga praetexta
569
four-wheeled, two-horsed cart for vestals and priests
pilentum
570
household gods
lares and penates
571
small strip of paper with the name of the work attached to the knob
titulus
572
wedding feast
cēna nūptiālis
573
funeral pyre
rogus
574
power of husband over wife
manus
575
bracelet
armilla
576
Person who completed Cursus Honorum in first year of eligibility
suō annō
577
maniple - a third of a cohort
manipulus
578
pomegranate
malum Punicum
579
underwear
subligaculum
580
banquet/drinking party
convivium
581
private games
munera
582
Awarded contracts
Censors
583
lowest of the vultures
Dogs
584
pronuba brought their right hands together
dextrārum iūnctiō
585
checkers
calculi
586
sweat room
laconicum/sudatorium
587
dining couches in triclinium
lecti tricliniares
588
empty tomb
cenotaphium
589
public games
ludi
590
girdle worn around the waist
zona/cingulum
591
Man whose ancestors did not hold office/consulship
novus homō
592
back or side door
posticum
593
large open courtyard surrounded by columns
peristylium
594
quick, light, two-wheeled, two-horsed, uncovered cart
cisium
595
death bed
lectus funebris
596
Bundle of rods surrounding an axe being a symbol of power
fascēs
597
standard of a cohort or maniple carried by the signifer.
signum
598
bedroom for midday siesta
cubiculum diurnum
599
naming ceremony 8 days after daughter's birth 9 days after son's
diēs lustricus
600
heavy woolen cloak
abolla
601
wings (had no door between it and the ātrium) on either side of the ātrium that might contain the imaginēs, or wax busts of the family's ancestors
alae
602
a tenth of a legion
cohors
603
spirits of the dead
manes
604
conical, pointy hat worn by the flāminēs
apex
605
Presided over concilium plēbis
tribūnus plēbis (Tribune of the Plebs)
606
messenger
nuntius
607
girdle worn around the waist
zona/cingulum
608
mill
mola
609
regular tied shoe mde of leather always worn with the toga
calceus
610
the four "watches" into which the night was divided
vigilae
611
wax used to seal a letter
cera
612
banker
argentarius
613
twelve tables - backgammon
duodecem scripta
614
power of pater familias over slaves and objects
dominica potestās
615
a curved, rectangular shield
scutum
616
In charge of adoption, succession, and testament
Pontifex Maximus
617
residence of the pontifex maximus
regia
618
boundary line for city of Roman within which no one could be buried
pomerium
619
sundial brought from Greece in 268 BC
solarium
620
Administered public buildings
Aediles
621
Had supreme authority over government
Dictator
622
fold in a toga used as a pocket
sinus
623
fought with a net (rēte) and trident (fuscina)
retiarius
624
chair with a curved back and no arms
cathedra
625
hot water tank
alveus
626
bathroom - always next to culina
latrina
627
1 elected every 18 months or 5 years
Censors
628
Days the Underworld was open and marriage was unlucky
August 24, October 5, November 8
629
dramatic performances in a theater
ludi scaenici
630
a third of a turma - 10 men
decuria
631
black wool toga worn at funerals by mourners
toga pulla
632
kitchen
culina
633
tool used to scrape the body
strigil
634
commanding officer or general - after his first important victory he became imperātor (the commander-in-chief)
dux
635
the vanguard consisting of scouts, cavalry squads and light armed infantrymen
primum agmen
636
shop where the household sold goods - usually has doors to both the house and the street
taberna
637
dining room with three couches - customary to have several for the change of seasons
triclinium
638
hurled large arrows and javelins
catapulta
639
priests present in dealings with foreign nations and were particularly concerned with the rituals involved in declaring war and making treaties
fetiales
640
scribe
scriba
641
prisons - starting gates - like stables where the chariot drivers waiting for the race to begin
carceres
642
boot worn by soldiers
caliga
643
chariot racing companies
factiones
644
backbone - the center part of the circus
spinae
645
Served under governors and generals
Quaestors
646
reed pen
calamus
647
bright dinner garment worn to banquets
synthesis
648
strips of woolen cloth
fasciae
649
wooden training sword given to gladiator
rudis
650
metal heater used to heat water in the baths
testudo
651
commanding officer or general - after his first important victory he became imperātor (the commander-in-chief)
dux
652
four sided dice that lacked the numbers 2 and 5
tesserae (aleae)
653
Formed after secession of the Plebeians
tribūnus plēbis (Tribune of the Plebs)
654
shawl
palla
655
Elected 4 then 10 annually
Quaestors
656
a tenth of a legion
cohors
657
9 PM to 12 midnight
secunda vigilia
658
People with same cognomen
stirps
659
a woolen cloak for severe weather which can also be used as a blanket
sagum
660
catch, played with three people and two balls
trigon
661
Kept rolls of senators
Censors
662
a machine for hurling heavy stones and blocks of wood
ballista
663
bench for multiple people
subsellium
664
12 midnight to 3 AM
tertia vigilia
665
rookie gladiator
tiro
666
funeral songs or poems
neniae/naeniae
667
back or side door
posticum
668
century - half a maniple - 60 men (100 originally)
centuria
669
bridal tunic
tunica rēcta
670
head of the family, oldest male
pater familias
671
wedding feast
cēna nūptiālis
672
dinner
cena
673
- augurs - elected for life only priests authorized to take the auspices (read and interpret signs from the gods to find out if a proposed course of action had divine approval. Signs from the gods mostly by observing the flight patterns of wild birds or the feeding habits of captive birds such as chickens. Auspices were taken before any major event, such as a voyage or battle
augures
674
full seven lap race around the circus
missus chariot
675
thread for sealing a letter
linum
676
one lap around the circus
curriculum
677
urn/jar
olla
678
largest type of baths that had the features of the Greek gymnasia
thermae
679
two-wheeled, two-horsed cart for vestals and priests
carpentum
680
In charge of Vestal Virgins and college of Pontiffs
Pontifex Maximus
681
fought wild animals
bestiarius
682
pronuba brought their right hands together
dextrārum iūnctiō
683
best bread made of pure wheat flour
panis siligneus
684
great delicacy
dormouse
685
plough twice
aratrum
686
currant
malum Corinthum
687
matron who brought bride and husband together
prōnuba
688
dressing room
apodyterium
689
cold room
frigidarium
690
bride's tunic
tunica recta
691
unwelcome guests
umbrae
692
chariot driver (usually a freedman or slave)
auriga
693
mock sale marriage involving dowry
coēmptiō
694
Adoption of pater familias usually because extinction
adrogātiō
695
ring
anulus
696
Formed after secession of the Plebeians
tribūnus plēbis (Tribune of the Plebs)
697
formal oration given by the oldest son of the deceased
conclamatio
698
fold in a toga used as a pocket
sinus
699
light catapult for hurling stones and darts
scorpio
700
watchmen, firemen, policemen
vigiles
701
In charge of the treasury
Quaestors
702
lifting of a child/acknowledging the child
susceptiō
703
fisher
piscator
704
6 PM to 9 PM
prīma vigilia
705
artillery
tormenta
706
awnings that protected from rain or sun
vela
707
footpaths or sidewalks
semitae/margines
708
heavy, two edged sword
gladius
709
twelve tables - backgammon
duodecem scripta
710
the stage for actors
scaena/scena
711
public bath
balneum
712
exercise courtyard (mainly for boxers and wrestlers)
palaestra
713
Kept a register of citizens
Censors
714
butcher
carnifex
715
2 were elected every year and had 12 lictors
Consuls
716
tubes cut in half lengthways for covering flanges on the sides of the tegulae
imbrices
717
funeral oration given in the forum by a public authority
laudatio
718
plebeian marriage without manus
ūsus
719
drinks
potus
720
dessert
secunda mensa
721
stool for one person
sella
722
Governor of a province
Prōcōnsul
723
choicest of all meals
Pork
724
thread for sealing a letter
linum
725
the four "watches" into which the night was divided
vigilae
726
standard of a cohort or maniple carried by the signifer.
signum
727
Served under governors and generals
Quaestors
728
hot water tank
alveus
729
small bedroom or sleeping quarter
cubiculum nocturnum/dormitorium
730
Presided over concilium plēbis
tribūnus plēbis (Tribune of the Plebs)
731
main course
fercula
732
Relation through males
agnātiō
733
Unlucky time for marriage
All of May to first half of June
734
a curved, rectangular shield
scutum
735
blood relation
cognātiō
736
white
albata
737
fought blindfolded
andabata
738
Minimum age of 36
Aediles
739
Unlucky days for marriage
Kalends, Nones, Ides and days after
740
marble above the nich with the name of the dead
titulus
741
2 elected annually and were half of total aediles. Were elected by Plebeians
aedīlis plēbis (plebeian aedile)
742
clothes that are put on
indutus
743
olive oil used for cosmetics
first pressing of olives
744
power of pater familias over slaves and objects
dominica potestās
745
bitter funeral funeral for the death of small children
funus acerbum
746
subrectangular slightly tapered tiles for roofing
tegulae
747
water
aqua
748
fought with a lasso (laqueus)
laqeuator/laqueaerius
749
auxiliary troops
auxilia
750
mock sale marriage involving dowry
coēmptiō
751
appetizer
gustatio
752
banker
argentarius
753
garden tomb
cepotaphium
754
Presided over the senate
Consuls
755
Bundle of rods surrounding an axe being a symbol of power
fascēs
756
warm room
tepidarium
757
1 elected every 18 months or 5 years
Censors
758
right to kiss
iūs ōsculī
759
cold room
frigidarium
760
Elected by the Senate for 1-6 months usually
Dictator
761
two-wheeled, two-horsed cart for vestals and priests
carpentum
762
purple
purpurea
763
thrown into crowd as good luck symbol in the dēductiō
unlit torch
764
guardian of the same gēns of underage son or unmarried daughter in pater familiās
tūtor
765
clothes that are wrapped around
amictus
766
Governor of a province
Prōcōnsul
767
slave who rubbed oil, scraped it off, and handed the bather his towel
capsārius
768
3 AM to 6 AM
quarta vigilia
769
seal used to enclose a letter
signum
770
plough twice
aratrum
771
mother
mater
772
had short shield (parma) & grieves on both legs
thrax
773
wooden box that held scrolls
capsa/scrinium
774
apricot
malum Armeniacum
775
had a helmet with a fish crest
murmillo
776
wine
vinum
777
12 midnight to 3 AM
tertia vigilia
778
residence of the pontifex maximus
regia
779
man's toga assumed on the Liberālia when a boy turned 16
toga virilis
780
highest throw - all different numbers (6,4,3,1)
Venus
781
Decided on construction
Censors
782
choicest of all meals
Pork
783
camp - built after a day's march for retreat - rectangular in shape
castra
784
Minimum age was 27 then 30
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