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Verum aut falsum: Vota were spirits or divinities that were seen in natural phenomena
Falsum (that was numina)
What was the name of the group that kept the eternal flame of Rome?
Vestal Virgins
Verum aut Falsum: Tullus Hostilius once split a man in half (allegedly)
Verum
Verum aut Falsum: Tarquinius Priscus was the last king of Rome
Falsum
eheu! mihi difficile est puellas vitare. nimis pulcher sum.
alas! it's difficult for me to avoid girls. I am too handsome.
Haruspices and Augures both read omens. How did each profession read the omens?
H - livers/other things about the sacrifice of animals; A - read the signs of birds
What seemed to be the most common material of curse tablets?
lead
Cephalus, a principibus coactus, venenum hausit. (coactus:coegit - force, compel)
Cephalus, (having been) forced by the chiefs, drained the poison.
fur, amuletum adeptus, attonitus legit: mortem omnibus furibus. fur amuletum deicit et e thermis perterritus fugit.
the thief, having obtained the amulet, astonished, read: death to all thieves. the thief threw down the amulet and terrified, fled out of the baths.
Who was the Pontifex Maximus? (Who holds this title now?)
The Chief Priest - became the Emperor in later times
Name TWO ways in which women influenced Roman history (mythically, historically, etc)
Sabine women's intervention, the rape and suicide of Lucretia, lineage from Venus, Aeneas going through trials on account of Juno
fur, regressus ad fontem, amuletum in aqua quaesivit.
the thief, having returned to the fountain, searched for the amulet in the water.
nunc, ā Romanis deceptus, ista ornamenta, mihi ā Romanis data, humi iacio.
now, (h.b.) deceived by the Romans, those decorations, given to me by the Romans, I throw on the ground.
quo modo ego puellam retinere possum?
How can I keep my girl?
iecur est lividum. nonne hoc mortem significat? nonne mortem viri clari significat? (iecur - what the haruspex looked at; lividum - lead-colored)
the liver is lead-colored. surely this indicates death? surely this indicates the death of a famous man?
mandatum
an order
