stage 22 culture and more

Question 1

perfect passive participles

Answer 1

“having been _____”
decline as aajectives

Question 2

present active

Answer 2

“walking to the forum”
portans, etc

Question 3

Sulis was a British goddess. With which Roman goddess was she associated?

Answer 3

• associated with Minerva, goddess of art, wisdom, warcraft, etc)
• Sulis was also called Sulis Minerva
• Romans hoped that Brittons would recognize the similarities between. Sulis (familiar) and Minerva

Question 4

Why would people go to and use the baths at Aquae Sulis?

Answer 4

• Considered best baths in Rome (tourist center)
• Water temp. Helped improve health
• Religious pilgrimage - Temple located next to baths
• Diff. baths w/ diff. Water temp

Question 5

What are some items that were found at the baths? What are their significance? How did they get there?

Answer 5

• People bought and threw items into the spring for good luck
  - Gemstones
  - Jewelry
  - Coins
  - Silver & pewter cups
• Base of a statue dedicated to Sulis by Memor found
• Defixiones - cursed tablets thrown into the baths
• People hoped that the gods would curse their enemies

Question 6

How do the baths at Aquae Sulis compare to those in Pompeii?

Answer 6

• Both baths had caldarium, tepidarium, frigidarium
• Aquae Sulis = more famous, bigger?
• Both had hypocaust
• Roman baths did not have temples as part of the baths
• Aquae Sulis did not separate men’s and women’s baths