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Culture 3: Geography

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Galliamodern France and Belgium
HelvetiaSwitzerland
Asia Minormodern Turkey
HiberniaIreland
CaledoniaScotland
Roman hill on which many of Rome's wealthy had homes; during Empire the emperor's had palaces here.Palatine
Hill on which Temple of Jupiter O.M. locatedCapitoline
hill on which the ARX (fortress) was located?Capitoline
temple where the eternal fire is kept?T. of Vesta
Temple which commemorates the peace between patricians and plebsT. of Concord
What is the "aerarium"?the treasury
location of the aerarium?T. of Saturn
temple, the doors of which are open during times of war?T. of Janus
Name of first Senate HouseCuria Hostilia
Name of Senate House rebuilt in Late Republic?Curia Julia
the speakers' platform in the Forum?rostra
literal meaning of "rostra"?prows (of ships) - so named because these were affixed to the front of the speakers' platform
term for the court buildings?basilicae
term for the prison?Carcer
building where public records were kept?Tabularium
Place were executions took placeTullianum (located below the Carcer)
public assembly areaComitium
house of the Pontifex MaximusRegia (lit. "royal palace") it supposedly went back to the kings
the two sets of shops in the Forumtabernae novae & veteres
road through the ForumVia Sacra
the sewer which drains the Forum area?Cloaca Maxima
Between what two hills is the Forum located?Palatine & Capitoline
What special sacred object was kept in the T. of Vesta?the Palladium (the sacred image of Minerva brought to Italy by Aeneas)
Hill on which the temple of Juno Moneta (the warner) is located?Capitoline
Rome's river?Tiber
Rome's nearest port?Ostia
Rome's distant port for travel east?Brundisium
Regina Viarum (Queen of Roads)?Via Appia
The Via Appia was originally built for travel south of Rome and originally stopped at what city (not Brundisium)?Capua
The Via Appia ended at what city?Brundisium
Road which went through the Forum?Via Sacra


Mr. Bray
Antonian College Prep

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