Week 1 Quiz Flashcards
(45 cards)
Numismatics
Study of coins
Epigraphy
Study of writing
Autochthonous
Born of the earth
What book did Publius Vergilius Maro write?
The Aeneid
How many books are Aeneid?
12
Lustratio
A formal circumnavigation of a sacred site
Magna Graecia
The colonial extension of Greece in Southern Italy
7 Hills
Quickly Vet Every Cappuccino At Palantine Carefully
Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, Aventine, Palantine, Capitoline
Palimpsest
Writing on top of something else
A work of art that describes a work of art
Ekphrasis
Lapis Niger
Latin word for kings
What year did Rome become a republic?
509 BC
What does Mediterranean mean?
In the middle of the land
Villanova
New City in Latin
When was the dawn of the Regal Period
753 BCE
When was the dawn of the Republic?
509 BCE
What is a virtue at this time?
Manliness
What is the river in Rome called?
Tiber
Who is Rome’s local rival?
Veii
When did the Gauls sack Rome?
390 BCE
What hill did Romulus want to build Rome on?
Palantine
What hill did Remus want to build Rome on?
Aventine
When was the Social Wars?
91 BC
When did Mount Vesuvius erupt?
79 AD