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ancient Rome
Question | Answer |
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what year did mount vesuvius erupt? | 79 A.D |
what was the forum in Ancient Rome? | the centre of the city |
who were the poor people in ancient rome? | Plebeians |
what were insulae? | the houses that poor people lived in |
what were rich people called? | Patricians |
where did Patricians live? | in a Domus or Villa |
what were insulaes like? | they were blocks of flats, usually over shops & had no central heating, toilets ar running water |
what was the Vertiblum? | the hallway |
what was the atrium? | the central room |
what was the Tridinium? | the dining room |
what were the cubicula? | the bedrooms |
what were murals? | wall paintings |
what did men wear? | men wore Tunics, long buttonless shirt and a toga |
what id women wear? | women wore a stole (long dress) and a palla (wrap around shall). Wealthy romans imported silk |
what did boys do after the age of 12? | Attended grammaticus, where they learned greek and roman literature, arithmetic and public speaking |
what did girls do after the age of 12? | they stayed at home to learn embroidery and prepare for marriage |
what was the Dole in ancient Rome? | free grain given to the poor |
what was ientaculum? | breakfast |
what was lunch called? | Prandium |
what did the romans call diner? | Cena |
what food did the rich usually eat for dinner? | chicken and fish |
what was the thermopolia | the takeaway often used by the poor |
what was garum? | a strong fish sauce, to cover the taste of gone-off food |
what games did children play? | ball games, timber dolls and spinning tops |
why were the baths such a popular pastime? | because you could meet friends and it was cheap to go there |
what was the tepidarium? | the warm room at the baths |
what shape were theatres usually? | semi-circular |
what were the most popular type of plays? | comedies and tragedies |
where were horse races and chariot races held? | in the circus maximus |
what were the advantages and disadvantages to chariot racing? | advantages were that slaves could earn there freedom and it was a social event. The Disadvantages were that there were lots of crashes and people were often killed |
what was the colosseum ? | an amphitheatre |
who fought in the colosseum? | the gladiators |
what did a centurion do? | someone in charge of 100 soldiers |
who were the infantry? | the foot soldiers |
who were the artillery? | the soldiers using heavy weapons |
who was jupiter? | the king of the gods |
what happened at the religious temples? | there were animal sacrifices |
what language did the romans speak? | Latin |