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| I'm leaving this evening for my great-grandmother's funeral. I should be back either late tomorrow or Wednesday. She was 102. Died in Christ. | | |
| Here are some photos from my the camera on my phone. They are not very high quality, and I apologize Chastity's Dress (yellow, purple and blue):   
Bertram asleep on my bedstand and on the legs of my computer chair:  
I found this one of me, and I don't remember taking it. I thought that it was goofy and fun, so here it is (so you don't forget me, it is very classy): 
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| Yesterday I tried to teach my nephew the words Pliable and Lassitude. I think that they were too hard for him. | | |
| The label on a box that was sitting next to my desk. Always remember, some one has a worse job than you. | | |
| Agrippa:
Actium victor
Who died in 12 BC
And had a daughter
Agrippina:
Was divorced in 12
Tiberius’ first wife
Married Claudius
Alani:
Iranian Tribe
Invading causing trouble
In 72
Alimenta:
The emporers plan
To feed the poorest children
So they could grow strong
Antinuous: (130)
Made into a god
After he died in Egypt
Hadrian loved him
Augustales
Empirial cult
Practiced by free slaves
Honored Augustus
Augustus:
Great Emporer from
27 to 14
Julia’s father
Bar Kakhbar:
In 132
Another Jewish revolt
Was lead by this man
Berenice:
Titus loved this queen
And she went to Rome with him
Returned to Judea
Brittanicus
Much loved by people
He fathered famous children
Who were emporers
Caligula
In 37
Little boots began his rule
Died in 41
Caupona:
Many in Pompeii
Associated with whores
But were just taverns
Claudius (Thought stupid by his family, must have been because he adopted Nero)
Germanicus’ heir
41 to 54
ruled as emporer
Client King:
Not quite on its own
Paid tribute to another
Stronger empire
Cn. Domitius Corbulo:
Sucessful general
Forced to commit suicide
By crazy Nero
Collegia:
Religious Coop
Formed by those in the priesthood
They were “joined by law”
Concubinatus:
They were not quite wives
But respected yet the same
Glorified Mistress
Contubernium:
Smalllest Roman squad
8 legions in the army
Military force
Conubium:
Marital term for
Roman citizen spouces
A legal marriage
Decebalus:
A Dacian leader
Suicide in 106
Tried to make treaties
Decuriones
The local Elite
Members of the town council
Governed locally
Domitian:
Feared by the Vestals
81-96
Restored Tradition
Duovir:
The local power
Ruled in Municipia
Like consuls else where
Equites
Knight Latus Clavus
Just below the senators
They were respected
Ergastula:
Home for those we call
The agricultural slaves
It was a hard life
Galba:
First not related
First of the four emperors
Ruled in 69
Germanicus:
15-19
Covered his martial prowess
Died after triumph
Hadrian:
From 117
To 138 he ruled
And he built a wall
Herod:
Roman citizen
Post 37 BC
Was a client king
Isis: (emphasis on the personal connection between her followers and her)
Goddess of the hearth
Connected to Demeter
Once was Egyptian
Josephus:
Lived in 70
He was a historian
When Jerusalem fell
Julia:
An adulteress
Who married Tiberius
Banished by her dad
Lares:
These were hosehold gods
The had a hearth in each home
And received honor
Liberti:
These men were freed slaves
They had received some honors
And gained some power
Lictores:
They were attendants
They had special offices
Menial duties
Livia:
Wife of Augustus
A woman of great power
Died in 29
Marcellus:
Powerful General
Livy called the ‘sword of Rome”
Died in 208
Mithras:
Popular for men
Cult in the military
They sacrificed bulls
Nero:
Liked killing people
54 to 86
Was a crazed Ruler
Nerva:
In 96 he
Would have been a good ruler
Died two years later
Otho:
Ruled in 68
But was over throne and died
Like so many more
Parthians:
Many invasions
From 53 BCE
‘til 72
Peculium: Slaves received money from their masters so that they could start businesses of their own be financially separated from their masters for liability purposes.
Peregrini
Free born Foreigners
Governed by accessive laws
Roman Social Class
Pliny: Secundus wrote about the early Christian problem and also documented Pompeii.
Younger saw Elder
Perish in 79
And wrote about it
Pontifex Maximus:
The highest priesthood
Often held by emporers
It was respected
Popina:
Popina were shops
That once served food in Pompeii
But they were destroyed
Praetorian Guard:
Military Might
Emporer’s Personal Guards
Held strong influence
Publicani:
Men not always loved
Contractors, tax collectors
Roman middle class
Quaestor:
Four supervisors
Who guarded Rome’s treasury
A respected role
Secular Games:
3 days and 3 nights
Augustus revived these feasts
Sacrificial right
Salutatio:
A Daily greeting
From the poor to their patrons
Bringing them honor
Saturnalia:
Roman festival
With games like role reversals
Enjoyed by many
Sejanus:
Praeterian man
Who was perfect and consul
He was also killed
Syncretism:
A Roman practice
Uniting different beliefs
It mixed religions
Tiberius: 14-37, He was adopted by Augustus and forces to divorces Agrippa’s daughter, Agrippina and marry Julia who was later banished for adultery. He was more serious, had no games, and fought quite a bit with his family.
Marital problems
From 13 to 37
Did not concern him
Titus
He ruled for three years
Crushed the Jewish Rebelion
Died in 81
Trajan
In 98 he
Became emperor and died
In one seventeen
Tribunica Potestas
Tribunate power
Technically not holding it
Men behind the scenes
Tutela
Legal Guardians
For women with dead husbands
They controlled their rights
Vernae:
Slaves born in the home
Often given more freedom
As they were trusted
Vespasian:
Lead in 69
Ended the long civil war
Died ten years later
Vestal Virgins:
Were chaste priestesses
Their purity reflected
The state’s purity
Vigiles:
They watched for fires
And protected Rome from them
Ancient firemen
Vitellius:
Barely emporer
Ruled and died in 69
During civil war
Vologases I:
Chief Parthenian
Ruled until 78
Usurped by his son
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