Latin 2 Semester 2 Final History

Arcus Severi

arch of Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus

led Rome to victory over Parthians

Caracalla and Geta

Septimius Severus’s sons; Caracalla murdered Geta

Curia Hostilia

first permanent senate house

Comitium

outdoor assembly place of Rome

Rostra

public speaking platform in Forum Romanum

Lapis Niger

black stone; oldest site in Forum

Decennalia

five columns monument; dedicated to decade of Tetrarchy

Columna Phocae

last ancient monument built in Forum

Milliarium Aureum

golden milestone; starting point for all roads

Umbilicus Urbis Romae

center monument of Rome

Lacus Curtius

small basin left behind in Forum

Aedes Castorum

temple in honor of Zeus’s twins

Aedes Divi Iulii

temple of deified Julius Caesar;

Fornix Fabianus

arch for Fabius Maximus

Regia

palace of the kings

Aedes et Atrium Vestae

temple of Vesta; had sacred fire

Lacus Iuturnae

fountain of purity and sacrifices

Porticus Margitaria

portico of the pearl-sellers; center for trade

Elephas Herbarius

grass elephant; mysterious monument

Arcus Titi

arch of titus; misused by pope

Forum Iulium

Caesar’s temple for Victory

Forum Augustum

Augustus’s temple for Mars

Forum Traiani

last and largest of the imperial fora

Via dei Fori Imperiali

Mussolini’s path from Piazza to Colosseum