Roman D2L Quiz

What is obsequium?

The relationship between slave owner and his/her former slave.

What are latifundia?

large farms owned by wealthy Romans

Slaves had conubium.

False

When did large numbers of slaves start to come to Rome?

During the 4th century BCE when Roman began expanding.

What is the Latin term for "slaves"?

servi

What happened to the slaves who were part of the revolt with Spartacus?

They were crucified along the Via Appia.

These magistrates managed finances:

Quaestors

The magister equitum assisted the:

Dictator

The bundle of rods surrounding an axe that were carried by men who followed a consul when he was on official business were called:

fasces

Curule magistrates" are:

Consuls, Dictator, Tribune of the Plebs, Quaestors, Praetors

The interrex was the equivalent to the dictator.

False

These magistrates served as back-up for the consuls and had judicial duties.

Praetors

Which office held imperium?

praetor, quaestor, consul

A consul wore a special toga called the:

toga praetexta

Who was the first Christian emperor?

Constantine

Who was Rome's first emperor?

Augustus

After the fall of the monarchy, Rome divided power between two:

Consuls

Sicily was Rome's first overseas province.

True

Augustus took the title:

princeps ("leading man"

he traditional date of Rome's foundation is

753 BCE

Octavian, Lepidus, and Antony were part of the Second Triumvirate.

True

What is damnatio memoriae?

The removal of one's image and name from public monuments.

The year after Neo's reign is referred to as the Year of the

Four Emperors

Which part of the Punic Wars is also called the Hannibalic War?

Second

What is this building called?

Flavian Amphitheatre

Who took control of Rome by marching on the city, becoming dictator, proscribing his fellow citizens, and then retired?

Sulla

Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BCE.

False

The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts between Rome and:

Carthage

Who crossed the Rubicon River with his legions and initiated civil war?

Caesar

Nero

Julio-Claudian

Lucius Verus

Nerva-Antonine

Commodus

Nerva-Antonine

Claudius

Julio-Claudian

Titus

Flavian

Geta

Severan

Dynasties in the correct chronological order.

Julio-Claudian, Flavian, Nerva-Antonine, Severan

Correct 'cursus honorum' order:

Quaestor, Aedile, Tribune of the Plebs [if plebeian], Praetor, Consul

The term "class" has two connotations: economic class and:

social sophistication

Why do modern Roman historians prefer to use the terms "elite" and "non-elite"?

Because they're not too precise and generally lack judgement.

Romulus divided the original population of Rome into two groups:

atricians (patres or "fathers") and plebeians (the remainder of the population.)

Who would be the one who demoted you from your class if necessary?

Censor

Families of patricians monopolized priesthoods and magistracies and provided the cavalry of the Roman army during the early Republic.

True

What is a plebiscita?

a legal recommendation

"civis Romanus sum!" means:

"I am a Roman citizen!"

Julio-Claudian emperors in the correct chronological order

Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero

Who or what is an aurgia?

charioteer

What is the Latin word for public games put on as civic celebrations?

Ludi

Gladiators fought in the _____ the performance area in the amphitheatre:

Arena

What were the venationes?

wild beast hunts

What were the munera?

Private productions of entertainment, like gladiatorial contests

Gladiators typically fought to the death.

False

Which Roman magistrates were responsible for the public games?

Aediles

Where in Rome would you most likely go to see chariot racing?

Circus Maximus

What is the typical program of events by the early imperial period?

Wild beast hunts, Executions, Gladiators

An owner or manager of a gladiatorial troupe was called a

Lanista

Hephaestus

Vulcan

Athena

Minerva

Hermes

Mercury

Hera

Juno

Aphrodite

Venus

What is the Latin term for marriage between two people with the legal right to marry?

Conubium

The Latin word domus refers to only the physical house.

False

The Latin term for "sexual misconduct" was

stuprum

Choose a label for A in the floor plan:

impluvium

Oral sex was looked upon favourably in Roman antiquity, at least by elite authors.

False

The Romans had similar views on male homosexual relationships as the Greeks.

False

Freedpersons continued to have connections to their original household.

False

Housing in ancient Rome was rather simple and straight forward.

False

What was a triclinium?

Dining Room

In order for a couple to be able to marry legally, which of the following conditions had to be met?

They had to be Roman citizens, They were not too closely related, They hadn't been married previously, They had to be the minimum age for marriage.

The shrine to ancestral deities in the Roman home was called the:

Lararium

What is the Latin term for "manliness" or "courage" which was traditionally associated with the male ideal in Rome?

Virtus

The ancient Romans participated in pederasty just as the ancient Greeks did.

False

The paterfamilias had the right to decided whether a child born in his household was exposed or not.

True

What occupation could Roman women enter?

Midwife, Business owner, Priestess

Who was responsible for inspecting the entrails of the animal sacrificial victim?

haruspex

Who was part of the Capitoline Triad?

Augustus, Minerva, Jupiter, Venus, Roma, Mars, Juno

State religion was a significant expense for Rome.

True

Religion across the Roman empire was homogeneous.

False

Epitaphs were usually dedicated to the Di _____ the spirits or gods of the dead.

Manes

It is easy to separate the Roman government from Roman religion.

False

What is this?

lunula

One of the most important priestly offices of Rome was the __________ and was famously held by Julius Caesar in 63 BCE.

Pontifex Maximus

There were several types of auspicia.

True

Almost every aspect of Roman life was intertwined with religion.

True

Rome had a college of _______ who were in charge of various aspects of Roman state religion.

pontifices

Anybody had the right to consult or interpret the will of the gods in ancient Rome.

False