Week 1 Quiz Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
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Numismatics

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Study of coins

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2
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Epigraphy

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Study of writing

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3
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Autochthonous

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Born of the earth

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4
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What book did Publius Vergilius Maro write?

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The Aeneid

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5
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How many books are Aeneid?

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12

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6
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Lustratio

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A formal circumnavigation of a sacred site

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7
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Magna Graecia

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The colonial extension of Greece in Southern Italy

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8
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7 Hills

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Quickly Vet Every Cappuccino At Palantine Carefully

Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, Aventine, Palantine, Capitoline

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9
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Palimpsest

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Writing on top of something else

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10
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A work of art that describes a work of art

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Ekphrasis

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11
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Lapis Niger

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Latin word for kings

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12
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What year did Rome become a republic?

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509 BC

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13
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What does Mediterranean mean?

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In the middle of the land

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14
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Villanova

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New City in Latin

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15
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When was the dawn of the Regal Period

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753 BCE

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16
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When was the dawn of the Republic?

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509 BCE

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17
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What is a virtue at this time?

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Manliness

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18
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What is the river in Rome called?

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Tiber

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19
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Who is Rome’s local rival?

20
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When did the Gauls sack Rome?

21
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What hill did Romulus want to build Rome on?

22
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What hill did Remus want to build Rome on?

23
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When was the Social Wars?

24
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When did Mount Vesuvius erupt?

25
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
44 BC
26
When was the Cicero and Catalan conspiracy?
63 BC
27
When did Rome become a republic?
509 BC
28
Who were the 7 kings?
Romulus Numa Pompilius Tullus Hostilius Ancus Marcius Tarquiniues Priscus Servius Tullius Tarquiniues Superbus Romulus Never Tries Any Tasty Savory Tacos
29
How long did the 7 kings last?
752 BC to 510 BC
30
Who is Augustus?
The adoptive son of Caesar
31
What hill is the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus?
The capitoline hill
32
Aetiology
Origin Story
33
Hi/Bye
Ciao
34
Buongiorno
Good Day
35
Bueno Sera
Good Evening
36
Scusi
Excuse Me
37
Come Stai?
How are you?
38
Non parlo italiano
I don't speak Italian
39
Parli Inglese
Do you speak English?
40
Bene
Good
41
Como ti chiami
What's your name?
42
Where was Nestor's Cup found?
Pithekoussai
43
What latin phrase describes Cicero?
Noros Homo
44
Who is in the second triumvirate?
Antony, Augustus, Lepidus
45
When is the battle of Actium?
31 BCE